You can divide the world into people who leave their lenses covered, and those that don’t. And for every camera lens multiply by a thousand …



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Some wonderful (paraphrased) quotes from the essay ‘The Camera Fiend‘ by Bill Jay on the early adoption of the camera, and in particular the rise …
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Our executive creative team came out to Shanghai last week – with plenty of interesting conversations in the many formal and informal sessions, a surprising …
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See also: Is Internet Access a Human Right? These questions were originally meant to be weaved into a post here on Future Perfect – ended up …
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Car with parking ticket in Shanghai. The parameters (size, duration, …) that can increase, reduce or negate a fine? And the tools to collect evidence …
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You’re at the check-out of the convenience store and hand over a couple of notes. As the cashier rings up your purchase you find a …
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Local government office pen anti-theft mechanism. What if we reverse this logic? What would it take to encourage the pens to be ‘stolen’? What business model …
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This acure Shibuya station vending machine by the JR East Water Business Co. is interesting on a number of levels: it’s using a touch screen …
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A year ago today give or take, my partner and I welcomed a baby girl into the world. Born in Los Angeles, with mixed race …
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A gem of a book found in the hotel library – details the history of dazzle camouflage – often attributed to the artist Norman Wilkinson. …
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