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Zip Hoodies – That is the Title of this Post

We all know the Zip file. We use it all the time to compress larger chunks of data into smaller ones. But what about Zip files in the era of ubiquitious computing? Won’t Zip files begin to appear everywhere? Well, now you can take YOUR OWN zip file everywhere with the new ZIP SHIRT! That’s right…our new Zip [...]
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Looking At Solutions From The Ecologist’s Points Of View

Last time, I talked about how the designer and economist see and gauge the effectiveness of a solution. This time, we’re moving into the third territory: the ecologist’s. We’re going to look at solutions that change the shape of the space they’re in. True to its name, I’m going to use the natural web of life, [...]
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Looking At Solutions From The Designer and Economist Points Of View

More often than not, solving all the problem coming our way simply isn’t possible due to budget and/or time constraints. But if we must choose which ones are worth our time and investment, and which ones don’t, how can we determine it? On Looking At Solutions Spatially, I proposed the three dimensions that we can measure [...]
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Looking At Solutions Spatially

I like to think of a solution to problem as occupying a three-way axis. Magenta: The Economist An economist’s view on solution is reflected by the magenta line: how many people can a solution solve the problem for, and for what cost? The result is thus gauged with a classic “cost per capita” equation, where you would [...]
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