31/01/2012
hello,
Update: scrappy pieces of equipment remain scrappily scrappy. But not connected..
I want to share a philosophy I discovered in reading a New Yorker article this morning as my body engaged in waste transit: It will excuse my lifestyle. There is an edifice in M.I.T. history named Building 20. Famous now for its contribution to society; having developed greater RADAR capabilities that can take responsibility for winning World War II, photographic innovation, radiation technology, BOSE Corporation, etc. . This building was hastily erected violating Cambridge communities building codes in the 40's. It was common knowledge the building would be immediately torn down post-necessity (they needed more research labs for war-efforts). There was thin walls, little insulation, general poor design, erratic room/hall number assignments, as well as freezing when its cold outside, and broiling when its hot out. There was much to complain about. But, those who occupied Building 20 were found to have expressed greater creativity, and yielded higher productivity than you would expect from working in poor facilities. The building was demolished in 1998. Why?
(citation, blah blah blah, look up the mag)
