Harry Fuecks' recent Hello world in Patterns post describes how you can complicate things way beyond the necessary and get satisfaction out of it, thinking you're doing a good job.
Yesterday on the train, I started thinking about information architectures that are too complex. Harry's example reminded me of how information architectures of websites are often created: way too complex, but enchanted with your cleverness, thinking you're doing a great job.
# May 11, 2004