When I think back to where my journey with computers started — a second-hand Sinclair ZX-81 in the early 1980s — I’m amazed at how far technology has come. But I do miss being able to jump straight into writing software, and having the computer instantly ready to operate within seconds of switching on. Complexity has made our technology slower in some respects, and less usable in other ways.

(Day 15 of #mbnov #microblogvember)