Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 25, 2005
Don't kick your luggage?

I found this icon posted inside an elevator, above the door. What is it trying to say? Don’t kick your suitcase so it slams into the doors? Or don’t …

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 25, 2005
Those who do and those who might have done

Richard Hamming: “I became very interested in the difference between those who do and those who might have done.”

Awesome talk from almost 20 years a…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 25, 2005
On decision making

If you find yourself revisiting decisions over and over again, or just being unsure of decisions you have made, it might be because you’ve short-circu…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 25, 2005
The problem with punishment and reward

Shortly after my first child was born, my friend Branimir gave me a copy of Unconditional Parenting because, as he said, there should not be another c…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 25, 2005
Hansel and Gretel, web edition

HansOgGrete.png It’s an odd effect when the bread crumb metaphor is taken too literally, as it is on meyersmad.dk.

It says something like “Coffee > Pickles > Vinega…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 24, 2005
Are trackbacks worth it?

Trackback has always bothered me as a solution. Why would I have to ping your site to tell you I’m linking to you, when search engines can easily tell…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 24, 2005
Xit Xmas

Christmas eve, where we danes throw the big celebration, is over and everything went well. The children were happy, including ours. What more can you …

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 24, 2005
Worst battery-driven product ever

We bought the Philips SC479 DECT baby monitor, and while the feature set is great (there are many we don’t use, but it has everything we need), it’s t…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Dec 24, 2005
Beware designers on the loose

train-toilet.jpgCheck out this awesome interface at the toilet on the train in Switzerland. The flush button is nowhere near the toilet, it’s above the sink. And the …

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