tobyjsullivan

The Nature of Economies by Jane Jacobs

People complain about how it's written, but it's nevertheless an interesting exploration of the parallels between natural ecosystems and human economies. As someone with no particular interest or background in economics (and who hasn't read anything else by Jane Jacobs), I find it a fascinating and easy read.

The article has been edited significantly - effectively rewritten - since I commented (see archive linked from a comment). So, yes, the new version may provide more details and tell a very different story.

The technical details are in the article. "material that was not intended for public access" was available on "the public-facing Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal". In other words, they put sensitive data in the open, and somebody looked. It seems obnoxiously apparent that everything else about the framing ("OpenAI agent", "breach") is driven by politics.

The 90's was people worried they'd be treated as nothing more than a number. 2020's is people wishing they could be known only by a number (an opaque identifier).

It sounds like you’re defining design as UI/UX design. I think most people include (prioritize, even) things like system architecture, performance bounds, etc.

ISOCP, maybe?

Edit: close, but not quite

I saw a good mental model for this a while ago. Unfortunately I have no idea where.

Three kinds of disability:

1. Permanent (eg, blind)

2. Temporary (eg, pregnant/new parent, recoverable injury)

3. Contextual (eg, holding something with one hand, loud environment)

When people think about accessibility, they often think about 1. But the long-tails for 2 and 3 are huge, and ultimately affect everyone at some point.

I wonder if there’s a version of Maslow’s hierarchy that applies to countries/societies.