Quote of the Day

"Abandon the urge to simplify everything, and appreciate the fact that life is complex."

- Anonymous

Comments

[Sam Tharp]

I second that thought. Ray Ozzie in his famous memo to Microsoft employees back in October 2005 said "complexity kills". Maybe so at Microsoft, but I have trouble imaging the world pre-industrial revolution. If it weren't for technological advances of the past two centuries and all the complexities that underpin them, we'd be living much harder (and shorter) lives.

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[Dan]

Sam - thanks for your comments. I will check out the MegaBoard.

Life is indeed complex. Keeping it simple without keeping it simple is the challenge.

Dan