Monoculture involves growing the same plant species closely together to increase productivity but has negative environmental impacts like reduced genetic diversity and increased pesticide use. Traditional crop rotations offer a sustainable alternative by breaking pest cycles and improving soil healt

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Gene Spafford highlights the risks of consolidating critical information in the cloud, noting that the concentration of key resources creates a target for adversaries. Monocultures, where systems run identical software components, increase vulnerability to malware attacks. The example of OpenSSL's b

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Estate farming, a form of industrialized agriculture introduced by the British in the 19th century, involves large monocultures of cash crops like tea, rubber, and spices. It requires significant investment in modern farming techniques, machinery, and skilled labor. Estate farming is capital-intensi

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Gene Spafford warns about the dangers of consolidating critical information in the cloud, emphasizing the risk of monocultures. Monocultures in software systems can lead to rapid spread of malware, as demonstrated by the OpenSSL bug that exposed sensitive data. The central lesson is that widely used

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