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April 22, 2011

5 Most Common Regrets Jack Cards Blog – StumbleUpon

Seedlings Common chickweed — Image by --Tico-- via Flickr

5 Most Common Regrets Jack Cards Blog – StumbleUpon. This is something interesting to consider. What makes you happy?

March 31, 2011

Cities Constructed Entirely of Old Computer Parts : TreeHugger – StumbleUpon

Cities Constructed Entirely of Old Computer Parts : TreeHugger – StumbleUpon. Some very creative work. One of them looks like Chicago, but I like this one more.

March 3, 2011

A PC The Size of your Phone Jack? : TreeHugger – StumbleUpon

A PC The Size of your Phone Jack? : TreeHugger – StumbleUpon. This could be great for many situations. It can run IE by itself or connect to a Citrix as a “thin client” apparently. Could reduce costs and thefts. Certainly would be a nice addition for any dorm.

February 14, 2011

Collaborative Consumption (via Carbon Voyage’s Blog)

I reviewed this book a few weeks ago and really liked it. Now you can watch a video where some of the principles are explained. It seems only practical to use these kind of ideas to help resource use become more manageable.

I went along to two events run by NESTA around the issue of collaborative consumption this week. There wasn’t a dedicated focus on sustainability, but it is clear that collaborative consumption is closely linked to sustainability. Both days were facilitated by Rachel Botsman, who wrote What’s Mine is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption. It was really useful, particularly in allowing me to reflect on some of the behaviour related aspects … Read More

via Carbon Voyage’s Blog

January 31, 2011

Collaborative consumption (via Musings of a Business Engineer)

I just wrote a book review about this, but there is a nice video here as well. I really liked these concepts to save money and make connections and live them myself.

An interesting TEDtalk I’ve come across —Rachel Botsman on the “new” internet-enabled sharing and swapping business models that she is labeling “Collaborative Consumption“. In this 16 minute TEDtalk from Sydney Australia in 2010 Rachel presents her views on why this trend is an emerging reality that will have a profound impact over the next decades … Read More

via Musings of a Business Engineer