Category Archives: Efficient City

How to Cut Your Wood Perfectly

Posted on December 29, 2018 by smirshekari

Do you know what is the best way to cut your wood board to make a box planter? I know a way. And it was quite fun to figure that out. I needed a relatively large planter. The wooden box … Continue reading →

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How Much Mass-Sharing Is Actually Useful?

Posted on December 17, 2018 by smirshekari

Over the past few decades, social media has come to a new level via the vast adaptation of scale sharing platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Year after year, the global penetration index of internet and social media have been both … Continue reading →

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Stop Not Paying Original Content Creators on The Web, It’s Bad For Everyone

Posted on July 9, 2017 by smirshekari

Introduction Imagine you have recently got a new idea that you have worked on for a while. You have made it mature enough that at this point you feel comfortable sharing it with the outside world. What you would do? … Continue reading →

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Self-Driving Cars May Need To Know Why I Avoid Driving Behind Moving Trucks, But Choose to Stop Behind Them

Posted on May 1, 2017 by smirshekari

Nope! This is not because of any safety issue that one may think of initially, but only because I would like to spend less time behind traffic lights during my daily commute in St. Louis. This can buy even more time for people … Continue reading →

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