In the category of Things I Don’t Understand — the placement of these cabins in the middle of the pavement.

Is it stupidity? Unwillingness? Disinterest? Or ‘just’ lousy generic instructions?

#UglyTech #Antwerpen #StreetPhotography

“I am a great team player”

📍: Antwerp, Belgium

#Antwerpen #StreetPhotography #UglyTech

#MyHashtags

Serendipity in Mastodon strongly depends on hashtags, I’d like to see people share their frequently used or actively followed hashtags.

#PublicTechnology
The use of technology in the public space / realm.

#UrbanMobility
How cities (want to) deal with mobility.

#BikeBenchTree
Three necessary urban ingredients.

#UglyTech
Too much of (public) technology is downright ugly.

#UrbanTech
A visible form of public technology.

#BewoondeKom
Hoe de bebouwde kom eigenlijk zou moeten heten.

#MyHashtags

Serendipity in Mastodon strongly depends on hashtags, I’d like to see people share their frequently used or actively followed hashtags.

#PublicTechnology
The use of technology in the public space / realm.

#UrbanMobility
How cities (want to) deal with mobility.

#BikeBenchTree
Three necessary urban ingredients.

#UglyTech
Too much of (public) technology is downright ugly.

#UrbanTech
A visible form of public technology.

#BewoondeKom
Hoe de bebouwde kom eigenlijk zou moeten heten.

Ugly tech in cities.

#UglyTech #PublicTech

“Enter, the heat pump.

Using a technology that dates to the 1970s, these boxy machines have suddenly been embraced across Germany — so much so that heat pumps are often sold out, and the wait for a qualified installer can last months.”

Now work on their design, because heat pumps are só ugly!

#HeatPump #UglyTech #UglyDesign

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/world/europe/germany-heat-pumps.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSlUbASbKWsIjolqLmOLI2LF7iXLkKSGTWHNCwu0JRpCd_l_WI6p_Yt95lxKqeOh8Cp59Dvpj0r0YeEV3VwijppbDxp5eeShr8t32D29vgdeQV-41tDW7NjL8ce1zn-zj5UrbOmjuS7WfhSN6XHttpJVgdVGu3mVZhfuWV74ohaQtmKspFZt4RjwfZCKVvveOChx2OtWObhy0-RBhEqgCGmmVxYjAnupGJAZCClvGT2d84nI86L5eOdAWNKX8K30wac8g-qnaEP4JASBLGI2fXDk&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare