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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
The humanitarian developers behind World of Warcraft have also discovered a way to bribe gamers into turning off their computers and going outside. If you log off for a few days, your character will be more 'rested' when you resume playing, a mode that temporarily speeds up your leveling.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Why are online games so addictive? It's mostly the narcotic appeal of 'leveling.'
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- Nov 07, 2020
The genius idea of industrialism was the concept of the Model T: In exchange for something cheap and well-made, we'd forgo unique, lovely design.
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- Nov 07, 2020
America has always had tinkerers, including just about any teenager who ever hot-rodded a Camaro.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lust after iPods or Mini Coopers not because they're unique, but because they've been so artfully made that I couldn't imagine doing it better myself.
- Nov 07, 2020
The Internet lets thousands of total strangers collaborate to produce a truly hivelike result.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Truly huge artistic collaboration on the Internet seems to work only if the gang has a well-defined objective.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A textbook requires a consistent sense of style and a linear structure, hallmarks of a single authorial presence. An encyclopedia doesn't.
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- Nov 07, 2020
More than any other modern tool, computers are a total mystery to their users. Most people never open them up to fix them or to see how they work.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The computer industry began with home-brew boxes that everyone had to program for themselves, but that was a huge hassle. The computer revolution didn't explode until the first Macintosh arrived, with its point-and-click simplicity.
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- Nov 07, 2020