Comments on: Glimpses of a City http://quietbabylon.com/2009/glimpses-of-a-city-3/ Cyborgs, architects and our weird broken future. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:19:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim Maly http://quietbabylon.com/2009/glimpses-of-a-city-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Tim Maly Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:08:57 +0000 http://www.quietbabylon.com/?p=668#comment-1406 The mystery of SMED, resolved. I'd be curious to see transcripts of your calls. The mystery of SMED, resolved. I'd be curious to see transcripts of your calls.

]]> By: Tim Maly http://quietbabylon.com/2009/glimpses-of-a-city-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1249 Tim Maly Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:08:57 +0000 http://www.quietbabylon.com/?p=668#comment-1249 The mystery of SMED, resolved. I'd be curious to see transcripts of your calls. The mystery of SMED, resolved. I'd be curious to see transcripts of your calls.

]]> By: Mr. E http://quietbabylon.com/2009/glimpses-of-a-city-3/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Mr. E Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:34:51 +0000 http://www.quietbabylon.com/?p=668#comment-1234 Modular office furniture--that's SMED International's business. Despite the seemingly boring nature of their line of work, their is still a sense of unsolvedness (What does SMED stand for?) and intrigue (they are fending off a hostile takeover).<br><br>This post reminds me of a game I play in traffic. I pick out nearby trucks, and call the numbers on the side. When the recptionist picks up, I tell them that I am sitting next to their truck in traffic; invariably they ask if I am calling to report bad driving. They always chuckle when I tell them that I am not calling about that, but am merely curious as to what their company does. If they're still amenable to questions, I ask how the business is going, what the truck is hauling and if this job is a job they really enjoy, or what they'd rather be doing. Be friendly and polite--These people are another glimpse of the city. Modular office furniture–that's SMED International's business. Despite the seemingly boring nature of their line of work, their is still a sense of unsolvedness (What does SMED stand for?) and intrigue (they are fending off a hostile takeover).

This post reminds me of a game I play in traffic. I pick out nearby trucks, and call the numbers on the side. When the recptionist picks up, I tell them that I am sitting next to their truck in traffic; invariably they ask if I am calling to report bad driving. They always chuckle when I tell them that I am not calling about that, but am merely curious as to what their company does. If they're still amenable to questions, I ask how the business is going, what the truck is hauling and if this job is a job they really enjoy, or what they'd rather be doing. Be friendly and polite–These people are another glimpse of the city.

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