Posts in September dAmerica/Chicago 2007

The 28 hours day
Monday, 24-September-2007

The first time I heard about a “28 hour day“, I thought it was just a joke. The thing is that I didn’t realize the fact: 28hours x 6days = 24hours x 7days… until I saw this morning this comic at xkcd.com.
The basic idea is to be awake 20 hours, and then sleep 8 […]

Lack of usability in old traffic signs
Friday, 14-September-2007

“By order of the goverment all carts that move on this street should exactly follow the direction that is showed in the drawn cart, otherwise they will be fined with 3 pounds” - From the Museum of Pottery in Barcelona.
Did anybody stop and read the whole text in those times?

The visual instrument
Tuesday, 4-September-2007

I’m not an easy romantic. Moreover, I don’t follow gadget’s presentations actively.
But this morning I’ve fell in mad love with this beautiful piece of technology, the Yamaha Tenori-on.
I want one, buahhh!!

I earn (net) 1150€ per month, and I am happy
Monday, 3-September-2007

The title should’ve been something like “why do people dislike to speak about their salaries?“, but Jakob Nielsen (a usability leader, but sometimes too radical) suggested to use numbers in the titles.
The people avoid showing their pays to others because they are scared of being compared. It’s a quite silly idea, to use the money […]