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		readthenotes1 on April 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the most useless project you have ... One of Parkinson's essays (of Parkinson's Law fame) is full of stories of things that are "perfected" only after they stop being used. Although ancient, his essays are still useful in today's world... https://archive.org/details/parkinsonslawoth0000park_f7z9 Short, funny, and inciteful

ghaff on April 5, 2024 [–]

The Parkinson's Law aphorism departs a bit from his original point though both are totally valid. It's pretty amazing how applicable so many of his essays still are. They mostly don't seem dated at all. See bikeshedding.

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