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Grieving the loss of details
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simianwords
· 2026-10-10 Sat 17:46 UTC ·
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Humanity itself progressed because people specialised and one doesn't need to know about the entire supply chain of their hamburger to eat it.
A good programmer or a good knowledge worker knows how to work with lossy details.
A good programmer or a good knowledge worker knows how to work with lossy details.