"There's a growing list of "business-minded" men granted unfettered access and authority over sweeping government initiatives under Trump who have achieved nothing other than self-enrichment. AirBnB has already disrupted hospitality; their next expansion will likely require the kind of regulatory flexibility that only comes from having allies in high government positions. Now they've got a man on the inside."
"There's a melancholy in watching software die. One day, it's the tool you swear by, shaping your work and your life. The next, it's sunsetted, acquired and dismantled, or quietly abandoned in a forgotten GitHub repo. (...) The paradox is that we build with pride, obsessing over design and architecture, as if our product will outlast us. But deep down, we know the truth: software is ephemeral."
A weekly curation highlights provocative design perspectives that challenge common practices and assumptions. Embracing terrible solutions is proposed as a method to expand creative range and stress-test design thinking. A critique of national design studios warns about business-minded individuals leveraging government projects for self-enrichment and regulatory capture. Reflection on ephemerality notes that software is often sunsetted despite careful design and architecture, inviting humility about longevity. Discussion of alignment emphasizes that surface agreement can mask misalignment and that real alignment requires trust, open challenge, and shared definitions prior to delivery.
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