Signs for the blind – if you can find them

Many places these days quite rightfully do what they can to help out blind people, with Braille messages in appropriate places to give them at least some idea of the sighted world they’re navigating. Take this example from one of the buildings on campus: The people who installed this door thought were open-minded people, and [...]

December 30, 2011   Tags: design, disability  No Comments

Mendeley icon

Another icon to add to the collection – this time for the Mendeley Desktop citation manager. Exciting stuff, as I’m sure you’ll agree. As always, you can find it on the Linux Icons page.

December 17, 2011   Tags: icons  No Comments

Homeopathy in Healthcare: Judging a book by its cover

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can do so and be fairly sure you’re getting the right picture. A new book is about to be published with the title Homeopathy in Healthcare: Effectiveness, Appropriateness, Safety, Costs. From the title alone it’s hard to say whether it’s a load [...]

December 5, 2011   Tags: homeopathy  No Comments