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Too Late to Stop Climate Change?
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
This guest essay on Grist by Ross Gelbspan discusses an important issue that doesn’t seem to have yet broken into the mainstream discussion on climate change. What if it is already too late? From the article: As the pace of global warming kicks into overdrive, the hollow optimism of climate activists, along with the desperate [...]
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Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Hackito Ergo Sum: The Library ProblemFor the library science geeks out there…how to organize a home library.(tags: library book organization diy howto weblog ) Handbook of Applied Cryptography(tags: cryptography security book weblog )
Al Gore’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Al Gore’s speech is both a sober warning and an inspiring call to action. I hope people pay attention to his message.
U.S. Head Still Stuck in Sand, Will Stay There Until 2009
Monday, December 10, 2007
This latest Bali update from the NYT DotEarth Blog reminds me once again just how frustrating and demoralizing this last decade has been for those of us concerned about global climate change.
Climate Scientists are Scared
Monday, December 10, 2007
This Salon article is pretty scary. From the article: How dire is the climate situation? Consider what Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations’ prestigious Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said last month: “If there’s no action before 2012, that’s too late. What we do in the next two to three years will [...]
Find Your Candidate the Web 2.0 Way
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of Presidential candidates this election season? Did you ever wish there was some way that you could figure out who you should vote for? Well, you could read newspapers, candidate position papers, check out political websites, and you know, be an active participant in the democratic system. [...]
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Saturday, December 8, 2007
PHP MarkdownI installed PHP Markdown Extra to my WordPress installation and use the Blogging Bundle in TextMate to write blog entries. It is very convenient.(tags: markdown software Web php weblog ) Daring Fireball: MarkdownHow did I miss this neat tool for so long?(tags: markdown Web software weblog )
“Failed to Start Monitoring Changes” Error in VMWare Fusion
Friday, December 7, 2007
My day job requires me to use both Perl and C#. My prefered development environment is on my Macbook. When hacking Perl, I use TextMate, but for my C# work, I need to use Visual Studio. Luckily, VMWare Fusion lets me run the dreaded Micro$oft IDE when I need it. Since our source code is [...]
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The Story of Stuff with Annie LeonardOur consumption-based lifestyle is killing us and we need to change. This is a great introduction to the overall picture of where our stuff comes from and where it goes when we are done with it. The site includes some useful starting points for taking a(tags: energy education environment [...]