Software Sucks Because Users Demand

Among Modern Occupations, Only Cult Leaders And Tv Weathermen Rival The Technological Visionary's Ability To Retain Credibility Despite All Evidence To The Contrary.

Efficiency In Government Is A More Elusive Concept Than Efficiency In The Private Economy, Which May Be Measured Relatively Easily As Output Per Units Of Input. What Is The Government's 'output?'

We're More Familiar With What Economists Call An English Auction - Prices Start Low And Rise As People Bid. However, There Is Also The Dutch Auction, Where Prices Start High And Go Lower Until Somebody Bites. Movies Are Sold To The Audience Via A Very Slow Dutch Auction, Where Each Phase Between Price Drops Can Last Weeks Or Months.

Food, Like Anything Else, Lives In The Physical World And Obeys The Laws Of Physics. When You Whisk Together Some Oil And A Little Bit Of Lemon Juice - Or, In Other Words, Make Mayonnaise - You Are Using The Principles Of Physics And Chemistry. Understanding How Those Principles Affect Cooking Lets You Cook Better.

The Ever-growing Size Of Software Applications Is What Makes Moore's Law Possible: 'if We Hadn't Brought Your Computer To Its Knees, Why Would You Go Out And Buy A New One?'