Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
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Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#32“The Origin of Wealth” is an excellent take on macroeconomics from a complex adaptive systems view.
Also recommend this course by Scott Page from the Santa Fe Institute: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-comple...
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#33Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
Is this....a troll comment on HN? Well set up, if so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Encyclopedia_of_...
Seems I recalled the price wrong - over $600, apparently.
And here, links to two reviews of the first edition:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/%28SICI%2910...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/%28SICI%2910...
Also, here, a slide deck about the second edition:
http://benking.de/systems/encyclopedia/BBK-Saur-Library-Fran...
I hope the third edition comes around at some point...
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#34Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
I would like to have it also. Please DM me
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#35Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
Well, I can spare 500 on it, can you please share the title, here on in an email, otherwise, what is the point?
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#36Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
ok i am curious what is the name of the book?
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#37Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
I'm super curious as the rest. Wild guess, are you talking about Brain of the firm?
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#38Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
I can spare $500 if the book is good . can you DM Me ?
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#39Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
If this is true, i would be interested as well.
Re: Ask HN: What to read after “Thinking in Systems”?
#40Depends, do you have ~$500 to spare? I ask because the single best book on cybernetics (and I mean it, it feels a tad bit absurd how much better than other works on the topic it seems to me) costs roughly that, isn't available on Libgen, and nobody dares mention it anywhere in fear of driving prices on used copies up, because nobody wants the publisher to get any money for it, cause while they sure charge a lot for i…
beautiful example of testing a market combined with a little pickup artist style negging. Bravo