bikeshed

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Add This! okay, this one's a bit long and on the geeky side of things ... but i found it interesting, for whatever reason -- might be due to a little sleep deprivation of late or the changes in the weather ... not sure. why should i care what color the bikeshed is?

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  • Add This! okay, this one's a bit long and on the geeky side of things ... but i found it interesting, for whatever reason -- might be due to a little sleep deprivation of late or the changes in the weather ... not sure. why should i care what color the bikeshed is? —  forgetfoo.com - it's just a pixel baby.
  • This is a consequence of the infamous bikeshed effect. —  Planet Python
  • The bikeshed effect is typical of any project designed by a committee: when it comes to proposing advanced functionalities that very few can understand, it is easy to get approval from the larger community. —  Planet Python
 

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