December 2009
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JustGiving for charities - JustGiving →
Smart charity donation system in the UK
China 1, Earth 0 →
Mark Lynas at guardian.co.uk
“Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful “deal” so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I...
i don't believe in global warming →
(possible) Banksy artwork.
Make Your Mockup in Markup →
An argument for skipping photoshop in mockup design… in particular, check out “Not so fast, Buster!”, a section explaining why markup-based mockups help you respond quickly to client feedback.
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The Mattinator →
Matt: Multiple account twitter tweeting. Obviously any Matt is cool, but this Matt makes it easy to post to multiple Twitter accounts without having to log into each one every time. Nice!!
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Why Copenhagen will fail and why that doesn’t... →
I’m choosing to respond to Copenhagen thus, I have to, otherwise I’d be in a crumpled heap in the corner: “…You see we’re not ready to fix climate change, not yet. We have not accepted the scale of the problem. Nor have we established the political conditions necessary to fix the problem when we do. However Copenhagen does signify the shift between two eras and if you watch...
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Who's Green?
Some people claim that green issues are the concern primarily of rich, educated, left-leaning liberals – the only ones who can afford the luxury of such considerations. But do these claims stand up to scrutiny? This months article takes a look at the research into some of the demographic characteristics of those who demonstrate concern about the environment. The results for age have been mixed...
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Changing global temperatures →
Really interesting/scary… NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies have published maps which display the progression of changing global surface temperatures over the course of 1880 to 2008.
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Experience design, meaning and sustainability →
Shedroff on how to start incorporating sustainability into design companies and client work:
Design things that are truly useful, usable, and desirable.
Design things that are meaningful
Look at the systems involved before designing anything and think about providing value through services instead of only through objects.
Dematerialise products, services, packaging, transportation–everything...
Copenhagen negotiators bicker and filibuster while... →
Monbiot sums up the general feeling of those who went to Copenhagen with hopes humanity would rise to the occasion.
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Why Copenhagen will fail and why that doesn’t... →
A positive reflection from Paul Gilding. Not much positive stuff coming out of the Copenhagen reports bar the press releases from some of the Nation States that worked hard too destroy its value (one description of the entire conference was that it ended up a glorified press release).
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25 Products That Might Just Change The World →
From Emily Pilloton, the founder and executive director of Project H Design, a nonprofit that aims to change the world through the power of design.
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pure css 3d parallax effect →
atrocious markup compared to the equivalent javascript approach, but still very cool.
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This is bigger than climate change. It is a battle... →
“…While economies grow, social justice is unnecessary, as lives can be improved without redistribution… But, like the bankers, we stave off trouble today only by multiplying it tomorrow. Through economic growth we are borrowing time at punitive rates of interest… Even if we manage to prevent climate breakdown, growth means that it’s only a matter of time before we hit...
When the moral argument went mainstream →
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Nice interactive visual experience check out... →
me likey.. wonder if we could get budget to create awareness this way .. ???
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More from Sean Kidney in Copenhagen
> Amazing scenes in the negotiator’s Plenary today, with Tuvalu rep arguing and China resisting - both politely but in a very determined way - that a treaty has to limit global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees and to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere to 350ppm. No resolution yet. > You may have seen news of “leaked Danish PM text” suggesting rich nations sort out climate...
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Copenhagen update from Sean Kidney
7 Dec 09 (better late than never) There is a real excitement in the air, with some 20 thousand people turning up from every corner of the world and a party atmosphere in the streets. The talk, however, is all climate: 1. Nick Stern in a speech a couple of nights ago talked of the stark choice we face between acting fast or sliding into disaster, and thus how important this Conference was to the...
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excellent copenhagen reportage... →
a GREAT way to keep up with the copenhagen shenanigans…and you really should try and keep up with them: this is monumentally important stuff… “For the next couple of weeks, newmatilda.com will be turning our group blog over to the COP15 climate talks. Our Copenhagen correspondents will be posting their thoughts, reactions and insights as the talks unfold. It will, as you’d...
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The Black Team →
Story of an elite quality assurance team at IBM in the 60’s.
Here’s a quote:
“Things soon began to get a little crazy. Team members began to affect loud maniacal laughter whenever they discovered software defects. Some individuals even grew long mustaches which they would twirl with melodramatic flair as they savaged a programmer’s code. And the things they did to...
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Blog deathwatch →
Sort of a disingenuous title. I’ve been pretty obsessed with the fortunes of newspapers and journalism in general for quite some time. So it’s sad but not surprising to learn that the weak outlook for (even very good) newspapers means their (often very excellent) forays into online are also being cut back – in this case the New York Times is looking at trimming down its roster of...
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'Road to Copenhagen' ready reference pack →
“…Five weeks ago we began a series of articles dedicated to clarifying some of the extraordinary complexity surrounding the Copenhagen climate change talks. Now, with those talks finally about to begin next week, we’ve collected them here in what amounts to a detailed briefing on the situation, the negotiation itself, and the likely outcomes. Read these and you’ll have a...
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A Climate Scientist Explains Our Choices →
“…The Australian Government’s argument is effectively that it is preferable to adapt to large climate change than to prevent it. Their argument is not usually stated in this form, but that is the inescapable consequence of their policy of postponing meaningful carbon reductions. On the one hand the Government calls for rapid action to prevent climate changes, while on the other...
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SCHOOL REPORT EXCERPT FROM THE YEAR 3050 (approx)
The Age of Stupid constitutes the period between the ascent of the internal combustion engine in the late-19th century and the crossing of the 2 degree Celsius threshold to runaway global warming in the mid-21st.
This era was characterised by near-total dependence on energy from fossil hydrocarbons, together with exponentially increasing consumption based on the destruction of finite natural...
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November 2009
57 posts
people skills
Tony is already talking about the ETS as a “tax on everything”. Wasn’t that the GST?
Odd he says this terrible “tax on everything” will increase your power bill.
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“We trust Chevron and Shell and ExxonMobil to look after this island.”
– WA’s premier at the groundbreaking ceremony for the $43 billion Gorgon project.