Christopher Allen rocked the house tonight with many vital insights on group size. But don't beleive me, do
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I don't know why, but my dad does love stupid interfaces. Perhaps it is the human in the machine, revealing itself...
In Lotus Notes email, if you have an email message open and click on the "delete" button, you get this error message: "Cannot remove NotesDocument [sic] when instantiated [sic] by NotesUIDocument [sic]." I just LOVE that one! It really reads like parody. (And doesn't explain why there IS a delete button if it won't work in that view.) I suppose it shows I have a geek sense of humor, but I find it very funny.
When several smart people email you and say "watch this" you watch that: Hans Rosling on TED Talks
Two reasons: meta and content. The content is facinating, changing the way you see the world. For folks in our "biz" the medium is equally facinating; a compelling visualization of breaking down generalizations.