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Prosthetic Gods at play in the tragedy of the commons
Dall-e input: "An ancient god posed like a comic book, wearing headphones, adorned with many mechanical and electrical… »
Video phones, VR, ChatGPT and what we really want
Why are we often so wrong about what we think we want from technology? I'm thinking about the triumph of texting over video… »
Why are there dumb* people in our smart society?
tl;dr: Increases in societal knowledge enable increases in tolerable levels of individual ignorance. Credit: The Far… »
The evolution of developer experience in the 20th century
A marketing friend once looked at my screen while I was coding and remarked, "That's so scary looking!" This got me thinking… »
Good code balances efficiency, readability, flexibility, and brevity
tl;dr: There are four goals you can prioritize when coding: efficiency, readability, flexibility, and brevity. In… »
Coding styles: Are you Lewis and Clark or building an interstate?
tl;dr: Software projects exist on a continuum between the Lewis and Clark expedition, and laying down freeway. Knowing what… »