Welcome to Inefficiency Week. We’re taking a look at what we lose when we get lost in the chase for efficiency. We’ll explore the ways it’s changing the games we love to watch. We’ll remember its failures across the pop culture spectrum. And we’ll report on what it’s doing to our lives — romantic, physical, and otherwise.
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Inefficiency Week
We’re taking a look at what we lose when we get lost in the chase for efficiency.
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August 4, 2017
Mourning the Loss of the Long TV Season
The era of “too much TV” is also, at times, the era of not quite enough of any one well-loved show
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August 4, 2017
The NFL Is Going to Have a Hall of Fame Problem
If everyone is breaking records, then who goes to Canton?
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August 3, 2017
Is Our On-Demand Culture Really Making Life Easier?
Blue Apron, Uber, and Netflix theoretically simplify life. But if we don’t commit to them fully, then grand efficiency becomes a lie
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August 3, 2017
The End of Baseball As We Know It
With the march of three true outcomes — walks, strikeouts, and home runs — the sport has been pushed to its efficient extreme. MLB has undergone a quiet revolution without anyone stopping to ask the question: Is this what we really want?
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August 3, 2017
Should Dating Be Exclusive?
Hyper-specific online dating services may offer a more efficient pathway to connection, but no app can simulate randomized spark
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August 2, 2017
Which Kobe Bryant Shot Was the Kobe-est Kobe Shot?
The NBA’s third-leading scorer of all time never met a shot he didn’t think he could make — distance and defenders be damned. But which of his attempts best exemplifies his indomitable self-belief?
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August 2, 2017
Speeding Up Your Podcasts Won’t Solve Your Problems
To fight the growing wave of podcasts released each day, a group of people have started listening to their favorite shows at hyperspeed. The only problem: They might not be comprehending much.
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August 2, 2017
Finding the Most Inefficient NBA Team of the 21st Century
Knowing what we know now about good shots and bad shots, which team is the least modern of the past 17 years?
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August 1, 2017
The Fading Art of the Deep Ball
With dink-and-dunk offenses proving more effective than ever, NFL teams are widely shying away from chucking it long. But a few groups still live and die by the deep ball — and swear by it.
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August 1, 2017
Can an App Make You a Better Runner?
In 2017, technology can optimize even the most basic activities — like going outside for a run. But what happens when an app overshadows the experience it’s supposed to improve?
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July 31, 2017
The Inefficiency of One of the Most Efficient NBA Players of All Time
Chris Paul has spent his career becoming one of the most effective point guards ever, but hasn’t yet made up for his biggest inefficiency
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July 31, 2017
Allen Iverson, iPhones, and Inbox Zero: What We Lose When We Obsess Over Efficiency
Welcome to Inefficiency Week at The Ringer!