links for 20081122 Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 22 2008 23:05:45
there is almost no such thing as thin libertarianism
tags politics liberty
gdatacopier syncs google docs to your desktop
tags software google
gleetchplug
tags music generative apple software
mac viruses continue to lag behind windows counterparts
tags tech security apple
poll internet fox news are m...... [Show More]
bruce sterling scifi author futurist design critic extraordinaire has posted his final viridian note . he has lots of advice relevant for makers. some of my favorite
get excellent tools and appliances. not a hundred bad cheap easy ones. get the genuinely good ones. work at it. pay some attention here do not neglect the issue by imagining yourself to be serenely non materiali. ..... [Show More]
this week were excited to launch the newest installment of our series seattle to the world 100 best innovations from the emerald city . weve taken suggestions from readers and searched on our own to identify the most gamechanging innovations from seattles arts community.
seattle to the world the arts
artists play a crucial role in the development of cities. in o...... [Show More]
food life Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 21 2008 12:07:16
halfbys latest animation takes their birds eye view to a national level this public service announcement illustrates the impact of a shifting food culture. japans diet has shifted away from rice fish and locally farmed vegetables to include more meat oils and fats largely imported from other countries. as a result people are becoming unhealthy japanese farms are being aba...... [Show More]
this morning in amsterdam the media is reporting a financial melt downquot with stocks back to the level they were before the dot.com boom and international credit markets seiz ing.
question what are the implications of this meltdown for sustainability and social innovation
what are the implications in terms of pursuing sustainability and social innovation what new appr...... [Show More]
when incandescent light bulbs are phased
out in the united states between 2012 to 2014 managers of utility demand
side management dsm programs will be between a rock and a hard place. at
the southwest energy efficiency project s 5th
annual energy efficiency workshop this fact seemed to be the elephant in the
room that most of the utility executives in attendance did not want...... [Show More]
is this a bad episode of south park or can jimbo and ned actually be right a real depression does seem to be descending on us. unemployment is growing daily. gm is facing bankruptcy. the bailout does not appear to be working. what should we do about it to prepare for survival stockpile toilet paper whiskey canned food gather scattered family members into tribal communal living to share the...... [Show More]
living on the entire planet at once is no longer a major challenge. its got its practical drawbacks but im much more perturbed about contemporary indignities such as airport terrorspaces atm surchanges and the open banditry of cellphone roaming. this is whats troublesome. the rest of it im rather at ease about. unless im physically restrained by some bureaucracy i dont thi...... [Show More]
the same goes for a working chair. notice it. take action. bad chairs can seriously injure you from repetitive stresses. get a decent ergonomic chair. someone may accuse you of indulging yourself because you possess a chair that functions properly. this guy is a reactionary. he is useless to futurity. listen carefully to whatever else he says and do the opposite. you will benefit greatly...... [Show More]
berkeley blog feds should seize yahoo
you know this strikes me as a good idea.
tags ideas rice yahoo bailout
rc3.org what happens to campaign supplies
it feels a little like well being a vulture but it does seem that there should be an organized way for dogooders to tap into the exc...... [Show More]
streetcarserved tod in dallas tx if the united states is in fact on the verge of a transit renaissance transitoriented development will have to be part of the mix. in this weeks streetswiki entry slinkp writes
transitoriented development tod grew popular in the 1980s and
1990s as a response to suburban sprawl and a means of r...... [Show More]
cwf08 dag 1 Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Nov 19 2008 20:22:46
de eerste dag van het creativity world forum zit er op. flandersdc heeft erg zijn best gedaan om er een inspirerend congres van te maken en het is hun nog gelukt ook. proficiat het kan niet makkelijk zijn om creatieve geesten vijftigplussers weliswaar als john cleese chris anderson en steve wozniak naar vlaanderen te halen.
sommige onder jullie hebben ons relaas live kunnen volgen v...... [Show More]
worldchanging celebrates their 5th
the sustainable solutions oriented blog worldchanging celebrated its 5th anniversary yesterday. responding to the changes currently affecting the american landscape the blog has decided to turn its attention to envisioning an environmentally and socially positive plausible future
if we are going to convince large numbers ...... [Show More]
i love people. i firmly believe people are smarter more resilient more adaptable and downright more awesome than even most people give themselves credit for.
but sometimes people really piss me off.
that said lets talk about ontological violence. for instance the word on the street is that the ability of homosexuals to marry and gain the same legal and religious protections and rights ...... [Show More]
a lot of people are intrigued with a new site called obamacto.org that aims to detail the priorities of the first u.s. cto. im not exactly sure why people are so enthralled though i guess i have a general idea its exciting that obama has pledged to appoint such a person and yet we really dont have much of a clue as to what he or she will do. anyway im written up...... [Show More]
... outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream
httpwww .treehugge r.com
worldchanging solutionsbased online magazine offering tools and ideas to build a better future
httpww w.worldcha nging.com about
instructables how to make things yourself
httpwww .instructa bles.com
specifically savannah
coastal commuters an online resource for matchriding and alternati... [Show More]
transportation issues
auto industry bail out gaining opposition npr
but support shows locally cj editorial
trade the bail out for a shift from from auto to tra nsportmak ers8217 ny times oped
a proposal for wpa2 modern infrastructure edition any times mag viaa archinect
making railroad infrastructure a presidential priority 40...... [Show More]
1. great expectations melissa mcewan on the importance of expecting great things of the obama administration.
2. taslim solangi links at off our pedestals.
3. one persons experience in a participatory economic work model via enough .
4. serve your country food a project around mapping organizing and encouraging young farmers via worldchanging .
5. ...... [Show More]
sterling has an excellent bit about information munitions little cameras with cryptographic signatures and gps to verify time and place an image was created at and audit trails on image modification.
its interesting that even without all that a camera phone can still rock the world.
i left this comment on worldchanging years ago and i distinctly remember the concep...... [Show More]
quick hits Post Source: www.ctsmartgrowth.com Posted: Nov 15 2008 04:08:18
1. good article on the future of our car dependent society and the cost of sprawl can be found at the world changing blog . the australian studies mentioned in the post can be found here and here
2. check out this cool website. created by the folks at walkscore its a place where people can go and suggest
and vote on their suggestions for obamas ...... [Show More]
if youre looking for evidence of human shortsightedness you might start with landmines. popular as an inexpensive tool of warfare landmines now render land uninhabitable and unusable in 45 countries. theyre hard to remove theres an estimated 110 million unexploded mines waiting to kill injure and maim and at current demining rates it will take 33 billion and 1100 year...... [Show More]
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