"Different interfaces are good at different things"
Command line interfaces ask more of you up front, but allow for expressive and easy-to-automate computing over time.
Brand and community strategist at 1Password by day, composer and photographer the rest of the time. Writing about healthier, more thoughtful relationships with technology.
Command line interfaces ask more of you up front, but allow for expressive and easy-to-automate computing over time.
The more I do it, the more I realize the pursuit of better writing is the pursuit of a more satisfied reader. It's an act of care.
The short-term results are impressive, the long-term consequences are uncertain, and anyone who pauses long enough to ask the uncomfortable questions risks getting left behind or ostracized.
When we're lonely or insecure, it's tempting to reach for the machine instead of people. Rebecca Solnit makes the case for difficulty, and for each other.
Keyana Sapp of Worse on Purpose explains how quality erodes when companies manage by dashboard, and why care can't be exercised from a distance.