# Protocol Pulse III

*Oysters. Time. Rizz.*

By [Roots & Rooks](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks) · 2024-01-23

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### Fresh from the drip

1.  [Protocols as Weberian Bureaucracy](https://subconscious.substack.com/p/protocols-as-weberian-bureaucracy?publication_id=307993) by Gordon Brander. On the progression from “rizz” to rules.
    
2.  A protocol for choosing an [innovation model](https://orghacking.com/pioneers-settlers-town-planners-wardley-9dcd3709cde7), based on the maturity of the technology you’re working with.
    
3.  Dr. Mills, the [inventor of the Network Time Protocol (NTP)](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/), passed away last week. NTP is what allows our computers to keep their times synchronized.
    
4.  A pretty entertaining list of 32 times the Royal Family [broke protocol](https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/times-the-royals-broke-protocol/). Everything from oysters to gay bars.
    
5.  Kara Kittel’s famous [protocol supercut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=eDLPdAGNdq12mUUP&fbclid=IwAR3OiFh9TOPHeYm8BMIHdNXbfQI0BqZ7KvPwTJSF2BjsC_5ac_tUh2JYQxw&v=HiUcxUC9Z2c&feature=youtu.be) made a resurgence on [Warpcast](https://warpcast.com/) last week.
    

### Other eye-catching links

*   Former Google CEO on [why you should hire _divas_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eOTdLcj0GE), but not _knaves_.
    
*   The [exploration-exploitation dilemma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration-exploitation_dilemma).
    
*   One artist on [why the internet is kinda boring](https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ryan-trecartin-internet-artist-interview-2420112).
    
*   [_Festina lente_](http://4rlG0JEPVaait8nGKY5w5TsiMMj1xHSlB7pOzhaMQ84YCo9NLRRlQ) is a classical oxymoron meaning “make haste slowly”.
    

“Man is an animal suspended in webs of significance he himself has spun.”

\- Clifford Geertz

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*Originally published on [Roots & Rooks](https://paragraph.com/@rootsandrooks/protocol-pulse-iii)*