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reaches here can be almost impossible to detect, such as firmware backdoors being used to install malicious programs and execute fraud campaigns on Android TV boxes.

“The point of books is to combat loneliness” — David Foster Wallace

Valéry Riess-Marchive, a cyber-security journalist, believes that only 10% of ransomware incidents are reported, which would put the worldwide number of attacks last year at around 44,000. Businesses stay quiet not only to protect their reputations but also to avoid fines for exposing personal information.

This can lead to developing products that are technically impressive or aesthetically pleasing, but that don’t resonate with users because they don’t solve a significant problem or improve people’s lives in a meaningful way.

If I look at things that have turned out well in my life (my marriage, some of my essays, my current career) the “design process” has been the same in each case. It has been what Christopher Alexander called an unfolding .1 Put simply:

• I paid attention to things I liked to do, and found ways to do more of that. I made it easy for interesting people

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