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Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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a lot of problems can't really be fixed with software... - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing - nagging girlfriend - traffic congestion (well maybe some software here might help) - stupid shitty and cold weather - an IT department that's incompetent - annoying neighbors - etc... If only software solved everything.

I don't know what you're talking about...I made software to fix the "nagging girlfriend" problem.

Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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post #18

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http://idea-ne.ws/

I've been there many times and the ideas just aren't good. Seriously, a "jump to conclusions mat?" It was funny the first time i heard it, but to be the number one item on the site this long makes it look like a farce.

Jump to Conclusions Mat is a reference to the movie Office Space. It's a great movie you should check out some time.

Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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post #22
post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been there many times and the ideas just aren't good. Seriously, a "jump to conclusions mat?" It was funny the first time i heard it, but to be the number one item on the site this long makes it look like a farce.

Jump to Conclusions Mat is a reference to the movie Office Space. It's a great movie you should check out some time.

Ugh. I know. But it's a joke and the fact that everyone there takes it seriously means they aren't serious. It's a waste of time. If the site is trying to be a funny place to go talk about stupid ideas, then it succeeds, but if it's trying to be a serious place to talk about real ideas, then it fails.

That's all I'm saying.

Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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post #14

a lot of problems can't really be fixed with software... - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing - nagging girlfriend - traffic congestion (well maybe some software here might help) - stupid shitty and cold weather - an IT department that's incompetent - annoying neighbors - etc... If only software solved everything.

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Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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I think I spend all damn day whinging (mostly in my head) about problems that nobody else will fix for me. Anything and everything from the lack of software I want to the poor design of my headphones to the stupidity of traffic lights. 90% of everything is rubbish and nothing is perfect. Problems problems problems, they're endemic, and OK. I think that if you cultivate this habit without also driving yourself to fix…

I have the opposite problem. I am happy and optimistic. I think long and hard about problems to solve - with a notepad in hand - and can't think of (m)any. So, it will help if you share the problems you have thought of.

Re: Experiment HN: Idea day

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post #14

a lot of problems can't really be fixed with software... - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing - nagging girlfriend - traffic congestion (well maybe some software here might help) - stupid shitty and cold weather - an IT department that's incompetent - annoying neighbors - etc... If only software solved everything.

> - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing

Workflow, BPM, and Project Management software can go a long way to help avoid most meetings altogether. Then the meetings that do take place can be more productive.

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