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A Stoplight For The Progress Bar Generation

John Herrman December 1, 2009 4:26 AM

Progress bars aren’t always accurate, but at least they’re there, giving us hope, curing our angst, and mostly, diverting our attention from the fact that whatever it is, it isn’t done. And soon, they will invade the meatspace.

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