January 2012
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INTERNATIONAL CITY NAME
It doesn’t have any sense that cities change name in relation to the language you are speaking. New York is New York. Milano is Milano. Firenze is not Florence. Should we call each city with the name used in the culture of reference?
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USER vs MACHINE PRODUCTIVITY
“Which of the following takes less time? Heating water in a microwave for one minute and ten seconds or heating it for one minute and eleven seconds?”
“From the standpoint of the microwave, one minute and ten seconds is the obviously correct answer. From the standpoint of the user of the microwave, one minute and eleven seconds is faster. Why? Because in the first case, the user...
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SECOND HAND VALUE →
Only in Italian
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NO APP, NO LIFE
Are we still able to live without an iphone and its 18392011473829 apps? Can you imagine getting lost without using Google maps? Can you think about not taking a pic of your next meal?
Everybody has a smart phone. Iphone spread and social network constant use brings us far away from where everything started. All these products and apps are replacing our naturalness. Our gestures are getting more...
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BRANDS TRADE IN
What’s the matter with brands so interested in trading in old products, offering discounts and helping no profit organizations?
Levi’s, Intimissimi and Segue… have been busy in these months advertising their interest in old products, trading them in on new brand ones.
Levi’s, up to 25th April, will be trading in any worn pair of jeans and people will get a 30 euro...
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People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t...
– George Bernard Shaw