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Remembering Roberto Saracco, President of EIT Digital

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There he led network management research and helped design Italy’s first electronic exchange and data network. Tribute from a close colleague Davide De Palma, co-founder of HR Coffee and a colleague of Saracco’s, submitted this in-depth portrait of his close friend to The Institute. He was not just a mentor or a teacher.

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Artisanal Cement Tiles Inspired by Modernist Homes

Baua Electric

If Indiana Jones took a turn toward the elegant and developed an obsession with textiles, he might be a bit like Louis Barthélemy, the French illustrator and designer who travels to Africa and the Middle East to work with weavers and craftspeople who are skilled in traditional techniques. You talk to any designer or architect in L.A.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Jobs designed it to be a curved structure without a straight piece of glass. In his tribute to Jobs, former U.S. Focus on design. Good design is the hallmark of most Apple products. The company's design process honors and addresses users' needs—both expressed and perceived. IEEE Spectrum article. Keep improving.

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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

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In 1999 Bill Gates penned a moving tribute to the Wright brothers. In 1976, Artwick wrote his master’s thesis on a flight simulator he’d designed to run on Digital Equipment Corp.’s Still, its first-person 3D visuals were ahead of the curve, predating more famous hits like Atari’s Battlezone. “I s PDP-11 minicomputer.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

It’s part of my tribute to him. And he said to me, “Brad when you design your business remember that the rebate programs are designed for big companies and they will turn them on and off to get rid of you.” Lillian Light (President of the EPN) arranged something with another person. Pass it on. And I said sure, I agree.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Skip to Content Massively explains Warhammer Online to the dedicated WoW player Autoblog AOL Autos Green Daily Gadling Engadget AutoblogGreen Autoblog Green Web Images Video News Local More → x Jobs Mapquest Movies Music Personals Shopping Travel Yellow Pages Send us a tip Contact us Advertise Corrections/Problems?