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Overhead lights bring attention to themselves by turning on while the flight attendant mentions them
As the UK is about to leave the EU, I have updated my European diagram to reflect the new situation. I also added the Council of Europe for good measure
Not good enough, Moscow
Today’s phones can be woken by tapping the screen. Future phones will be unlocked by tapping in a pattern similar to Morse code
Why do Chinese copycats trying to pretend they have the real thing always fail so badly? Why do they make it so obvious that what they’re selling is fake despite pretending it’s genuine?
Bus doors should always open outwards. It’s just logic: inwards-opening doors take up space that could otherwise be filled by passengers
It’s a bad scenario when QR codes are being scanned by a human. It’s a good one a human approaches a machine that scans his or her QR code
This came in the mail today: Your WhoisGuard subscription listed below is expiring soon
Sometimes I need to use Private Browsing in Safari. It’s obviously a misnomer because there’s nothing private about it, but it’s generally useful to get better deals
But Monaco has an alternative flag and pattern (mostly used on licence plates), which reminds of its moneymaker the Casino, which would make Monaco instantly recognisable anywhere on Earth...
Lines on a circle-shaped square point to where the landmarks are. This kind of wayfinding is perfect for a lovely medieval village like Dolceacqua
The Pigna Library happens to host events. There is a dedicated events block to get the readers to know about them
Bad. Levers: Bad. Buttons that are located in a weird place
Music on hold sucks. I am interested in reading an article or watching a video, but instead I have to pay attention to when the music ends and the operator starting babbling
I started talking with the library’s director, Freddy Colt, in July. In August we agreed that I’d be a volunteer and help the library with some stuff...
The bag yellow is good, while the jacket yellow is bad
A do-not-vibrate-while-wirelessly-charging feature would save many phones from accidental falls.
Bad: hangers. I have to insert the hanger between the sleeves only to have my coat fall when I suspend the hanger on the rail
Rollable TVs have a little talked about advantage: they are compatible with any reasonable aspect ratio
Almost anything can be easily revealed about any internet user. Why not use it to give authors a powerful way to contextualise what people read?