Even better, add calendar reminders to this list. I guess reminders are like modifier keys for Apple, 4 better than 2.

I specifacally read ShowHN for EXACTLY these comments. HN community is always fantastic at providing alternate approaches.

I doubt an airplane ever has.

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Do you have any references to "subsequent research"? I am truly interested in digging deeper.

Daniel Kahneman's book "Thinking Fast and Slow" is a great overview of the field of cognitive bias. For a more academic treatment of his research, check out "Heuristics and Biases". The part of his work most relevant to project estimation can be found in the "planning fallacy" section. Aside from Kahneman, there are numerous papers on software estimation, many of which note these consistent biases (for example Jørgensen, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fd87/d248dd55f59d8d93742fb3...).

I know that Code Complete 2 has quite a few discussions about the phenomenon of consistently missed estimates and many references about those. I would definitely look there for a starting point about the impossibility of successful estimation in software.

We have used nsq to ship billions of log messages daily for over 2 years. It is very sensible operationly and easy to configure to the level of robustness your use may have. It does not allow seeking into the queue like Kafka, but we have never needed that capability, and we found it easier to design around this rather than take on the operational burden.