Thought: A team of competent people will work together well no matter their physical situation. Thought the Second: It's going to take some really _good_ softw

Thought: A team of competent people will work together well no matter their physical situation. Thought the Second: It's going to take some really _good_ software to replicate the intangible benefits found when people work in the same office. Overheard hallway chats, oh-by-the-ways in the break room, impromptu white board discussions. Thought the third: Because these intangibles cannot be measured, a majority of HN readers are going to have a difficult time seeing the value of them. Commit messages, working code doing something - you can measure that, and it is good. How do you measure the value of a game of ping-pong during lunch?