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NYT Magazine Goes Green

Published by Jarred on April 20, 2008 in Asides. View Comments

Though doubtless a post or three will be based on articles from it, I wanted to mention that this week’s New York Times Magazine is “The Green Issue,” featuring seven ways you can live a greener life.  Looks to be good stuff, check it out. – J

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A-Ha!

Published by Jarred on April 14, 2008 in Asides. View Comments

Well, mystery solved.  Looks like it was a pair of ships that (inadvertantly?) cut the undersea internet cables a while back.  So not as cool as a terrorist conspiracy… oh well. - J

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Toxic 100

Published by Taylor on April 14, 2008 in Asides. View Comments

The Political Economic Research Institute released their “Toxic 100“–a list of the 100 biggest corporate polluters in the United States. You can see a ranked list of the major culprits here. -T

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CFL’s

Published by Taylor on April 11, 2008 in Asides. View Comments

I’ve had difficulty switching all of my lamps to Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs), because I prefer warm, yellow light.  Well, apparently I’m just not using the right CFLs: this Popular Mechanics test compares 7 CFLs against an incandescent bulb for color, brightness, etc.  Good stuff -T

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Notebook Notes

Published by Jarred on April 9, 2008 in Asides. View Comments

For jotting down quick ideas and to-do’s, nothing beats a notebook (no, fellow technophiles, the paper kind!).  Matt Cutts weighs in with his tips for putting pen to paper while on the go.  ‘Bout time I put that Moleskine in my bag to more use… – J

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