Unfortunately everything about Facebook defies logic. In terms of user experience (insider jargon: "UX"), Facebook is like an NYPD police van crashing into an IKEA, forever — a chaotic mess of products designed to burrow into every facet of your life. The company is also technologically weird. For example, much of the code that runs the site is written in a horrible computer language called PHP, which stands for nothing you care about.

"I bet there's not a decent-sized corporation anywhere that enables process and experience designers to collaborate on 'expectation design' with marketing and communications people."

"Collection of vintage logos from a mid-70's edition of the book World of Logotypes."

"See which of the country's largest food producers are behind your favorite organic snacks."

...replace all references to the internet with references to gold mining, per n.b.

by julian dibbell from the nyt

"Development Through Enterprise"

by A.J. Jacobs (and Honey)

we are doomed