All non-trivial abstractions, to some degree, are leaky.

Source: The Law of Leaky Abstractions – Joel on Software

organizations which design systems … are constrained to produce designs which are copies of the communication structures of these organizations.

Source: Conway’s law – Wikipedia

Meanwhile, observers in Seattle routinely cite San Francisco as a cautionary tale. One Seattle council member memorably referred to the “San Francisco death spiral” to describe how high housing costs feed a cycle of anxieties about growth, demands for fees, exactions and regulations on new development, and in turn further cost increases.

Source: A License to Build | SPUR

Two South Carolina utilities said they would halt construction on a pair of reactors, dealing a major blow to the future of American nuclear power.

Source: U.S. Nuclear Comeback Stalls as Two Reactors Are Abandoned – The New York Times