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I tend to think technical solutions are typically crap. They just happen to scale better than social solutions. Say you're learning a new subject. Would you ra
by hyperpape 13y ago
I tend to think technical solutions are typically crap. They just happen to scale better than social solutions.
Say you're learning a new subject. Would you rather have a meticulously researched guide to articles and books on the subject compiled by an expert (one who has the good form to link to opposing viewpoints if they exist) or Google? I'd take the former. But usually I end up with Google because the search bar is part of my browser.
- saalweachter 13y agoIf you're old enough and social enough to remember, librarians were the pre-Internet search engine. While most people only interacted with a librarian to check in or out a book, their primary function is information retrieval. You just go up to a librarian, say, "Hey, I'm looking for information about X", and they come back to you with a hand curated list of books, periodicals, and other materials which are most likely to answer your questions.
- hyperpape 13y agoOld enough to remember, not old enough to have done it outside of school projects.
- jfb 13y agoPurely technical problems are much rarer than most technologists like to admit.