Mathematics, elevators and cultural subtleties
The WSJ met with Theresa Christy, a mathematician working for Otis, the elevator company. For some, elevators aren’t a big deal. For her, it’s life:
As a mathematician steeped in the theories of vertical transportation at Otis Elevator Co., Ms. Christy, 55, has spent a quarter-century developing systems that make elevators run as perfectly as possible—which means getting most riders into a car in less than 20 seconds. “Traditionally, the wait time is the most important factor,” she says. “The thing people hate the most is waiting.”
And an interesting bit concerns how Japanese people ride elevators:
In Japan, riders immediately want to know which car will serve them—indicated by a light and the sound of a gong—even if the elevator won’t arrive for 30 seconds. That way, people can line up in front of the correct elevator.
Fascinating.
Mathematics, elevators and cultural subtleties
The WSJ met with Theresa Christy, a mathematician working for Otis, the elevator company. For some, elevators aren’t a big deal. For her, it’s life:
As a mathematician steeped in the theories of vertical transportation at Otis Elevator Co., Ms. Christy, 55, has spent a quarter-century developing systems that make elevators run as perfectly as possible—which means getting most riders into a car in less than 20 seconds. “Traditionally, the wait time is the most important factor,” she says. “The thing people hate the most is waiting.”
And an interesting bit concerns how Japanese people ride elevators:
In Japan, riders immediately want to know which car will serve them—indicated by a light and the sound of a gong—even if the elevator won’t arrive for 30 seconds. That way, people can line up in front of the correct elevator.
Fascinating.
Swedish startup Memoto secured $550K via Kickstarter
Swedish startup Memoto secured $550K via Kickstarter
Cool news, report by EU-Startups (a nice blog covering startups in… the European Union). I talked about Memoto on Warston there, it’s basically a startup developing a camera to record your life.
Swedish startup Memoto secured $550K via Kickstarter
www.eu-startups.com/2012/12/s…
Cool news, report by EU-Startups (a nice blog covering startups in… the European Union). I talked about Memoto on Warston there, it’s basically a startup developing a camera to record your life.
Chefs Feed: restaurant recommendations by acclaimed chefs
Here’s a refreshing take on the war for the best restaurant recommendation app. It’s called Chefs Feed and it only shows recommendations of dishes and restaurant by a curated list of chefs:
There is no way for you or I to upload a dish photo or make a dish recommendation, and the Riveras like it that way. The only people who can recommend a dish are the 600 professional chefs that make up the Chefs Feed roster of curators. From the Riveras perspective, serious eaters want to know where Mario Batali (Babbo, Lupa) eats in New York and what Thomas Keller (French Laundry) eats in San Francisco — not the selections of some random dude with a smartphone and a few too many whiskey sours.
Chefs Feed: restaurant recommendations by acclaimed chefs
Here’s a refreshing take on the war for the best restaurant recommendation app. It’s called Chefs Feed and it only shows recommendations of dishes and restaurant by a curated list of chefs:
There is no way for you or I to upload a dish photo or make a dish recommendation, and the Riveras like it that way. The only people who can recommend a dish are the 600 professional chefs that make up the Chefs Feed roster of curators. From the Riveras perspective, serious eaters want to know where Mario Batali (Babbo, Lupa) eats in New York and what Thomas Keller (French Laundry) eats in San Francisco — not the selections of some random dude with a smartphone and a few too many whiskey sours.
Where are the world's deadliest major cities?
Where are the world’s deadliest major cities?
Excellent statistics provided once again by the Datablog team for The Guardian.
Where are the world’s deadliest major cities?
Excellent statistics provided once again by the Datablog team for The Guardian.
Stunning illustrations for the family houses in Game of Thrones.
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Stunning illustrations for the family houses in Game of Thrones.
How to distil your own gin
Eye-catching headline as I was reading Wired UK. Why not try really?
On another fire-related note. Extraordinary fire photography by Tom Lacoste.
Renaud Hallee made music with fire.
Renaud Hallee made music with fire.
Color photos of Nazi-occupied Poland circa 1939-1940.
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Color photos of Nazi-occupied Poland circa 1939-1940.
Another reblog from explore-blog:
Networked Society – Seth Godin and others on the future of learning in a new project by Ericsson, two years after Ericsson’s 2020 Project exploring the future of technology.
In the beginning of the video we are told that the origin of a complex bureaucratic system similar to higher education took its roots in the military, leaders needed formatted soldiers. Interesting point of view.
Another reblog from explore-blog:
Networked Society – Seth Godin and others on the future of learning in a new project by Ericsson, two years after Ericsson’s 2020 Project exploring the future of technology.
In the beginning of the video we are told that the origin of a complex bureaucratic system similar to higher education took its roots in the military, leaders needed formatted soldiers. Interesting point of view.