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Maybe the 80/20 rule applies here: 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes (or employees in this case).

The problem is, that you can never be quite sure which 20% to keep and which 80% to fire.

Big budgets allowed companies to play it safe. Not anymore, it seems.

Re:The Design of Postgres [pdf] on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @06:39PM (#34701624)
It took me a long time to understand why we write academic articles like we do. But reading classic articles like this one really puts it into perspective for me. It is a clean and simple way to preserve knowledge over decades. Something that no blog or wiki page could guarantee.
I've built a website to visualize international conflicts on a map. It might help you to follow the on-going war in Ukraine, as the timeline and geographical context is getting more and more complex. The news data is gathered from Wikipedia's Current Events Portal and Wikidata. I'm happy for any suggestions for additional features!