Posts Tagged ‘humor’

How to react in an emergency - June 8th, 2010


How to react in an emergency pie chart

Courtesy of GraphJam

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Posted: 6/8/10 1:31 pm UTC by Make the First Comment
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Sharks sending text messages to alert beachgoers - January 6th, 2010

Shark

Photo courtesy of Flickr:artolog

“More than 70 white pointers have been tagged by scientists is Western Australia in a world first trial that will send beach lifesavers a text message when one of the predators swims close to the Perth shoreline.”

From: Telegraph

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Posted: 1/6/10 12:21 pm UTC by Make the First Comment
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How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1 2 3 Easy Steps - August 27th, 2009

A little University humor to lighten the load this week. This is the sort of thing that is painfully funny to anyone who has ever tried to get a paper published on their own. If that’s not you, you can just look forward to that day….

How to Publish a Scientific Comment in 1 2 3 Easy Steps

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Posted: 8/27/09 2:31 pm UTC by Make the First Comment
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Security Camera as Lamp - August 23rd, 2009

security camera lamp

From (MoCo Loco: Spoticam by Antrepo) comes this clever lamp that is in the shape of a security camera.

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Posted: 8/23/09 4:45 pm UTC by Add Your Comment
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How to Ruin Your Summer Vacay: Follow Your GPS Blindly - July 29th, 2009

alligator

From:ABC News. Here’s a snip:

“I’m sure we all have a GPS horror story to tell. Those nifty devices sometimes takes one on longer routes than necessary, lead one down roads that no longer exist or always seems to find the worst traffic.

A Swedish couple vacationing in Italy may win the GPS booby prize. The BBC reports that the couple wanted to visit Capri, off Italy’s west coast near Naples. When they arrived at their destination they asked around for directions to the island’s famed Blue Grotto all ready to take in some sun and the stunning sights of rugged cliffs plunging into the sparkling blue Mediterranean.

Instead they were informed that they were 400 miles off course in the industrial town of Carpi in northern Italy. Pilot error… or how two transposed letters can change everything.”

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Posted: 7/29/09 1:48 pm UTC by Add Your Comment
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Paul Dourish has a Posse - June 27th, 2008

http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3125&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
Suffice to say there is a meme on the internet.

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Posted: 6/27/08 2:43 pm UTC by Make the First Comment
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Situated Action - April 23rd, 2008

teacher with chair

Lilly points us to this great example of reappropriated design, tool use in a situated context, embodied chair interaction. :)

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Posted: 4/23/08 8:17 am UTC by Make the First Comment
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