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2. requests for authority to depart from the usual are dangerous when okayed as they then set up areas of difference and cause policy to wander and misfit at the joints. Juniors who propose unusual solutions generally don't know the policy or orders anyway. The proper thing to do is order a checkout on the appropriate policy. (BPL 30 Jan 69)

3. abandonment of standard tech in favor of unusual solutions. This is always present when a collapse of tech occurs. An unusual solution is one evolved to remedy an abuse of existing technology. (HCO PL 10 Feb 66 II)