Tag: sustainability

  • My office smells

    I walked in the door of my office this morning, having trod across the Old Aberdeen landscape. Rotting leaves, frozen ponds, barking dogs. Having heaved one sack each of papers...

    By Fomenting, people, Serendipity

  • Open source at the blunt edge.

    Here is an object lesson in why free and open source software is a symbol of good ethics. The other day, I had a PDF sent to me by the...

    By Fomenting, Himalayas

  • speed

    The world’s fastest bike ride: 132 kilometres/hour. Wow. A pity Wired classified the article under ‘cars’.

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  • What, so what, what for?

    I discover with delight that my stated purpose here has aroused comment – over at Jinajik I’ve been chided for an apparent attack of despair. Now, Jinajik himself should know...

    By Fomenting, Serendipity

  • Walking in step

    Weddling away last night when I should have been editing the Kāraṇḍavyūha and found a solidly optimistic essay on walkable urbanity . The argument there is not miles away from...

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