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A phone to feel good about?

tinarama — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:48:51 +0000

Since we were talking about sustainable product design last week, discussing the need for longevity and repairability as well as social and environmental values becoming a natural part of doing business, there seems to be a cell phone accomplishing theses issues: the Fairphone 2. It’ s a modular phone, ethically produced, open and build to last.

The only point to raise questions is why the developers have chosen Android 5.1 Lollipop with Google Apps and Google Play Store as operating system. Sure there would have been alternate solutions…

How not to give a presentation

Daniel Fuchs — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:39:47 +0000

This is from a book called Career Express. A guy presents a laptop in the style of a Shakespearean drama.

Please don’t do that for your exams, or you’ll make me crack up and fall from my chair.

So what’s the problem with this speaker? He’s got the right expression, but he’s absolutely overdoing it. This is especially bad if you speak like Hamlet but make funny mistakes or use inappropriate vocabulary.

To sum up, you should use some expression, but don’t do anything that feels unnatural.

The story of stuff

Daniel Fuchs — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 08:14:24 +0000

The Story of Stuff is a series of videos about impacts of our consumer culture on people and the planet. Here’s one about electronic devices:

You will find more information on the Story of Stuff website.