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Posts by Barry

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Software company: “What new features would you like in the next update?”

Users: Just fix the bugs and reduce the bloat

Software Co: “You spoke and we listened! Today we’re rolling out new AI features!”

Users:

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The start at this year’s #ComradesMarathon

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My philosophy is, where possible, to use additive design to subtract waste. This project felt particularly true to that ethos. The Paintdrip caps turned used tomato and bean tins into a functional design. makerworld.com/en/models/14...

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A friend asked if I could make "Open" and "Closed" signs for her store. I thought about it and then couldn't shake the idea of creating a single sign that does both. It was a typographic challenge but I think it worked.

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I think it would be fascinating to hear the arguments of experts. If kids were force fed fear of devils trying to win their souls, omnipotent beings spying on thoughts (keeping a ledger of the "bad" ones), science being "fake news", of surely there is going to be measurable damage as adults?

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My wife and I were talking about childhood this morning and an interesting question cropped up: What would it look like if a class-action suit was filed against the church(es) that indoctrinated us as children?

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Is it bad to send strangers unsolicited pictures of your dog?

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But who will watch the birdwatchers?

A rare vagrant, the Lesser Yellowlegs, landed at Mkhombo Dam a week ago and sparked a full on twitch. The little thing had around R2,000,000 worth of equipment focused on it. Massive pressure when you're searching for a snail.

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Restrictions are a catalyst for creativity. In designing these sewing bias tape makers, the limitations of FDM meant the guide slot on top of the tool was overly complicated and ugly. Moving it to the bottom allowed easier feeding and resulted in a cleaner design.

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Help me understand something…

You have to be over 18 to drive a car, right? Yet I regularly see cars with spoilers fitted. How are 12-year-old boys getting licenses?

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Hah! I sent this image to one of my runners just this week. She was fully over the whole idea of working alongside human beings.

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