escalators are not accessibilty aids, they’re there for efficiency, and should be used as such. They’re designed to get people where they need to go faster. ie: don’t just stand on the escalator. If you can’t walk up or down them, you should be on an ELEVator. EXCEPTION CLAUSE: IF you decide to ignore this [...]
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Tags: burn calories, climb, efficiency, efficient, elevator, escalator, exercise, fat, lazy, move, otis, people, people mover, speed, stairs, time, walk
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your key chain should be smaller than your open hand. Meaning, if you can’t hold your key chain in your hand because you have too many stuffed animals, gizmos, pictures, cell phones, keys, toys, mirrors, shiny things on it, you have a problem.
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Tags: crap you don't need, dangerous, distraction, efficient, gadget, gizmo, hand, key, key chain, keychain, keys, phone, simple, stuff
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Nothing is universal. What works for you may not work for others. What’s also important here is to remember to think objectively and inversely. ie: What does not work for you, may work for others. An example of this would be the modern social networking tools out there. Just because you don’t use RSS feeds, [...]
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Tags: differences, different, efficient, Facebook, people, rss feeds, rules, social networking, social order, technology, twitter, universal, values, Work
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So Kallie and I need about 1.2 cars. I walk to work and most places we go together. Every once in a while though, we need to go separate ways. I’m envisioning a car that can break in half basically. I think there are people like us that need more than 1 car sometimes. There would also [...]
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Tags: car mode, cars, city, drive, efficient, ideas, Kallie, parking, passenger, people, small cars, wheels, Work
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One of my favorite things in industrial and functional art is efficient use of space. People design their furniture and living spaces to make life work well in small places. This ins’t your feng shui movement/placement, this is getting the best use out of space. I’ve seen hgtv shows where couples fit everything they own, [...]
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Tags: art, books, efficient, hidden, home, house, Kallie, living, people, PHP, shelf, shelves, space, stairs, storage, Work
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