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Living, learning, walking
In my perambulations of the internet, I came across an action plan for a neighborhood called Snyder, in Amherst NY...
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Fooling with fonts
No, this information does not originate with the Finnish linguist Sloof Lirpa. It originates at, among other places, the University...
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Virtue = license?
A key question, to my mind at least, is how people can be motivated to make more sustainable choices. In...
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The poisoner's dilemma
I was reminded recently of the classic game theory scenario known as The Prisoner's Dilemma. It goes something like this...
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Working with Walmart
As I've mentioned before, I'm not a big fan of Walmart's big box business model. I don't care for its...
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Being seen as green
I was reading an article recently. From the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. I read this kind of thing...
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Engineering behavior
For years now, I've used Microsoft Office, running on Microsoft Windows. And for years, every time I've wanted to do...
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Self-winding cellphones
It's not in production yet, but Nokia was recently awarded a patent for a cellphone that recharges its own battery...