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Comment on BIF (Because It’s Friday): Your Birth Tune by Rosie

Rosie — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:41:09 +0000

Wow. Neil Sedaka’s “Bad Blood”. I wish I hadn’t found that out. I prefer the lyrics to “Really Rosie” -”I’m really Rosie and I’m Rosie real. You better believe me ‘cuz I’m a great big deal…”

Comment on iCranky by Katherine Clarke

Katherine Clarke — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:35:58 +0000

Great column! I expected a luddite until I read about his internet use and found that he looked up a recipe for kale on marthastewart.com.

Comment on Our Own Mindy Pistachio in the News! by Katie Clay-Wakefield

Katie Clay-Wakefield — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:53:01 +0000

Way to go roomie!

Comment on Our Own Mindy Pistachio in the News! by Nate Colbert

Nate Colbert — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:14:47 +0000

Nice work Mindy. It was a 40min drive each day, but you got the job done.

Comment on The True Cost of Bottled Water by Marcy Leversee

Marcy Leversee — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:48:36 +0000

I loved the message in The True Cost of Bottled Water. Reading it made me try - really try - to kick the bottled water habit. I printed the blog entry and stuck it to my refrigerator — in case I (or other family members) am tempted to buy bottled water. No more buying those bewitchingly convenient little bottles by the case and parking them in the kitchen.

When a bottle comes my way I wash it and re-use it, filling it with tap water — and I’m even starting to feel guily about that!

Like many things, once I’m made aware of the consequences of my actions as a consumer it’s a big Gee, duh — but since I don’t figure things out for myself, I appreciate the alert.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Comment on Local Paper Company Goes Green by Brian Cowie

Brian Cowie — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:11:18 +0000

Hi,

I have a great video interview with folks at Monadnock talking about their paper and the environment. I made the video while at the HOW Design Conference in Atlanta earlier this year. Here’s the link, http://www.thepapermillstore.com/video/flash_vid11.html .

I hope you enjoy it. We have other similar vids on the site as well.

Thanks,
Brian

Comment on Psychology Research in Second Life by Cathy Boswell

Cathy Boswell — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 14:48:36 +0000

I’m still not sure about Second Life. I’ve dropped in from time to time but my experience is much like this one described in Wired this month (http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/15-08/ff_sheep) — big empty place without a lot going on.

My biggest disappointment in Second Life is with the graphics quality. You get what you pay for, and most folks connect for free and don’t invest in the infrastructure.

I’ve been thinking about online environments ever since I read Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash” many years ago, but overall, have been disappointed. I evolved along with the technology from IRC and MUDs to Second Life and MMORPGs but find that graphics almost get in the way instead of enhancing interaction. Maybe it’s connected to that argument of what is better — the book or the movie. When you don’t have to concentrate on words and use your own imagination to build an environment, your mind is not as active. That, coupled with mostly mediocre graphics, has left me wanting more.

Oh, well! Maybe in another 10 or 20 years…

Comment on Teaching Psychology for Sustainability by We could learn lots from teachgreenpsych « Computing for Sustainability

We could learn lots from teachgreenpsych « Computing for Sustainability — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:48:17 +0000

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Comment on Teaching Psychology for Sustainability by Samuel Mann

Samuel Mann — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:10:09 +0000

Thanks folks, a great resource indeed. I now have the model for what we need to to do in computing - looking forward to more finds like this!

SaM

Comment on Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops by Michael Garrett

Michael Garrett — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:19:21 +0000

Children find their way around new technologies all of the time… It looks like its time to make network security “more secure”… if that is possible