On Jun 30, 2012 11:23 AM, "Seth Mattinen" <se...@rollernet.us> wrote: > > > But haven't they all been cascading failures?
No. They have not. That's not what that term means. 'Cascading failure' has a fairly specific meaning that doesn't imply resilience in the face of decomposition into smaller parts. Cascading failures can occur even when a system is decomposed into small parts, each of which is apparently well run. T