"David Gerard" wrote
And almost all of our processes are quick hacks someone thought would be a good idea at the time, and they're usually modified by putting hacks on hacks on hacks, building into a rococo fractal mosaic of prescriptions.
Which is a pretty good description of how evolution works, on a conventional model. _Especially_ the bit that the thing designed for one issue gets commandeered and adapted for another.
I think we can take comfort from the way the conventional model of evolution also has this to say: it's smarter than you. (No, I don't mean David G, I mean this is a more effective problem solving attack than a priori plans.)
Charles
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