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The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect (2008)
[ Updated (06/16/08): Here’s a real-world project review memo , written several years ago, that described (among many other things) the Dead Sea effect. ]
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2020 | The Wetware Crisis: the Dead Sea effect (2008) by dwmkerr | 127 | 127 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | The Wetware Crisis: The Dead Sea Effect (2008) by andromeduck | 60 | 52 |
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Linked from 45 Hacker News comments by 32 different people, from May 2008 to Jul 2025.
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