I can't wait for the Raymond Chen write up one day.

Just after I deployed a "currently patched" system yesterday and failed to uninstall Paint when I had the chance.

Normally have been 86-ing a number of annoying things such as OneDrive, but leaving Paint in place figuring it's got to still be harmless.

Creeping increases in attack vector when just the opposite is needed more than ever.

:)))))))))))))))

Perhaps someone else,

once Microsoft has reinvented themselves as…security-first?

I'd like to see Big Bird drop his weights next

I predict it will be ELMO with hands to the sky

I was an architect. There's some truth to what you're saying, but to be honest we rarely get the chance to enact such grand visions. Normally the stars have to align with the perfect client who has limitless budget. These crafts don't come cheap, you know! Gaudi does things with wood that frankly shouldn't be possible.

The other aspect I think also deserves attention is that as our lives have become more digitised and online, our care and attention towards the physical realm has degraded a little. We no longer need exquisite masonry to fire off the synapses - we have the endless scroll and the 24-hour news cycle.

Finally there is a small amount of survivor syndrome happening too - we keep the beautiful buildings but ignore or forget the enormous unhygienic slums that often co-existed with our most beautiful architecture.

I don't know how much time is spent 'drafting' at architecture practices vs modelling.

The drawings can be resolved from a data-enriched 3D model, which is normally where the hard hours go.

Personally, I found a lot of systems to be a little behind regarding UX/CX in Japan.

Clearly once great and really ahead, but a little dated, by modern expectations.

The phrase “Japan has been living in the future since the future since the 80s” comes to mind. For a country so deeply rooted in the technological revolution of the last 50 years, it certainly doesn’t feel like it when your there. It’s a weird mix of culture, history, and a deeply capable people hamstrung by economic forces.

I think a lot of things stick around because they have a good bespoke manufactoring industry and maintenance practices. Old infrastructure and automations that were built during the bubble era still work and you can still get parts made for them.

Even great Japanese corporations like Nintendo and Sony make it a lot harder for them to take my money than, say, Steam and Amazon.

Nah. Probably not even RIP cryptocurrency exchanges.

I think robotically driven historic building renovation is one of the safest jobs.

1. Loads of pent up historic demand 2. Work is complex, sensitive and physical. 3. There's more history every day!

Look into the debacle that happened when UpCodes tried to make building legislation widely available. They were sued for copyright infringement!

And AI becomes the only way to handle the deluge - the system insists upon itself.