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The Denver Urban Gardens just started a community garden at The Urban Farm. I live really close to the farm, in fact I’m on a hill up and across Sand Creek from it, and can see the animals from my house. I was thrilled to have the opportunity, because the dream of a garden at [...]
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Now that leaves are popping out of trees and the daffodils are out in full force, it’s time for some spring cleaning. There’s something about nature’s renewal that makes it hard to resist getting out the power washer and cleaning out the garage from all the winter road dirt. Of course, the power wash list [...]
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Just installed WordPress 2.5 yesterday, and ran into obvious problems. Somehow a password reset turned into a Blog post. Somewhat comical really, but nonetheless a bit concerning when I received several e-mails with the password in the subject line. All seems to be running well now (and protected), and the new features of WordPress 2.5 [...]
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There’s an interesting Blog post on io9.com that suggests way that we can hack Earth systems. From acupuncture on the Earth’s fault lines to harnessing molten lava for 3D printing, this post has some mind-bending ideas.
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We’re hearing a lot about projects of a billion dollars or more these days. I got to thinking about just how big a billion is. Here’s a bit of perspective: If you received $1,000 a day, seven days a week, how long would it take to reach a billion? The answer is that it would [...]
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For the past fifteen years or so, I’ve taken this quiet holiday time to get my digital house in order. I pull all the various computers in my house together and give them a thorough digital and cosmetic cleaning. I also update all the operating systems and make sure that I have a thorough backup [...]
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I hit 40 this year and took more stock of things than usual because of that milestone. One change that I’ve made was to live a bit more hand-to-mouth by starting Vector1 Media with a trusted friend and like-minded individual. I’ve found that I care more, while caring less. I care more about the power [...]
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The Amazon Kindle e-book reader is causing quite a stir. I had the Sony Reader on my Christmas wishlist, was thrilled for a while about the Kindle capabilities, and then decided to wait out this first wave. My job revolves around reading and writing, I travel a lot, and I love technology that makes my [...]
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On a recent Bill Moyer’s Journal program, he interviewed Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army. I was surprised to hear that there are roughly 180,000 contract troops in Iraq, outnumbering the military presence, which numbers roughly 163,000. Scahill was an extremely lucid interviewee, and I suggest that [...]
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