Tag: efficient

Who will dance on the floor in the round

2 November, 2012 (12:00) | House Ideas

Much like sidewalk in Michael Jackson’s video for Billy Jean, I always wanted some cool walkway that lit up.  I saw this show up in a friend’s facebook feed and thought it was awesome.  It might be a little much for a driveway, but I could definitely enjoy a nice little walkway around the side […]

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I saw it on your keyboard

17 August, 2012 (12:00) | FYI/DIY

The Dvorak keyboard is one of those examples of people not really knowing what’s good for them.  The Dvorak keyboard allows for more efficient use of the arrangement of keys on a keyboard which then improves speed.  It certainly has a strong underground following, but it would seem that there are power in numbers and […]

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Hall’s Rule of Social Order #150

19 September, 2011 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

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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Hall’s Rule of Social Order #47

2 May, 2011 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

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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Hall’s Rules of Social Order # 147

20 September, 2010 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

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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You take your car to work, I’ll take my board

3 April, 2010 (12:00) | Thoughts & Ideas

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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