{ "version": "https:\/\/jsonfeed.org\/version\/1.1", "title": "Heightwise wayfare", "_rss_description": "Home page · Travel · На русском", "_rss_language": "en", "_itunes_email": "", "_itunes_categories_xml": "", "_itunes_image": "", "_itunes_explicit": "", "home_page_url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/tags\/heightwise-wayfare\/", "feed_url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/tags\/heightwise-wayfare\/json\/", "icon": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/userpic\/userpic@2x.jpg?1739870896", "authors": [ { "name": "Robert", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/", "avatar": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/userpic\/userpic@2x.jpg?1739870896" } ], "items": [ { "id": "1470", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/all\/monaco-2022-2023\/", "title": "Monaco in 2022 and 2023", "content_html": "

In Monaco, everything smells amazing: the trees outdoors and perfumes indoors.<\/p>\n

Also, strangers greet each other when entering and exiting the elevator. Everyone has true respect for one another.<\/p>\n

But sadly not all elevators have good typography. The 8 looks too much like a B<\/i>, and the D<\/i> looks too much like a zero:<\/p>\n

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The ventilator swastika is cool thô<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A bit of nature:<\/p>\n

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A confident-looking man:<\/p>\n

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The Continental:<\/p>\n

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Crowdstrike before it was famous:<\/p>\n

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A tall building:<\/p>\n

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Textures:<\/p>\n

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Most of my lift use goes like this:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Enter lift.<\/li>\n
  2. Look in the mirror.<\/li>\n
  3. Exit lift and take the stairs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I live to be a human meme.<\/p>\n", "summary": "Most of my lift use goes like this", "date_published": "2023-05-13T22:06:59+02:00", "date_modified": "2024-10-04T21:15:21+02:00", "tags": [ "health", "heightwise wayfare", "life", "me", "memes" ], "_date_published_rfc2822": "Sat, 13 May 2023 22:06:59 +0200", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "989", "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [] } }, { "id": "953", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/all\/closed-systems\/", "title": "Closed systems are potential traps", "content_html": "

    It’s easy to get out of a stuck tram. A stuck underground train, on the other hand, traps folk inside and forces them to wait for help.<\/p>\n

    Ditto for escalators and lifts. A broken escalator is just a technobrutalist staircase.<\/p>\n

    An ATM that requires inserting a card makes it too easy to forget it there. Such an ATM can also take the card away in case of a bug, has a place to attach a skimming device, and wastes folk’s time by forcing them to fiddle with things. An ATM that scans cards contactlessly has none of these issues.<\/p>\n", "summary": "It’s easy to get out of a stuck tram. A stuck underground train, on the other hand, traps folk inside and forces them to wait for help", "date_published": "2023-04-30T18:14:46+02:00", "date_modified": "2024-09-27T09:55:47+02:00", "tags": [ "design", "heightwise wayfare", "wayfare" ], "_date_published_rfc2822": "Sun, 30 Apr 2023 18:14:46 +0200", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "953", "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": true, "links_required": [], "og_images": [] } }, { "id": "3", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/all\/escalator-positioning\/", "title": "Escalator positioning", "content_html": "

    Bad: making people go around to get to the next floor:<\/p>\n

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    Good: making it easy for people to go multiple floors at once:<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n<\/div>\n", "summary": "Bad: making people go around to get to the next floor", "date_published": "2018-10-23T19:58:50+02:00", "date_modified": "2021-11-22T10:26:29+02:00", "tags": [ "design", "heightwise wayfare", "public spaces" ], "image": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/20181018_203223.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:58:50 +0200", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "3", "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/20181018_203223.jpg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/20181023_183127.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "4", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/all\/elevator-control-panel-30\/", "title": "An elevator control panel for 30+ floor buildings", "content_html": "

    Continuing my fascination with elevator control panels<\/a>, here is an example of what should and shouldn’t be done when a building has many<\/i> floors.<\/p>\n

    Horrible:<\/p>\n

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    Believe it or not, the panel may sometimes continue on the opposite wall<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Ingenious. A phone-like keypad for floors:<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n
    Notice that the rider can wave his hotel key card to go directly to the floor his room is located on<\/div>\n<\/div>\n", "summary": "Continuing my fascination with elevator control panels, here is an example of what should and shouldn’t be done when a building has many floors...", "date_published": "2018-09-23T20:34:27+02:00", "date_modified": "2024-10-21T09:20:48+02:00", "tags": [ "design", "heightwise wayfare" ], "image": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/Idiosyncratic_elevator_panel.jpg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:34:27 +0200", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "4", "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/Idiosyncratic_elevator_panel.jpg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/2018-09-23-21.14.54_1.jpg" ] } }, { "id": "197", "url": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/all\/elevator-control-panel\/", "title": "Redesigning an elevator control panel", "content_html": "

    There’s this two-floor building which I often visit with an elevator interface that is way too complex:<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

    Seriously, why does it need five buttons?<\/p>\n

    First of all, the “Close doors” button is a lie. It is also unnecessary to have two buttons to choose from when there’s only one way to go.<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

    The useful action must take up more area than the extras:<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

    But that’s still not enough. The elevator has a scale built in, so it won’t go when too crowded. This scale can be used for another feature, human presence detection. As soon as the elevator detects that weight isn’t changing, it shuts the doors and goes. A screen can be used to make the elevator more informative.<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n<\/div>\n

    Therefore, the only buttons needed in an elevator are those for emergencies like getting stuck inside or in-between the doors.<\/p>\n

    The only problem that remains is the waste of time that the elevator is. Sure, you save time and energy by using it instead of a staircase, but the ride could be much more pleasant. A 10-second cat video will solve everything.<\/p>\n

    \n\"\"\n
    The video is silent, quite obviously<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    A game show would be even better, but the journey here is way too short for that.<\/p>\n", "summary": "There’s this two-floor building which I often visit with an elevator interface that is way too complex", "date_published": "2018-07-19T14:47:06+02:00", "date_modified": "2025-02-10T17:24:29+02:00", "tags": [ "design", "doors", "DOPE", "heightwise wayfare" ], "image": "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*OP1lCMsz-4HX8ulHsXutbg.jpeg", "_date_published_rfc2822": "Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:47:06 +0200", "_rss_guid_is_permalink": "false", "_rss_guid": "197", "_e2_data": { "is_favourite": false, "links_required": [], "og_images": [ "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*OP1lCMsz-4HX8ulHsXutbg.jpeg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*p-oGCH6gBB1d8ViZDWr1AA.jpeg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*PVTPMjppOZkh5B8CWV-0cQ.png", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*g0Lsc6usFnw19t5i3xDVmQ.png", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*56t16jzrlddKx7XYAGC9fw.png", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*OP1lCMsz-4HX8ulHsXutbg-1.jpeg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*p-oGCH6gBB1d8ViZDWr1AA-1.jpeg", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*PVTPMjppOZkh5B8CWV-0cQ-1.png", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*g0Lsc6usFnw19t5i3xDVmQ-1.png", "https:\/\/robert.uber.space\/blog\/pictures\/1*56t16jzrlddKx7XYAGC9fw-1.png" ] } } ], "_e2_version": 4199, "_e2_ua_string": "Aegea 11.5 (v4199)" }