Fred Brooks is perhaps best known as the author of The Mythical Man Month, a fantastic collection of essays on the craft of managing software development projects. His essay “No Silver Bullet” has emerged again in the Hacker News community.

Ingredients

• 32 oz ketchup
• 4 oz spicy brown mustard
• 2 oz apple cider vinegar
• 2 oz Karo syrup (dark corn syrup)
• 1 oz Worchestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp Texas Pete hot sauce
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tbsp dry yellow mustard (such as Coleman’s)
• 1/2 tbsp white pepper
• 2 oz yellow onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 oz BBQ drippings or bacon fat

Motorized 2-wheel transportation is pervasive in Cuba. They’re cheap, quick, and easy to maneuver around the crumbling roads. While the rumbling, diesel-retrofitted automobiles of the 50’s and 60’s are the sexy pinup models of Cuban transportation, it’s clear that motorcycles and scooters are the pragmatic choice.

The small problems can stack up in ways that you don’t notice.