I’m not sure where these came from. A friend, Armar Archbold, forwarded me a series of engineering humor pieces and I picked the three funniest ones to post here
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An architect, an artist and an engineer were discussing whether it was better to
spend time with the wife or a mistress. The architect said [...]
ambient persuasive tea cup
this ambient visualization would provide a nice reminder about the threat of global warming. but what does it mean when you finish your cup? the water line recedes and you don’t have to worry about global warming anymore? drink your tea fast? well, maybe the reminder when the cup is full is [...]
The past two days I’ve been super productive by spending a *long* time in this coffee shop in North Park, Claire de Lune. There are a lot of things I really like about it, but mostly that I am kept to myself and I can concentrate on my work. Today I decided to mix things [...]
A kid’s-eye view of laptop design
Cliff Lampe
Cliff Lampe is another faculty person who has looked at social capital in Facebook. - post by bmevans
Nicole Ellison
Nicole Ellison has studied the formation of social capital through Facebook. - post by bmevans
Some 2nd and 3rd graders in a “mini-laptop club” sketched out laptop keyboards on construction paper and pretended to email each other (ref). How cute! The keyboard layout is interesting to observe—big emphasis on pets, entertainment, and shopping. I love the *huge* open and close buttons! Maybe designers should take some advice from these kids [...]
