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autopoiesis (noun; au•to•poi•e•sis).
Nature self-organizes at all levels of scale in a large number of interacting units - from the very simplest to the most complex. These complex adaptive systems are present in all forms of nature, including human nature.
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A Wake-Up Call
The last few weeks have been pedal-to-the-metal. I’ve been putting out a nearly obscene amount of output. I’ve written nearly 20,000 words on various documents (that few people will likely ever read – the joys...
Storage Short Take #62
And it grows and grows…\n\nWelcome to webinar and conference season! There’s a lot of updates going on that are well worth a quick glance (or more). Originally I thought that this was going to be...
Storage Short Take #61
Conferences and New Tech!\n\nThere’s a lot of information on new and emerging tech in this Short Take, as well as a lot of conference and summit info (some are even free!). As always, links were...
Review: Entropy Centre (VG)
I’m a big fan of well-done puzzle games. Many of them come from indie developers and are absolutely gorgeous to look at, challenging to play, and thought-provoking to boot. I recently completed The Entropy Centre,...
Storage Short Take #60
A Storage Shorter-Than-Usual Take\n\nIt’s been a crazy couple of weeks, so this one is a bit shorter that it might otherwise be. Nevertheless, there’s a lot of movement in the storage industry with a lot...
Storage Short Take #59
Conferences, Conferences, Conferences – Oh My!\n\nHoly crap, conference season has hit hard. There are no shortage of storage-related activities in the next few months. As always, links were live at the time of publication.\n\nStorage Media...
Storage Short Take #58
Another One For The Books\n\nA slight delay from the normal cadence, but here it is at last. As always, links were live at the time of publication.\n\nStorage Media and Technology\n\nAccording to Trendfocus, HDD shipments almost...
Review: An Elegant Puzzle (Book)
Despite petering out in the last half of the book, there are several points made in the first half that make this book worth reading and putting on the shelf as a reference. Rating: 6.5/10
Storage Short Take #57
More China entity issues, Micron may have hit a home run with their latest, the worst kept secret in storage is revealed, and the SNIA Storage Developer Conference material is now available.
J’s 2023 Storage Predictions: Year of Blockchain and NFTs
I’ve long been critical of weak predictions for the upcoming year. I mean, how often can you get to the point where we say that it’s not a prediction to say that there’s going to be...
Storage Short Take #56
Hasta La Vista, 2022!\n\nHappy Hannukah! Merry Christmas! Happy Kwanza! Fabulous Festivus! (Whatever works for you.) This is the last SST of the year, and like we’ve come to expect there are several last-minute news and...
Napkin Dialogues: FCoE vs. QCN
In this blast from the past (2011, to be exact), I finally found a blog that had previously only been on Cisco’s blog site. Unfortunately, they killed it off a few years ago, but recently...