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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:47:21 -0500, Foofy <foofy@xxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 18:32:45 -0500, Daniel Pittman <daniel@xxxxxxxx.xxx> > wrote: > > > Ahem. This is a list for /software/ rants, isn't it. Sorry. > > Daniel > > Maybe we need another list for hateful architecture. I could rant for days > about that cold concrete monster of a library they built in Elmira. Few > windows, poor lighting (who wants to read at a library anyway?) Considered > a gem of design until people realized staying for more than a few minutes > brought tears. Yes, or the new building we'll be moving to in a couple of weeks, where things such as placement of doors or non-placement of walls seem to be governed more by "what will look good / make the corridor nice and light" than by "what will make computer programmers able to keep working productively with a minimum of interruptions and distractions". I remember reading that Microsoft advertised "our offices have doors". This was a good thing. Feh, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@xxxxx.xxx>
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