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Goodman @discuss.tchncs.de

11mo ago

Todler rule

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Shoe companies haven't (yet) figured out how to enable 1-touch purchases on shoes yet. Once they do the shoe interface will be made toddler friendly

There was a story years ago about some scientists who dropped a box of tablets into a village somewhere that had no previous contact with modern tech. They went back some time later, and the kids had figured out, not only how to use them, but had networked them too. I wonder what ever happened with that, or if it was even true? I suppose I should google it.
- https://www.fastcompany.com/2681011/ethiopian-kids-hacked-their-donated-tablets-in-just-five-months
  
  “We left the boxes in the village. Closed. Taped shut. No instruction, no human being. I thought, the kids will play with the boxes!
  Jfc, the racism oozing from that statement.. 🤢
- a village with no modern technology. How did they keep the tablets charged?
  
  OLPC’s latest trial in DIY education involved delivering Motorola Xoom tablets and solar chargers with custom software to two remote rural villages in Ethiopia where literacy rates are close to zero.

Dexterity vs experimentation

I'd kill for velcro steel toe leather work boots, I hate tying such long laces.
- Or why not use those ratchet latch things that you see on rollerskates and snowboarding boots?
  
  I need dis
- Have you looked into side zip boots?
  
  Bruh, side zips have been such a game changer in the morning! (And after work when I just wanna kick my boots off!)
  
  I tried a pair but didn't feel like they could stay tight enough, kind of felt like they were floppy but they didn't have a half size smaller. Is that what you use?
- https://www.charm-tex.com/velcro-leather-work-boot-11423.html
  They aren't steel toe, but if you were to contact the manufacturer, they may make a new line. They seem to think their target market is inmates.
  
  Their entire business is making things for inmates. Those boots seem to not be steel toe because they're trying to stop metal getting into the prison.
  Don't know about them personally but given the industry would be suspicious of the quality. It's likely they're one of the few or only suppliers people can buy things from while incarcerated.
- with light up soles?

Have to wear or want to wear?

suddenly installs Graphene

What about those cords you pull tight and there's that tension knob holding fast? Are those inferior to laces?
- They always come loose in my experience

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