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This is absolutely the kind of totally pointless, already-solved, software-only non-product that causes no measurable change in the world that I was talking abo
by PostOnce 8y ago
This is absolutely the kind of totally pointless, already-solved, software-only non-product that causes no measurable change in the world that I was talking about.
I'm not saying software can't have an impact, it absolutely can, and a BIG one. Think Tor, Bitcoin, Signal, or maybe some AI or open OS or something that allows people to do something they couldn't do before at any price. Those things can cause some major structural or other disruption to society at large. Automated test results will not. People don't even test stuff most of the time (sadly).
- ajeet_dhaliwal 8y agoThe small things and the details matter though when it comes to implementing the big ideas Tesla and Space X has. I'd guess they're relying on hundreds, if not thousands of products that you might call totally pointless (on their own) to achieve their end goal. It's definitely the right thing to think big imo but the work needs to get done.
- BjoernKW 8y agoPerhaps, you haven't worked in an environment where that kind of information is regularly and pointlessly compiled into Excel sheets. Tesults certainly isn’t changing the world as in “SpaceX is changing the world.” but I suppose they have a few customers who think that their product is worth the price. As for already solved problems: Remember Dropbox?