"a different way to succeed" otherwise known as "actually listening to what people want for once"
Scott Surette
@scottsurette.com
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bad at skateboarding, good at overthinking
bad at skateboarding, good at overthinking
![screenshot of a text conversation
daughter: Does the Tomato 🍅 Kingdom exist? Lena's asking
[info text that reads "You unsent a message"]
daughter: Can you say yes and can you unsend that please
me: yes of course it exists
daughter: Thank you](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ne3iunchedfvbd4i7qozcjia/bafkreicpvc7ydx3ovrc4ojuvjkn6ph24rqimqqu7xnnv5hnkt4lw3pl4ae)
![[Ponytail sitting at a computer with Cueball standing behind her.]
Cueball: When a user takes a photo, the app should check whether they're in a national park...
Ponytail: Sure, easy GIS lookup. Gimme a few hours.
Cueball: ...and check whether the photo is of a bird.
Ponytail: I'll need a research team and five years.
[Caption below the panel:]
In CS, it can be hard to explain the difference between the easy and the virtually impossible.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ne3iunchedfvbd4i7qozcjia/bafkreih5zu2asbdggxochmoaku7expgnjchospwzvim2mb4e6utzj57rye)
