by David | Aug 12, 2014 | design, economics
They say that it’s hard for a company to shrink to greatness, but I do think that it’s possible to simplify to greatness. There’s been some moves in the e-reader world lately that raise the question, shrink or simplify. Sony, the first mover in the...
by David | Aug 11, 2014 | culture, media, reading & writing
Think of it as the book singularity. Casting off their physical shells, books are achieving a sort of immortality by becoming ebooks. Well, they’re not necessarily freer or even longer lasting, I guess, but they sure are easier to move from place to place. Linda...
by David | Aug 7, 2014 | reading & writing
Do you know what my favorite word is? No? That’s right! Huge amounts of time, money, and emotional energy are wasted because some people can’t or won’t just say NO when they really should. NO is critical to good time management and avoiding spending...
by David | Aug 6, 2014 | design
Got old pants? Who doesn’t? Why not turn them into cat pants? Black and white cats agree, you can’t beat organic catnip-filled genuine upcycled denim cat pants. For lounging or mauling, they’re just what the cat daddy ordered. Take any old...
by David | Aug 5, 2014 | transportation, urbanism
It’s hard to impose order on systems that grow organically, like world-class cities. It’s also hard to create a coherent public transit system in an imperfect society. That said, there are three seemingly small gaps in the Boston public transit system that...
