Blog of Josh Hall

I’ve heard about the airlines that charge you for 2 seats if your body “prevents the use of safety belts or arm rests” or whatever, even famous director Kevin Smith was forced to pay the fees on one airline. What I’m thinking is that airlines start charging based on BMI, or some other type of […]

When you’re in an airplane, especially when you’re using the tray table in front of you as a head rest, there really should be some common etiquette in place for when and how the person in front of you reclines. Since I have long legs, I’ve had people recline with a lot of power right […]

Do binoculars let people with great vision see further than people with poor vision?  I guess it’s more a question of how they work.  When you adjust them, are you sacrificing distance for quality?  Do our eyes focus on the image way off in the distance, or an image that is contained within the binoculars?

Why haven’t we found a better / easier / more efficient way to do laundry yet? Why do we need 2 devices to complete 1 process? At the very least, can’t we have a 3rd device that moves the laundry from the washer to the dryer automatically? I mean, there isn’t even the option of […]

I like how pandora and last.fm recommend music based on the genre and bands you’re listening too, but I’m envisioning a site based on literal connections that bands have.  I think the interface could very pretty and fun.  It could be like TheyRule.net.  Think a colored red circle with "Foo Fighters" written in the middle.  clicking on […]

Are there more people alive right now then people that have ever died?  What’s your first thought?  I want to say that there are more dead people, but I’m not sure how to figure this out, or the best possible way to make an educated guess. According to census.gov, there are 6,812,935,148 people alive today.  So […]