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In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better

25th February 2018

Brian X. Chen points out that sometimes the old ways are best.

Some of the most mundane devices are designed to accomplish a simple task extremely well — and in some cases they still execute those duties better than their high-tech brethren.

So let’s take a moment to appreciate some of the best dumb things.

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at 06:44 and is filed under Think about it.. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “In an Era of ‘Smart’ Things, Sometimes Dumb Stuff Is Better”

  1. debby witt Says:
    February 26th, 2018 at 09:13

    Dammit, Tim – you tricked me into clicking through to the NY Times.

  2. Tim of Angle Says:
    February 26th, 2018 at 13:47

    Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then.

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