tending the garden

“problem with our times is bad economics”

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nice antidote to the article i read in the nytimes yesterday

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nice diagram of seating arrangements in a tube car

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profiles of 21 companies!

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sweden comes out on top. see utility graph from economist also out this week.

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As the authors expected, the number of trials had a positive..effect on the subject’s preference…This effect was so strong that, afterwards, 81 percent of the subjects claimed that the interface they were assigned was the one they would have chosen…

(tags: design interesting interface marketing psychology consumer technology ui)

It appears as though suggestions from Apple’s (AAPL) commercials and Steve Jobs are hinting at some secrets still left for the launch of the iPhone.

(tags: apple iphone rumors suprise app hype commercial)

great graphic of impact of continued carbon emissions

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