Showing posts with label environmentalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label environmentalism. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Review: The Last Child in The Woods

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I really wanted to like The Last Child in The Woods . I grew up in Singapore, in a city where door-to-door inspections have eliminated the A...
Saturday, September 06, 2014

Review: Belkin Conserve Socket

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It's rare that personal electronics pay for themselves, but the Belkin Conserve Socket is one of the rare ones. Basically, it's a t...
Friday, April 25, 2014

Why it now makes sense to build your own PC

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I've always been tempted to build my own PC. I'm no stranger to the tools, since my internship at Geoworks effectively required me ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Review: The Cove

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I don't usually review movies on this blog. First of all, I have my hands full just reviewing books. Secondly, to my mind, most movies c...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

Cultural Differences II: Appliances

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Another interesting difference between Germans (and I'm guessing this applies to most of Europe) and Americans are the household applian...
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Saturday, November 03, 2007

John Doerr Visits Google

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I had the pleasure on Thursday of listening to John Doerr talk about global warming when he visited Google. This was a rehash of his TED tal...
Monday, October 22, 2007

James Lovelock thinks global warming is irreversible

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Lovelock's pessimism mirrors my own. Again and again, we see humans take the easy, convenient solution over the tougher ones. It's e...
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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Review: Plan B 2.0

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Apparently, Lester R. Brown is a big shot in the environmental movement, but when he came to Google for a talk I didn't know any better,...