tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353931782018-11-07T05:34:26.334+00:00gyulasimonyi.comsmarter, happier design for the 21 hundredsGyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-62348216088530426952011-05-13T23:00:00.000+01:002011-05-13T23:06:10.577+01:00input output<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcNh43WhI/AAAAAAAABLo/u0PbY9PRCLg/s1600/IMG_20110106_055436-781942.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561976558563318290" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcNh43WhI/AAAAAAAABLo/u0PbY9PRCLg/IMG_20110106_055436-781942.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br />sent from my android.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Dublin Airport (DUB), Co. Dublin, Ireland53.4212654 -6.250475199999982653.410265900000006 -6.2889616999999829 53.4322649 -6.2119886999999823tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-50898372469965519602011-02-28T15:55:00.000+00:002011-02-28T15:55:26.596+00:00taxi call<div class="mobile-photo"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcOpvLMKI/AAAAAAAABLw/ILvDSzB2ygc/s1600/IMG_20110105_183549-785693.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561976577850028194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcOpvLMKI/AAAAAAAABLw/ILvDSzB2ygc/IMG_20110105_183549-785693.jpg" width="100%" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Singapore - designated, marked place for taxi wait queue. Button to call car. Regulated, clean, sterile.</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br />As I learned from one of the drivers there, taxis in Singapore are considered part of the public transport system and as such, are well regulated. From a user perspective, one of the best run taxi services in the World. In a Singapore taxi, you can be sure that you'll get a polite service, that you'll end up where you wanted to go, you'll pay the fair price (no running meters, no taking you around town kinda scams..). In other recent destinations (Vietnam, Ireland), taxi experience is infinitely more saturated.<br /><br />This button serves one purpose, instructions clear. Only if you notice it though.<br /><br />sent from my android.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Wild Wild Wet, 1 Pasir Ris Close, Singapore 5195991.3771298 103.95444191.3556783000000001 103.9252594 1.3985813 103.98362440000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-71161812193836441692011-02-22T18:01:00.000+00:002011-02-22T18:01:23.746+00:00Layered expressions<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcMMiXxBI/AAAAAAAABLQ/xfIdfsZ0Iow/s1600/IMG_20110109_134613-775711.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561976535651959826" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcMMiXxBI/AAAAAAAABLQ/xfIdfsZ0Iow/s640/IMG_20110109_134613-775711.jpg" width="100%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcMiglLHI/AAAAAAAABLY/zQO6D9BLP34/s1600/IMG_20110109_134626-777397.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561976541550029938" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcMiglLHI/AAAAAAAABLY/zQO6D9BLP34/s640/IMG_20110109_134626-777397.jpg" width="100%" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcM8xOZgI/AAAAAAAABLg/svT422g96Hw/s1600/IMG_20110109_134637-779140.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561976548599162370" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TTAcM8xOZgI/AAAAAAAABLg/svT422g96Hw/s640/IMG_20110109_134637-779140.jpg" width="100%" /></a><br /><br />sent from my android.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Dublin, Co. Fingal, Ireland53.345850354255283 -6.246371269226074253.344249354255282 -6.2500192692260743 53.347451354255284 -6.2427232692260741tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-65964740277348647992010-11-21T02:28:00.000+00:002010-11-21T02:28:38.777+00:00customization sans request<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKNw8ac0MPI/AAAAAAAAA_o/xBSlo3QUd20/s1600/_blog_DSC_8067-796740.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522381751281004786" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKNw8ac0MPI/AAAAAAAAA_o/xBSlo3QUd20/_blog_DSC_8067-796740.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKNw8bdw83I/AAAAAAAAA_w/2ZQ4D1jcpnU/s1600/_blog_DSC_8085-797740.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522381751553422194" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKNw8bdw83I/AAAAAAAAA_w/2ZQ4D1jcpnU/_blog_DSC_8085-797740.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TL-a4mEPsYI/AAAAAAAABBo/-wlaxnlektM/s1600/IMG_20101019_072434-741203.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530309164515963266" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TL-a4mEPsYI/AAAAAAAABBo/-wlaxnlektM/IMG_20101019_072434-741203.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br />Found in the fascinating album about the construction of the Rarotonga airport.<br /><br />If you fancy seeing more updates from our ongoing round the world trip, lift this <a href="http://aroundtheworldwithandroid.blogspot.com">blog</a> into your reader list.<br /><br />sent from my android.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), Cook Islands-21.2022575 -159.8051119-21.207259 -159.8124074 -21.197256000000003 -159.79781640000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-65673996580018808602010-10-18T09:55:00.002+01:002010-10-18T09:55:00.176+01:00stencil science<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJdRr4wjEI/AAAAAAAAA9o/IuIiubqVwR4/s1600/IMG_20100821_151004-726345.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078651529595970" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJdRr4wjEI/AAAAAAAAA9o/IuIiubqVwR4/IMG_20100821_151004-726345.jpg" width=100% /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJdSGWr1DI/AAAAAAAAA9w/UthxRN_bkDw/s1600/IMG_20100821_143927-727893.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522078658634437682" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJdSGWr1DI/AAAAAAAAA9w/UthxRN_bkDw/IMG_20100821_143927-727893.jpg" width=100% /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a 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Fingal, Ireland53.332410679983255 -6.215858459472656253.319596679983256 -6.2450409594726564 53.345224679983254 -6.1866759594726561tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-75676308835921257142010-10-05T21:55:00.001+01:002010-10-05T21:55:00.670+01:00embedded artVilnius is a city featuring a vibrant, lively amateur art scene - and serving as the canvas for it too. What are the policies, practices, rules, spaces that a city's leaders should think of, for the city to shape/endorse such a culture.<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWzcGAUKI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/r7EzePBOEas/s1600/IMG_20100821_144136-769351.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071534824345762" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWzcGAUKI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/r7EzePBOEas/IMG_20100821_144136-769351.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWzhttyhI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/gTtuaYiXS-g/s1600/IMG_20100821_144354-770521.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071536333081106" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWzhttyhI/AAAAAAAAA9Y/gTtuaYiXS-g/IMG_20100821_144354-770521.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJW0HGpl_I/AAAAAAAAA9g/c6hKVy5e8MQ/s1600/IMG_20100821_144411-771694.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071546369775602" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJW0HGpl_I/AAAAAAAAA9g/c6hKVy5e8MQ/IMG_20100821_144411-771694.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Naujamiestis, Vilnius, Lithuania54.6847222 25.289444454.659916700000004 25.231079400000002 54.7095277 25.3478094tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-88654981426670428922010-10-01T09:55:00.003+01:002010-10-01T09:55:00.785+01:00urban canvas II.Drawing on the wall - city center, Vilnius, Lithuania.<br /><br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWvRMQv6I/AAAAAAAAA8w/TP3izhirIXk/s1600/IMG_20100821_144604-752338.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071463178321826" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWvRMQv6I/AAAAAAAAA8w/TP3izhirIXk/IMG_20100821_144604-752338.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWv-4UGUI/AAAAAAAAA84/X6WGhbFFjP0/s1600/IMG_20100821_144550-754807.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071475442686274" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWv-4UGUI/AAAAAAAAA84/X6WGhbFFjP0/IMG_20100821_144550-754807.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWwFD7kwI/AAAAAAAAA9A/hHQwZHjo6JI/s1600/IMG_20100821_144537-756209.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071477102023426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWwFD7kwI/AAAAAAAAA9A/hHQwZHjo6JI/IMG_20100821_144537-756209.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWw85KJUI/AAAAAAAAA9I/qTCvZCn-L7w/s1600/IMG_20100821_144336-758704.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522071492089226562" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJWw85KJUI/AAAAAAAAA9I/qTCvZCn-L7w/IMG_20100821_144336-758704.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com1Pilies Street, Vilnius 01013, Lithuania54.6847222 25.289444454.672318200000007 25.2602619 54.6971262 25.3186269tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-54341169158693257212010-09-28T22:04:00.001+01:002010-09-29T09:32:23.350+01:00urban canvas I.Writing on the wall - city center Vilnius, Lithuania.<br />Pointing my smartphone on these, I was wondering, how many 'likes' did this piece get, who favorited it, how many people shared it with their various social circles, how many thumbs ups/downs did it get, and of course what comments people had about it - wanna add mine too. Also would be nice to know the creator, date of creation, other nearby works.. not to mention the track the graffiti artist listened to while working on it..<br /><br />photos: htc nexus one, android 2.2<br /><br /><div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUbARY47I/AAAAAAAAA7A/EXCGV4ou_j8/s1600/IMG_20100821_164422-759918.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522068916015784882" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUbARY47I/AAAAAAAAA7A/EXCGV4ou_j8/IMG_20100821_164422-759918.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUbxGgoMI/AAAAAAAAA7I/Bhjx0kFpDwk/s1600/IMG_20100821_164439-762396.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522068929123492034" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUbxGgoMI/AAAAAAAAA7I/Bhjx0kFpDwk/IMG_20100821_164439-762396.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUcDoiJZI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wtrmzguX4zc/s1600/IMG_20100821_151053-764049.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522068934098036114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUcDoiJZI/AAAAAAAAA7Q/wtrmzguX4zc/IMG_20100821_151053-764049.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUchlE0GI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/8BOhR5a3bjI/s1600/IMG_20100821_151149-765511.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522068942136594530" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUchlE0GI/AAAAAAAAA7Y/8BOhR5a3bjI/IMG_20100821_151149-765511.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUc2TnS2I/AAAAAAAAA7g/3tthq7njZEM/s1600/IMG_20100821_164429-767116.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522068947700501346" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TKJUc2TnS2I/AAAAAAAAA7g/3tthq7njZEM/IMG_20100821_164429-767116.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Senamiestis, Vilnius, Lithuania54.683507644537912 25.28936862945556654.680406644537911 25.282073129455565 54.686608644537912 25.296664129455568tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-65569878734873880312010-09-20T22:54:00.003+01:002010-09-20T23:02:22.738+01:00crowdsourced sensor<div class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TJfYFjLKUTI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/CjFXI2PHOCc/s1600/IMG_20100904_124348-768539.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519117458218832178" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TJfYFjLKUTI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/CjFXI2PHOCc/IMG_20100904_124348-768539.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo"><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TJfYGPY9ZgI/AAAAAAAAA5g/ocneg9mnPoU/s1600/IMG_20100904_124340-771300.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519117470087865858" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cqObUyCZIms/TJfYGPY9ZgI/AAAAAAAAA5g/ocneg9mnPoU/IMG_20100904_124340-771300.jpg" width="100%" /></a></div><br />Malahide, Ireland.<br />sent from my android.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Malahide, Co. Fingal, Ireland53.452282559162043 -6.156377792358398453.42672705916204 -6.2147427923583987 53.477838059162046 -6.0980127923583982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-84222583818485920812010-04-12T15:17:00.002+01:002010-04-12T15:20:45.689+01:00professions: escalator help desk<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/3833928694/" title="escalator operators"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3160/3833928694_688792a8b3.jpg" width="100%" style="border: 0px #000000;" alt="escalator operators" /></a><br /><span></span></div><br /><span>The lady in between the escalators with the phone? solving puzzles?<br /><br />This is one of the oldest escalators in Kyrgyzstan, in a shopping center in Bishkek. At every turn there is a lady, with the phone, ready to escalate any problems with the escalator.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/3833928558/" title="escalator operators by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3833928558_8b3e7a67ff_o.jpg" width="100%" alt="escalator operators" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan42.8747222 74.612222242.8589972 74.5830397 42.890447200000004 74.64140470000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-46684677751284473582010-02-11T17:30:00.014+00:002010-02-11T17:30:00.496+00:00prison break for real<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281777798/" title="pin in a haystack by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2757/4281777798_339565b8fb_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="pin in a haystack" /></a><br /><br />Photo: A4 size paper asking citizens' assistance in catching a prison escapee, at a highway McDonald's somewhere between Boston and New York.<br /><br />Seriously. In 2010, at least put a <a href="http://images.google.com/images?q=qr%20code">QR code</a>, so people can load this info to their smart phone.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Connecticut, USA41.30257109430557 -72.3999023437540.270920094305566 -74.26757834375 42.334222094305574 -70.53222634375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-65237695889953839692010-02-04T15:12:00.000+00:002010-02-04T15:12:00.186+00:00efforts to regain trust<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281030969/" title="child protection in irish churches by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4281030969_9c0b16f0f7_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="child protection in irish churches" /></a><br /><br />The child abuse scandals ridden church in Ireland now begins events in the church with drawing churchgoers' attention to the child protection policy, and the location where it hangs on the cold walls, near the entrance.<br /><br />While the introduction of such policies and establishment of complaint hotlines might work in rebuilding people's trust, and even preventing child abuse from happening, it certainly leaves intact the systemic, institutional reasons behind the 'eventful' past of priests in Ireland.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com2Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.335921546948661 -6.219849586486816453.334320046948662 -6.2234975864868165 53.337523046948661 -6.2162015864868163tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-20779943793903796902010-01-30T20:36:00.001+00:002010-01-30T20:36:00.313+00:00illegal eligibility<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281026487/" title="addicts needed by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4281026487_f9311e54c8_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="addicts needed" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281765208/" title="addicts needed by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4281765208_fed4d0110b_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="addicts needed" /></a><br /><br />The dynamics of...<br /><br />Provision of trust and a body modified by (sometimes illegal) substance, in return for anonymity and money, for the purpose of studies, clinical testing of drugs, etc.<br /><br />Photos: ads from the Voice (NYC weekly free magazine)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0New York, NY, USA40.7142691 -74.005972940.4540391 -74.472891900000008 40.9744991 -73.5390539tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-54065621935295313742010-01-25T14:38:00.001+00:002010-01-25T14:38:00.360+00:00alternative currency for charity<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281756476/" title="charity with added value by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4281756476_d65d6784ab_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="charity with added value" /></a><br /><br />Photo: bus ticket collecting box in a Dublin elementary school.<br /><br />Buses in Dublin take only coins, and give no change. However, if you have to overpay, the difference is printed in your ticket as a 'refund', that you can claim at the Dublin Bus office.<br /><br />Since most people don't make the way to this office for the 10-20-30.. cents per ticket, they are more willing to drop it in a charity box than real Euros. Actually such 'charity collection' can be also perceived as a service provided, people happily unload their tickets from their wallets.<br /><br />As an unintended side effect, this public transport fare payment system fosters the giving mood in the city. Wonder if it was foreseen at design.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.335870295494871 -6.219806671142578153.332667295494872 -6.2271021711425778 53.33907329549487 -6.2125111711425784tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-62329907538777058352010-01-21T14:20:00.034+00:002010-01-21T14:20:00.432+00:00enraging waste of keyboard real estate<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281776668/" title="capslock hate by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4281776668_671cb3cd78_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="capslock hate" /></a><br /><br />Most people never/very rarely use CapsLock. Some people really <a href="http://www.ihatethecapslockkey.com/">hate</a> it even. A <a href="http://twitter.com/fallwein">few</a> will even go as far as self-handedly customizing their keyboards.<br /><br />Interesting to see how some features from the birth of computing still haunt around and weather the lightning fast evolution of technology. Think <a href="http://prezi.com/">slide presentations</a> for example.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281016883/" title="capslock hate by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4281016883_715ee1cf3c_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="capslock hate" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com3Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.344104 -6.267493753.2416205 -6.5009532000000005 53.4465875 -6.0340342tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-58379092220556547652010-01-17T14:16:00.002+00:002010-01-17T14:19:16.274+00:00rule #17: enjoy the little things<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4281779342/" title="my day has been made for me right now :)"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4281779342_8e56953272.jpg" width="470" style="border: 0px #000000;" alt="my day has been made for me right now :)" /></a><br /><span></span></div><br /><span>luggage compartment on the heathrow express on an early january day.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com2London Heathrow Airport, Greater London, UK51.4703429 -0.453424351.4436099 -0.5117893 51.4970759 -0.3950593tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-61977564148949821522009-12-29T15:56:00.000+00:002009-12-29T15:56:58.711+00:00the war against/for waste<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4224899503_93ee692261_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="bin with a promise" /><br /><br />This waste bin on the Sandymount DART station in Dublin promises that 70% of its content will be recycled. Nice to see, but far from a perfect solution.<br /><br />From the marriage of increasing primary resource scarcity, hiking landfill prices, growing social awareness on one side and <a href="http://www.gyulasimonyi.com/2009/06/digital-tagging-online-tracking.html">cheap-accurate-invisible object tracking</a> on the other, hopefully soon we will see a transparent and precise, granular yet simple solution.<br /><br />Today you pay for waste disposal at home, by the bin. Not when <a href="http://www.gyulasimonyi.com/2009/10/litter-capacity-planning.html">using public bins</a>.<br />Imagine:<br />- paying for throwing away anything, anywhere.<br />- different micro-payments for each piece of waste at disposal, based on recycling-ease, material-value, total-volume-per-person-per-month, sorting.<br />- paying the harshest price (unsorted, etc..) up front at purchase for everything, to then get refunded for the difference (if any) at disposal.<br /><br />Such system could encourage:<br />- making the effort to sort over not-sorting,<br />- buying (therefore also producing) packaging-light products, favoring easily recyclable materials, methods,<br />- fixing, reusing goods over throwaway culture,<br />- growing local, composting-biodegrading.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com3Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.328258770961568 -6.221480369567871153.325054770961572 -6.2287758695678708 53.331462770961565 -6.2141848695678714tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-73760000427352823762009-12-15T10:04:00.030+00:002009-12-15T11:31:33.294+00:00transparency, using social mediaBusinesses use the web and social media for communicating with customers in colorful ways, and with various purposes.<br /><br />A particular purpose of such communication can be <b>transparency, revealing section(s) of the background process(es), that usually remains hidden</b>.<br /><br />Some examples that I saw recently:<br />- Angavallen, a Swedish eco farm <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/angavallen/sets/72157616300995778/">shows its pigs proudly</a> on flickr<br />- Pastrami, a restaurant in Budapest offers a live <a href="http://www.pastrami.hu/">webcam feed from their kitchen</a> on their website.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4161736384/" title="pastami restaurant - attentiveness by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2520/4161736384_96f14f379d_o.png" width="100%" alt="pastami restaurant - attentiveness" /></a><br />Photo: extra attentiveness on Pastrami's website shows that parking is free, dogs are welcome and served with water, wifi is free, mobile chargers are on stock, there is place for changing diapers and of course there are child seat and toys available, and also that bike path leads to the restaurant.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com01036 Budapest, Lajos St 99, Hungary47.5330163 19.041005947.5293943 19.033710399999997 47.5366383 19.0483014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-42401675641327078842009-12-07T15:35:00.001+00:002009-12-07T15:35:00.157+00:00tweeting in your sleep<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/2638654540/" title="ryan waking by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/2638654540_3479c55f41_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="ryan waking" /></a><br /><br /><b>being off the grid.</b><br /><br />for you:<br />how many hours a day? days a year?<br /><br />for you:<br />not tweeting/blogging/chatting/following for some time by choice? versus deprived of connection and truly hard/impossible to reach due to circumstances?<br /><br /><b>sleep = off the grid.</b> now maybe.<br /><br /><b>but how long before your unconscious will write posts and tweets, chats around while you are asleep?</b><br /><br />what risks/opportunities are involved in opting-in to a true 24/7/365 connectedness? <b>what changes will the connected unconscious bring to social concepts such as political transparency, corruption, crime, trust, faith, business, etc.</b><br /><br />photo: long exposure experiment on a midnight rooftop, Hyderabad, India<br /><br />connected: adam wilson <a href="http://twitter.com/uwbci/">tweets</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI2D-xW0o2Y">using brainwaves</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India17.385044 78.48667117.057406 78.019752 17.712682 78.95359tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-39907143717711583442009-12-04T13:40:00.005+00:002009-12-04T13:40:00.694+00:00body embedded technology<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/3833124893/" title="lake song-kol above kochkor in the mountains by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2604/3833124893_bf14a72de3_o.jpg" width="100%" alt="lake song-kol above kochkor in the mountains" /></a><br />photo: basic words in kyrgyz, written up on a napkin, kept in back pocket for a trip.<br /><br />language skills are essential. fluent english is a must, mandarin, spanish, japanese, german and others come as a plus.<br /><br /><b>how long until good enough <a href="http://translate.google.com/">autotranslation</a> is integrated real time into any conversation via voice recognition, text-to-speech technologies (in the cloud) and <a href="http://www.nextnature.net/?p=4177">invisible devices</a>?</b><br /><br />when can we expect such solutions becoming mainstream enough to render language skills as something nice-to-have, as opposed to must-have today?<br /><br />having a voice recognizing device, connected to the cloud, invisibly and constantly available for you, also enable possible side effects, such as:<br />- all your conversations recorded for you in the cloud<br />- tweets, posts, status updates are born through dictation on-the-go<br />- you can ask your questions any time in any language, you will get the answer from Google instantly, read out for you, in your language. imagine the perspective for illiterate people.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/2703035667/" title="unknown smilers by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2703035667_0924cae4ca_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="unknown smilers" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com2Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan41.918628865183017 75.13549804687541.663164365183015 74.668579046875 42.174093365183019 75.602417046875tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-2740247268563653042009-11-29T11:15:00.084+00:002009-11-29T11:15:00.321+00:00immigrant population patterns<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4082726863/" title="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2774/4082726863_bd93982c8e_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall" /></a><br /><br />Photos from Lithuanica, the store for Lithuanian and some Polish products (mainly food), in a Dublin city center mall.<br /><br />The patterns of service and societal layers crystallizing around sizable immigrant populations.<br /><br />The size of an immigrant population as a factor in:<br />- how actively will its members look for, socialize with each other,<br />- how they are regarded by locals (on the scale from a positive color, exotic quests, towards a threatening intruder),<br />- how developed and concentrated are the service institutions (appearance of national stores, services like barbers and cleaners, restaurants, and the unofficial labels such as lebanese street, china town, arab district, etc).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4082839369/" title="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4082839369_59d357b413_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/4083544024/" title="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4083544024_921c33f82c_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="Lithuanica, in Moore street mall" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Moore St, Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland53.350116 -6.262483353.346914 -6.2697788 53.353318 -6.2551878000000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-18383770162573267392009-11-25T11:15:00.033+00:002009-11-25T11:15:00.367+00:00micro regulation<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/3924012895/" title="traffic rule change for a street music event by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/3924012895_11a4a3b68b_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="traffic rule change for a street music event" /></a><br /><br />This traffic regulation sign near a one-off street music event (Copenhagen), is very narrow in scope. Limits only one kind of behavior, only on one street section, and only for 10 hours on one given date.<br /><br />How long until such micro regulations will be factored in real time for turn-by-turn navigations, such as <a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/navigation/">Google's for Android phones</a>?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com1Copenhagen, Denmark55.6762944 12.568115755.5794994 12.3346562 55.7730894 12.8015752tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35393178.post-10804506528590930982009-11-22T11:15:00.004+00:002009-11-22T11:15:00.381+00:00low range urban status message<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gyuz/3924010409/" title="f**k you... you get your data elsewhere by gyuz 'the gun', on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3924010409_791e6f6324_b.jpg" width="100%" alt="f**k you... you get your data elsewhere" /></a><br /><br />Looking for open signals in range on a Copenhagen corner. Using your wifi network name as a messaging platform.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><p><div> home at <a href="http://gyulasimonyi.com/">gyulasimonyi.com/</a> | tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/gyulasimonyi/">@gyulasimonyi</a> | reach at gyula(at)gyulasimonyi.com.</div></p></div>Gyula Simonyihttps://plus.google.com/101138254724689595933noreply@blogger.com0Copenhagen, Denmark55.6762944 12.568115755.5794994 12.3346562 55.7730894 12.8015752