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US Space Shuttle cockpit

So many wonderful buttons!  

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user experience

Remember when designing anything: users will find the most efficient way to use your product, even if it’s not how you intended. Test your product by pretending you have no time to deal with it.

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how it works: turbochargers

I’m going to begin a series of explanatory pieces on how stuff works. This one is about turbocharged engines. I’m sure there are many tutorials on the internet, but this one aims to be as simple as possible, aimed at

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Honda Si love & history lesson

The “Si” ( originally indicating “Sport injected”) is a trim of the Civic line from Honda. It’s Honda’s designation that the vehicle has upgraded performance characteristics compared to the other trims (LX, DX, EX, etc.). They often had different, more powerful

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quality carried all the way through

When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re

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beautiful engines

Even if you’re not a gear-head, perhaps you can enjoy the aesthetic quality of these engines. These are machines designed to convert the oxygen in air and mixed-in fuel into rotational power. Most people don’t see their engines very often,

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pop bottle challenge

You’ve got a faulty design when users must improvise. Not only true for soda machines!

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