When you’re young, you look at television and think, ‘There’s a conspiracy. The networks have conspired to dumb us down.’ But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can […]
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∞ Condé Nast Portfolio has a look at the features of the new $5 bill, and an overview of the history of the denomination. (via Daring Fireball)
Complexity = FAIL!
“The word ‘technology’ simply refers to machinery and equipment developed for a specific purpose. Some tools of technology are complicated, like atom smashers and the space shuttle. Most aren’t, like hammers and potato peelers. Somehow, ‘technology’ became synonymous with ‘computer’, and computers are highly complex and mystical machines that only the most intelligent among us can operate, right? Wrong.
“The tools we use to communicate and manage our lives aren’t restricted to an elite coven of über-nerds or business people.
“Or, at least, they shouldn’t be.”
—Dave Caolo: “Complexity is a necessary byproduct of the modern age.” – Wrong
(via Cameron Hunt)
