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The closer technology brings us to the cusp of feeling like we are the gods of our time, the more incredibly offensive it seems to be reminded of all the ways in which we still aren’t. So you get this utterly bizarre situation where the world speeds up and gets more and more efficient, and we have all this technology for saving time, but it
... See moreKrista Tippett • Oliver Burkeman – Time Management for Mortals
Most software we use at work exists in one of two categories:
- It’s new and we love it for now.
- It’s old but we have to use it and we hate it.
Packy McCormick • Excel Never Dies
... See moreIn practice, what users want from IT products are functionality, resiliency, and usability. But software engineers (especially at places like Google and Facebook, which selectively hire and sell themselves as places for cool smart people to work at) want to think of themselves as smart and creative. So instead of spending massive amounts of time