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Hanlon's Razor
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* [Amdahl's Law](#amdahls-law)
* [Brooks's Law](#brookss-law)
* [Conway's Law](#conways-law)
* [Hanlon's Razor](#hanlons-razor)
* [Hofstadter's Law](#hofstadters-law)
* [The Hype Cycle & Amara's Law](#the-hype-cycle--amaras-law)
* [Hyrum's Law (The Law of Implicit Interfaces)](#hyrums-law-the-law-of-implicit-interfaces)
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- [The Spotify Model](#the-spotify-model)

### Hanlon's Razor

[Hanlon's Razor on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor)

> "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
>
> -Robert J. Hanlon
This principle suggests that actions resulting in a negative outcome were not a result of ill will. Instead the negative outcome is more likely attributed to those actions and/or the impact being not fully understood.

### Hofstadter's Law

[Hofstadter's Law on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofstadter%27s_law)
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