Visitors to China wanting to duplicate a lost car key (or interested in knowing how easy it is to remotely steal someone else’s key) should …
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Interested in how the design of the security checkpoint at Hongqiao airport supports communication and support between members of different teams. It’s all very service …
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Interesting local detail for shoppers at this Shanghai Ikea – customers can place their bags in a locker or carry them around the store in …
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If there’s one thing about doing a lot of travel on hand luggage it’s the fine selection of ‘security checked’ stickers that collected along the …
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Been thinking a lot about social aspects of security systems recently, and cultures and contexts where its common to have a nightwatchman. Your neighbourhood has …
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Spotted on a few occasions in and around Beijing – cars with wheels protected from the bursting bladders of passing dogs. A scattergun of thoughts to …
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From the Ahmedabad press.
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Concrete blast-walls a feature of the green zone in Kabul – creating raised sidewalks for pedestrians wishing to be one step away from the road.
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What goes through your mind when you hear the jingle of an ice-cream van? Maybe it offers up the promise of summer – hanging out …
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A cable that runs between the body of this Japanese toilet and the seat – to power the under-seat heating. Having an exposed cable is …
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