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Just like an extremely lethal virus dies out, terrible business practices also never quite see the light of day. It is these stealthy, annoying, nasty, creepy, sneaky, and irritating, pains-in-all-sorts-of-bodyparts practices that tend to persist. They don't kill instantly, but gradually wear a firm down.

Niche social and political movements try to argue with everyone they run across and convince the whole country, but that's stressful and hopeless. Why not just do it: build a version of the world you want to live in? Then you get to live in it, regardless of whether anyone else is convinced it’s proper or makes sense.

Safari comes with everything you need installed, and the tools themselves are very stable. And they even look nice, which makes debugging less of a drama.

No doubt any programmer will recognize some of his own history in what lies below.

You must design something that people want (market research), in a way that they can understand (usability) and make sure they can find it (market communication and public relations).

Lack of discipline, big egos, being bad communicators, forgetting about the customer, and not prioritizing work properly.

If you have reached the age of 25, I have a bit of bad news for you, to wit: it is time, if you have not already done so, for you to emerge from your cocoon of post-adolescent dithering and self-absorption and join the rest of us in the world.