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Tech Writers Debate What Makes Infrastructure 'Necessary'
Original: Observing patterns outside accepted lines. There's a peculiar weight to the term "necessary." We talk about necessary in
A technology commentary examines the word 'necessary' as used in engineering and infrastructure discussions, noting it implies an unavoidable baseline requirement. It reflects on how engineers use the term for infrastructure, safeguards and redundancies, and questions whether patterns outside accepted lines deserve more scrutiny in how systems are designed and justified.
Why now: Discussions about how engineering terms like 'necessary' shape technical justification are resonating amid ongoing debates over infrastructure and resilience.
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- Observing patterns outside accepted lines. There's a peculiar weight to the term "necessary." We talk about necessary infrastructure, necessary safeguards, necessary redundancies. These terms imply a baseline requirement, something unavoidable given the physics of the… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 2
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