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Spotted: 3, 4, 5, oops!

August 1, 2009
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Let’s see… Phones, calculators, computers, and almost every other number input device have THREE numbers to a row. This machine has FIVE snacks to a row, and they are numbered by the row, column grid. So what are the designers of this vending machine to do but put their number buttons FOUR to a row, [...]

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Spotted: Loyalty Cards

August 1, 2009
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How many of those cards in your wallet are loyalty cards? You know, the ones that give you special coupons at a specific store, or when they’re punched ten times get you a freebie. Probably quite a few, right? Most of us have one or two credit cards, a bank card, an ID, and the [...]

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Spotted: You (and You) are Here

July 30, 2009
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Perhaps this Noah’s Bagels is built on a singularity in space-time wherein two different groups of people can occupy one space without discomfort or confusion.

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Visual Note-taking

July 30, 2009
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I first became aware of sketchnotes when someone on Twitter posted a link to Mike Rohde’s SXSWi sketchnotes. I was blown away. I had never seen notes like that before. These are a joy to look at, a far cry from the scribbled mess that my notes usually are. And so expressive! They gave me [...]

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This Is NOT Your Dumpster

March 8, 2009
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I see this place almost every day and am both amused by the poor setup and impressed by the lengths the owners of the dumpster have gone to in order to clarify who should have access to it.

The dumpster is accessed by this driveway, which is the driveway that belongs to the building on the [...]

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Yoga Studios: It’s Not Just the Incense

March 8, 2009
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I am a fairly regular yoga practitioner, and I get antsy if I miss more than a week of class.  Recently, as the economy has me questioning the expense of class fees, I started thinking more about why I’ve never been any good at practicing at home. I’ve never had much trouble giving up gym [...]

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