Ask HN: Can someone explain this pg tweet to me?

Posted by arikr on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:12PM
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The tweet is: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/823304393273573383

"One of the most interesting places to look for new ideas are the edge cases where deeply ingrained desires are mistaken."

"Could you provide an example Paul?"

"The desire for software to be efficient."

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Re:Ask HN: Can someone explain this pg tweet to me? by arikr on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:13PM (#13458876)

Is he saying that people think they want software to be efficient, but they actually want software that solves problems, and therefore you can find good ideas in making software that solves problems? I'm pretty sure I still haven't interpreted it correctly.

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Re:Ask HN: Can someone explain this pg tweet to me? by icomefromreddit on Sunday January 22, 2017 @08:47PM (#13459044)

Has Anyone Really Been Far Even as Decided to Use Even Go Want to do Look More Like?

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