By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026Unfortunately for our entire species and civilization, the software industry has historically valued skill at writing *efficient* and *reliable* software over writing software that adequately reflects reality. 22/ 1133
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026There is an entire genre of lists that illustrate the problem with this; the "falsehoods programmers believe" lists: github.com/kdeldycke/aw... 23/github.comGitHub - kdeldycke/awesome-falsehood: 😱 Falsehoods Programmers Believe in😱 Falsehoods Programmers Believe in. Contribute to kdeldycke/awesome-falsehood development by creating an account on GitHub. 1365
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/06/2026From "names of people" and "street addresses"; from "prices" to "time"; from "email addresses" to "phone numbers"; the "awesome falsehoods" lists are awesome because they reveal how much subtlety and complexity is lurking in these seemingly simple and intuitive concepts. 24/ 3231
