When working on a project, I’ve found that what really counts is not what you add, but what you throw away and what you decide to leave out. What I find so fascinating is that whenever you’re making something, you have this steady stream of chances to incorporate all kinds of technical pieces. But for the most part, you pass them up, deciding “now isn’t the time.” I’m not sure whether this metaphor is good or bad, but designing hardware is like sitting down at a conveyor belt sushi bar, gazing at all of the different technical pieces making the rounds. Watching them go, you see a piece and say
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