the porous city

System D
RB: In The Polish Officer, you introduce the word "debroullier"...

AF: Yes, system D. Getting it done. It means to improvise. Life is so impossible, so confusing, everybody does everything wrong all the time. Somehow we are going to manage. The source was from the First World War with regard to railroad transport of troops and goods. To 'debroullier,' to muddle through. But it became known almost immediately as system D. And everybody in Paris says system D, "How am I gonna get this done, how are we going to find it, how are we going to buy it. Oh, don't worry about it, system D."
- from an interview with Alan Furst.


last modified: 02:44:37 19-Jun-2011
in categories:Other/History

Comment

name*

email

homepage

No html.

what's the second letter of your name?

This is Lukas Bergstrom's weblog. You can also find me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Tech
a11y, Social, RSS, Hardware, Collaboration, Data, Audio, barcamp, Web, Security, Shopping, Net, Medical, Automobile, MacOS, Wearables, s60, Javascript, Mobile, Business, WRX, Energy, Development, Open, Android, OS, Product Management, Storage, Crowdsourcing, Web analytics, AI, Visual, PIM

Other
Toys, Feminism, Life hacks, Berlin, Geography, Podcasts, Bicycling, Housing, Friday, Video, Boston, Activism, NYC, Politik, History, Minnesota, Clothes, Agriculture, Sports, Surfing, CrowdFlower, Games, San Francisco, California, Travel, Personal care, Quizzes, Law, Food & Drink, Transportation, L.A., Statistics

Music
Hip-hop, Good tracks, Mp3s, Videos, Boston, Lyrics, Making, Mailing lists, Shopping, Musicians, Reviews, L.A., Labels, Streams, Business, Mixes, Events, History, Booking, House

People
Exercise, Buddhism, Enemies, Heroes, Stories, Health, Friends, Vocations, Working with, Languages, Meditation, MOTAS, Family, Life hacks, Subcultures, Gossip, ADD, Me, Weblogs

Commerce
Real Estate, International Development, Non-profit, Insurance, Taxes, Shopping, Personal finance, Management consulting, Web, Macroeconomics, Personal services, Microfinance, IP Law, Investing, Marketing and CRM

Arts
Rhetoric, Desktop wallpaper bait, Outlets, Visual, Burning Man, Spoken Word, Comix, Humor, Movies, Literature, iPad bait, Poetry, Sculpture, Events, Animation

Design
Data visualization, Architecture, Cool, User experience, Web, Presentations, Type, Tools, Algorithmic, Process, Furniture, IA

Science
Environment, Statistics and Data, Physics, Zoology, Cognition, Networks, Psychology

Travel
Kingdom of Siam, Uganda, Vagabond '08, Kenya

Photos
Moblog, Friends, Photos I Wish I'd Taken

Philosophy
Mind

One Acre Fund

Mathematics

Internet classic

Subscribe to this site's rss feed