Isn't it funny that Canadians can tend to measure distance in the amount of time it takes to travel there. But it's an interesting way to measure.
I think we've been coming to understand wage disparity, but the size of companies is bigger today than it has ever been.
This is possible because of things like the Internet, where communicating and moving data over great distances is now possible with tremendous efficiency.
From my house, it's <40 milliseconds to Tokyo.
@svetzal We're equating distance with the experience of its crossing. It's more socially accessible I find vs. a number like Km, including people too young to drive. It might come from not having a car identity, having less access to car ownership, and valuing our time better?
Like who cares if something is 350 or 600km. I want to know if I'll lose half a day or a whole day to it.
Or maybe it's because we're used to slow speed limits, so again time is more important.
@ellabellafull such a powerful thought - interpreting and measuring something by its experience.
Like, who cares if 97% of our lines of code are executed during our automated testing, unless our users' experience with the system is pleasant.
Folks talk about the map vs the terrain, but what about the map vs the experience?
@svetzal I'd say the same about hardware. Like this new keyboard I got by Microsoft. They put the Lock and Settings keys right above the backspace so that any passionate typing (including upset about MS web apps) that sends the pinky too high to correct a mistake, locks the damn login session.
@svetzal On the flip side of too close: The space between keys below the number row feel too great for touch typing. They seem spaced for two finger hunt and peck typists. Lol
@ellabellafull Unfortunate Design 101