Sisu Teleological Strategies
Sisu: Gritty perseverance and rationality in the face of adversity.
Teleological: The end goal is intrinsic and observable in the solution’s design.
Strategies: Tying it all together and getting from here to there.
I’ve always been fascinated with how things work and why they often don’t.
Is it Progress or Just Squeezing Chickens?
There’s an apocryphal parable about chickens, which is told in some variation by engineers, statisticians, astute operators, wise marketers and every so often truly remarkable politicians. My variation goes as follows: The management of a certain poultry farm which happens to be the major employer in the area find themselves under pressure from the community…
Physical Art and NFTs
A quick search in Google for “NFT” produces a number of pictures of Bored Apes and this dashing digital feline who is also for sale for a mere 600 ETH. As I write this sentence, the price of Ethereum (ETH) is $2,781.22 USD per ETH, so the Non-Fungible-Token(NFT) screenshotted above, in this case a CryptoKittie…
What does the name mean?
Sisu Finlandia University defines Sisu as “To the Finnish people, sisu has a mystical, almost magical meaning. Sisu is a unique Finnish concept. It is a Finnish term that can be roughly translated into English as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. Sisu is not momentary courage, but…
SISU TELEOLOGICAL STRATEGIES 