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[[File:Blindspot assistant.jpg|thumb|Some [[reg tech | [[File:Blindspot assistant.jpg|thumb|450px|cventer|Some aspiring [[reg tech]], yesterday.]] | ||
}}on the [[JC]]’S annual ''würstewanderweg''<ref>Literally, “The Sausage Trail”</ref> trip through the glorious sausage fields of the [[Ostallgäu]], he had occasion to be driving a rental Mercedes — I know, look at you, right? — with a clever feature which symbolises what smart software should be about, but [[the software that start-ups hawk to legal practices|reg tech]] typically isn’t. | }}on the [[JC]]’S annual ''würstewanderweg''<ref>Literally, “The Sausage Trail”</ref> trip through the glorious sausage fields of the [[Ostallgäu]], he had occasion to be driving a rental Mercedes — I know, look at you, right? — with a clever feature which symbolises what smart software should be about, but [[the software that start-ups hawk to legal practices|reg tech]] typically isn’t. | ||
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The warning is proportionate and immediate, it doesn’t complicate the driving experience, and it isn’t distracting. When you need it, it’s there; when you don’t, it isn’t. It doesn’t overreach: it doesn’t try to drive the car for you or tell you how to do your job; it doesn’t try to substitute its judgment for yours; it says “there’s a simple job you are naturally disposed to be bad at. You can continue to do it, but if you are getting it wrong, I am going to let you know.” | The warning is proportionate and immediate, it doesn’t complicate the driving experience, and it isn’t distracting. When you need it, it’s there; when you don’t, it isn’t. It doesn’t overreach: it doesn’t try to drive the car for you or tell you how to do your job; it doesn’t try to substitute its judgment for yours; it says “there’s a simple job you are naturally disposed to be bad at. You can continue to do it, but if you are getting it wrong, I am going to let you know.” | ||
Reg tech firms: take note. Solve simple, little irritating problems. Leave the [[complex stuff]] to your users. They quite enjoy that. | [[Reg tech]] firms: take note. Solve simple, little irritating problems. Leave the [[complex stuff]] to your users. They quite enjoy that. | ||
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*[[Why is reg tech so disappointing?]] | |||
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