January 2010
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Save pens. Use Garamond font →
Say 'no' to unneccessary packaging →
Cool idea … as part of an effort to reduce the waste associated with takeaway meals, this American based group are encouraging people to take their own reusable containers and cutlery when they eat out.
Runs in a similar vein to our ‘Lug a Mug’ initiative :)
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bicycle design →
As the concept of urban mobility gains momentum, bike manufacturers are harnessing the world’s best industrial designers to re-invent locomotion on two wheels. Monocle’s Sarah Balmond reports on design innovation in Copenhagen and Hong Kong.
Features jens martin skibsted founder of Biomega (http://www.biomega.dk/biomega.aspx) and skibstedid...
Visual & Interactive Experiments with Code
A really cute Predator & Prey experiment by Adapted Studios
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Goodbye Taylor Square Hotel! (you won’t be missed) →
Sydney City council is planning to channel hundreds of thousands of dollars into a new “cycling hub” to replace the dingy old Taylor Square Hotel. All those years of lobbying by police and locals look to have finally paid off… The proposed refurbishment includes a new bike repair centre, a bike shop, an outdoor cafe, shower facilities and an office for companies specialising in cycling...
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The Life and Times of A Twitter Link :: Blog ::... →
Sums up how we should be using twitter, remembering that of if you have only a few hundred followers likely 10-20 will see any given tweet. i
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Infographic: Why Buy Local & Ten Reasons to Shop... →
automatically replace generic web ads with green... →
cool idea. pity they take a cut - could have been open sourced community-managed and free for the green ‘advertisers’.
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TWOYOUTUBEVIDEOSANDAMOTHERFUCKINGCROSSFADER.COM →
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Programming aid (for Haiti) →
Here’s the money quote:
There’s a myth that developers are people who sit in their underwear in their basements and play World of Warcraft. That is not the case. These are people who are socially responsible and engaged and want to help the world.
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Invigorating Copenhagen Wrap-Up by Sean Kidney
Reflections towards a better strategy in the future:
1. Developing nations came to the Copenhagen Conference with a very firm position, that Kyoto had to be extended, which meant tougher commitments and cuts by developed nations but no cuts required of developing nations, reflecting the view that the richer nations caused the problem and had to do most to fix it (fair point). Developed nations...
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German Government suggests that you stop using... →
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7 days in my life →
Online contextual research tool
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The Climate Scoreboard →
The Climate Scoreboard, calculates that the Copenhagen accord (a weaker thing than a deal or an agreement, specially cos we don’t yet know whether anyone is going to sign up) would commit us to a 3.9 degree global temperature rise, which would mean something like: all coral dead, most forests dead, Southern Europe a desert, Australia with no agriculture and Africa uninhabitable. So not great...
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Sydney's Urban Blight →
Considering that our office is across the road from both a brothel and a homeless shelter, I couldn’t agree more with the concerns raised in this article.
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Pepsi pulls entire $20m Superbowl in favour of a... →
Pepsi’s “Refresh Everything” is a US-based campaign set up to reward people’s big ideas for improving communities across the areas of health, arts and culture, charity, ecology, neighbourhood and education.
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The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs →
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How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I... →
One account of the closed door dealings in Coppenhagen. Monbiot feels the US was to blame. Either way most independent parties seem to agree it was a momentous failure.