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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

They demonstrate the adage that worker-driven automation improves quality, while capital-driven automation improves *throughput*: pluralistic.net/2026/07/28/h... 70/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

An automation technique that requires close supervision by skilled and experienced workers isn't going to be a raw productivity powerhouse. 71/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 01/08/2026

You don't "100x" your code this way, at least, not in the sense of firing 99 of your coders and having the remaining programmer pick up all their work. 72/

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Geoff Staneff @gstaneff.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Model-Based Testing says hello. These tools really encourage you to polish your turds rather than flush them, it'll never tell you this or that was a dumb idea and you should take a step back. Classic management vs. leadership: Doing things right vs. doing the right things.

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