links for 2009-11-19

by grant on November 19, 2009

WORDOID – Creative Naming Service

Wordoids are made-up words. They look nice and feel great. They are good for naming things.

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Bookmarks
- How to win Rock-paper-scissors every time
  Like chess or Super Mario Kart, RPS is a game of strategy, observation and intelligence.
- Loc8 Code - The All Ireland Digital Address Code
  GPS Ireland says its Loc8 codes can define any location on the island of Ireland, accurate to within six metres. The codes uniquely identify addresses and could be used as a navigational tool on satnav devices, smartphones or online. Any business or individual can get a code for their premises or house for free at www.loc8code.com.
- Home-made life insurance, the Apollo way - Boing Boing
  Of all the places I never expected to learn anything cool about the Apollo astronauts, number one would have to be the blog run by ukinsurance.net.
- Design with Intent Toolkit
  A set of illustrated cards showing how design can be used to change, prevent, or encourage certain behaviours. The way that spaces, objects and systems are designed heavily influence the way that we live our lives around them. They serve as both suggestions and critiques, showing how spaces and objects are designed to control us for better or for worse.
- Hard to find
  Why it’s increasingly difficult to make discoveries – and other insights from the science of science. This type of research, studying the science of science, is in fact a field of science itself, and is known as scientometrics.