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The amazing thing is that there is a lot of repetition even at 10 paragraphs. Some of the other comments here sum it up in twitter-sized chunks. The missing pi
by jlefo7p6 17y ago
The amazing thing is that there is a lot of repetition even at 10 paragraphs. Some of the other comments here sum it up in twitter-sized chunks.
The missing piece is how to identify over-specialization, and it's missing because it can't be usefully generalized.
- Alex3917 17y ago"The missing piece is how to identify over-specialization, and it's missing because it can't be usefully generalized." If you read the literature on selective breeding they have extensive methodologies for avoiding genetic problems. If you just want a quick overview, Temple Grandin's book "Animals in Translation" has a couple of really entertaining chapters on the subject.
- jlefo7p6 17y agoThat book looks hugely interesting--thanks for the recommendation! We've been using biological metaphors in this discussion, but I'm not sure we can extend them this far.
- stcredzero 17y agoDidn't Andy Grove say something like this? However he couched it in terms of paranoia.