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  • Russia had a three-day traffic jam

    Russia had a three-day traffic jam By Sarah Miller, grist.org There was a three-day-long traf­fic jam in Rus­sia over the week­end. That’s not three hours. That is three days. There was a snow­storm on the M-10, a well-traveled road between St. Peters­burg and Moscow. Now, one might think a coun­try… RT @grist: Russia had a…

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  • Dashboard cams a key safety feature in Russia

    Why Dashboard Cams Have Become a Crucial Safety Feature for Russian Motorists core77.com Here’s an interesting example of how cultural influences have led to the ubiquitous uptake of a product design. The country in question is Russia, and the product is the dashboard cam.The Internet is awash in well-captured car crash footage, and i… RT…

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  • Japan explores remote, virtual workforce after disasters

    After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office bloomberg.com Cour­tesy Soco­co Think your boss is stub­born about let­ting you work from home? Try going to Japan. Telecom­mut­ing is sim­ply not built into the busi­ness cul­ture there. Just 12 per­cent of Internet-connected Japan­ese office work­ers woul… RT @BloombergTech: After a disaster, Japan looks for…

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  • Icebreaker: Anthropologist designs bio-based performance clothing

    In a performance textile dominated by petrochemical dependent cotton or petrol based synthetic clothing, which consumes a vast amount of the world’s water and natural resources, an enterprising anthropologist has designed a line of clothing from wool that is both higher performance, comfortable and kinda cool looking Icebreaker Is A Natural – TIME. Related articles…

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