But what about the people who keep things going?
On this episode, Michael and Jessica talk about why we need to value maintainers, inspired by a conference that celebrated Maintainers from engineers who kept the Erie Canal open to Mary Poppins.
Also mentioned:
- Maintainers manifesto essay by conference organizers Lee Vinsel and Andrew Russell;
- Parag Khanna, A New Map for America
- Kashmir Hill, How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell
- The Next Rembrandt
- Tim’s Vermeer
- Algorithmic Mondrian and Hans Hofmann
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