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Civilisation: Diary of a Madman

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Post date Sep 1, 2026
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A civilisation builds systems to solve its problems, then discovers that the systems have become the problems, while its dependence upon them has made their continuity deeply problematic.

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The Open System: Technology, Security, and the Management of Permanent Exposure

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Post date Apr 23, 2026
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Technology is extraordinary. It extends memory, speed, coordination, reach, and control. But it also carries a persistent deception. Not because it is unreal, but because it repeatedly presents open systems as though they could be made to feel closed. Cybersecurity makes this especially clear. There is no final safety, no completed perimeter, no settled technical […]

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