tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post4214178859260154821..comments2024-03-07T15:32:53.014+02:00Comments on Yehuda: Why We Hack: All is Still Not Right with the WorldYehuda Berlingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-52163495575226065272009-03-23T11:55:00.000+02:002009-03-23T11:55:00.000+02:00Gerald, I think hacking will grow as the economy s...Gerald, I think hacking will grow as the economy slows down.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9319479.post-48467760415471761792009-02-27T22:47:00.000+02:002009-02-27T22:47:00.000+02:00How right you are! I am often frustrated by chang...How right you are! I am often frustrated by changes made in product or package design, all with the intention (I believe) of making "improvements." Many of these changes are not user-friendly, practical, or pleasing. I am sure, from experience in human resources work, that many such changes are the result of employee suggestion programs, for which employees are rewarded financially or otherwise, or are contributed by contract "experts" who must produce something to justify their fees. Some food companies have changed recipes of their mainstay products, losing me as a customer in the process. Everyone wants to invent a better mousetrap, even if there are no mice to eradicate. My motto: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."<BR/><BR/>Now, more to your point -- I think a lot of our "hacking" is just the expression of human ingenuity. It's fun to modify things to make them "better" for ourselves. It gives us a feeling of accomplishment to fit the world to our needs. Besides, few things in the world meet everyone's expectations or needs, except for clean air and clean water (where they are available).Gerald McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032201828179314072noreply@blogger.com