Dump that Data!
I’m constantly repulsing efforts from others to collect or save data.This usually surprises most people who assume that as a technologist, I want to get my hands on as much information as I can. Actually, the opposite is true: I’m always looking for ways to more effectively filter information so that I can keep as little as possible and try not to become inundated with large quantities of spurious data that I didn’t really need anyway. I’m typically in the minority on this issue - although I think I have the right of it - but more people are starting to think about this. There’s a recent OpEd piece in the NYTimes that discusses the tangible implications and realities of all this ‘ethereal’ information we like to work with. The author further suggests that we conscientiously look for data-reduction strategies. What a great idea!
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