• Glove compartment – language persists even when their usage/technology is obsolete
  Gloves were originally considered necessary equipment in early cars, many without a hard top, to prevent the cooling effect of fast-moving air from freeze-numbing drivers’ hands.
• The Life and Death of Jesse James
  On the Internet no one knows you’re a dog. Cautionary tale #1.
• An IM Infatuation Turned to Romance. Then the Truth Came Out.
  On the Internet no one knows you’re a dog. Cautionary tale #2.

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[...] I was also reminded that designs are in context in how they reference existing artifacts. Just like the dodge and burn tool in Photoshop; of course, the reference is missing for most of us, but it can become its own thing eventually (i.e., glove compartment). [...]

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