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The QWERTY Keyboard
When I was younger, my Grandmother asked me to teach her to use a computer. We sat down in front of it, and before I even had a chance to press the power button, she asked “Why are the letters on the…
Recycling
A few years back China banned importing waste from other countries. This became quite the story because it turned out that the US had a bit of a dirty secret. They were dumping a lot of their plastic…
Voting
There’s a saying “Just because you do not take an interest in politics, doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you”. For those of us who live in some form of a modern democracy, voting is…
The Wayback Machine
The library of Alexandria was one of the most famous libraries of the ancient world. The library was supposedly burned down, and with it, all the years of intellectual progress contained within it.…
The Five-Day Work Week
The 40 hour, 5 day work week became the norm for industrialised countries almost 90 years ago, and it hasn’t changed much since. So why are we still working on average 8 hours a day, 5 days a week,…
Guinness
Some European countries like France or Italy are known for incredible food cultures. Ireland on the other hand, is better known for their drinking than eating. Our Whiskey's and Coffee's are fairly…
Domain Names
There's a fantastic list of the most expensive domain names on Wikipedia. The most expensive so far is voice.com that was bought for $30 million. So why are domain names going for such crazy sums of…
Leap Years
Happy leap year! It's pretty easy to figure out when we have a leap year, right? Nothing about time is what it seems. Let's find out why.
Locks
Most people feel a sense of security when they lock something that they own. But this sense of security is misplaced. Most locks that we use in our homes can be picked in a few minutes flat. So why…
CAPTCHA
CAPTCHA is a test to distinguish humans from computers on the internet. But with computers becoming better at things that were previously only possible by humans, does it still work today?
Daylight Saving Time
If you live in one of 70 odd countries with Daylight Saving Time, changing your clocks twice a year is a normal part of life. But in the rest of the world in this day and age, this practice seems…
Bonus: World Standards Day
Happy World Standards Day 2023! To celebrate, I rate every norm featured on Norming to date, on a five-star scale.
Postcodes
Ireland didn't get a postcode system until 2015, which makes it one of the newest in the world. So what does a postcode for the 21st Century look like? And how does it compare to its contemporaries?
Plugs
The topic of the best plug has been hotly debated by patriotic plug enthusiasts around the world, claiming that their plug is better than all others. So the question is, who is right and who is wrong?
A4–The Perfect Paper Size
If you've ever had the displeasure of dividing up an A4 sheet of paper with a ruler, you'll know that it measures 210x297mm. Conveniently short enough to measure with a standard ruler. But the…
Electric Cars
If I wanted to buy a new car in 1910, I'd have three drivetrain options to choose from, steam, internal combustion or electricity. Over 100 years later, electricity is making a comeback again. Does…
Recommended for You
Chances are if you've ever sneaked a look at someone else's YouTube, Netflix or Spotify home page, you'll see a very different place to your own. Recommendation systems are so personalised these days…
Accept All Cookies?
The web has become cluttered with pop-ups asking for our consent to cookies and tracking policies. So how did we get here, what is a cookie and why do we have to accept them just to be able to browse…
A Sign of the Times
An unfortunate paradox of successful typefaces is that, the more wide their use is, the less noticeable they become. And there is possibly no typeface that this is more true for than Times New Roman.…
Credit or Debit?
Recently while visiting the United States I noticed that nearly every time I used my debit card to make a payment I was asked if I would like to pay with "credit or debit". Curiosity took the better…
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