# Protocol Pulse II > Uzbekistan, Design, Jamais Vu **Published by:** [Roots & Rooks](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/) **Published on:** 2024-01-16 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/protocol-pulse-ii ## Content "The real trick in highly reliable systems is somehow to achieve simultaneous centralization and decentralization." ~ Karl E. WeickProtocols in the NewsUzbekistan joins international protocol network to improve water management.The Other Internet’s essay on the hyper progressiveness of protocol designers.A protocol for improving employee agency.An exploration of the problem of profit extraction in software commons.How well-defined rules can reduce power imbalances.The latest issue of Protocolized, covering SoP program updates.Other Cool StuffJamais vu – the opposite of déjà vu.David Perell on recency bias.Insane markups on the time of biz school graduates. Subscribe now ## Publication Information - [Roots & Rooks](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@rootsandrooks): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/tmbr_ss): Follow on Twitter ## Optional - [Collect as NFT](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/protocol-pulse-ii): Support the author by collecting this post - [View Collectors](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/protocol-pulse-ii/collectors): See who has collected this post