Suicide Watch
Suicide Watch Trigger Warning: This post contains thoughts on whether it is possible to identify people who might suddenly be at risk of self-harm or suicide. If this is not a topic of interest, or…
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Jane Elliott
Jane Elliott: image Heard of Jane Elliott? She's an American schoolteacher and an anti-racism activist. She is especially famous for her truly visionary "Blue Eyes-Brown Eyes" exercise that she conducted in her classroom, 50…
Religious Fashion
Religious Fashion Was chatting with a friend about religion. I randomly correlated religion with fashion. Or people's dressing sense, if you will. People either have their own style, or in most cases, they…
Browser Save Password Option
Browsers give you the option to save passwords. The layout for the choice options however, should be different. Firstly, we are usually in a hurry when using the phone. More importantly, our thumbs or…
Vertical Stapler
Vertical Stapler Image: source Over the years, I've found myself wanting to staple certain paper prototypes in a particular way. The standard stapler would not allow it though. One early need I found for a…
Bitter Gourd Chips
Don't worry, this is not a lock-down, culinary achievement post! I recently had these bitter melon/gourd (karela in Hindi) chips. An interesting paradox - using an ingredient that's great for health and known for reducing…
The ENGESA Mercedes truck
I recently saw this video of a ENGESA Mercedes truck. Something obviously very fascinating about it. So I thought I'd attempt to recreate it in some way, using Lego. This is a quick, crude first…
Soap Dispenser Design
Soap Dispenser Design This here is an ancient shampoo dispenser that broke last month. It was a crappy design for a few reasons. Firstly, because of how the…
PayTM’s UI
PayTM's user interface PayTM's web user interface (not sure about the mobile app), can be a little misleading. We as users, are almost completely programmed to click the 'Accept Terms' checkbox on any application. Especially…
Creating and Understanding Customer Feedback
A waffles order packaging (doesn't it look like a Viking head?) Creating and Understanding Customer Feedback If you've ever ordered waffles online, most likely they'll come in one of two kinds of packaging. One is…
Can We Do Better than CSR?
Can We Do Better than CSR? In India, Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act (2013) relate to corporate social responsibility (CSR). For a few years now, it requires companies clocking over a…
Carlsberg – Boldly Beer’ing Global Burdens
Beer'ing Global Burdens Consider the amount of plastic we use in our lives. Getting rid of a lot of it seems like quite a challenge, considering how dependent we and businesses have become on it.…
Airbags and the Height of Drivers
Random picture of an old Honda car Airbags and the Height of Drivers About a month ago, Honda introduced a new concept airbag for their vehicles. The challenge for them, was protecting drivers from angular…
Will Uber Disrupt Itself?
Will Uber Disrupt Itself? Source: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DNnnJ0BXkAAiJhv.jpg Most of you must have seen this image (or a version of it) in the last few years. I remember a lot of people sharing it or referring to…
Where Do We Go Now?
Where Do We Go Now? Google's AdSense program let's publishers or website owners have relevant ads show up when users visit those sites. Google earns revenues (via their Google Ads - previously AdWords platform) from…