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Blog reading fatigue

10June2007GeekTieGuyOpinion

I’m nowhere near the crazy level of blog reading that Scoble goes through. I have 119 blogs in my google reader list. But I’m beginning to have blog reading fatigue. You know how people who give you blogging advice say that you need to post at least once a day, maybe even twice or more?

Tip vs. bottom of iceberg

15April2007GeekTieGuy1 CommentPersonal

Steve Rubel talked about the New Digital Divide a long time ago(http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MicroPersuasion/~3/65173015/americas_new_di.html.) 75% of online users have broadband, according to msnbc (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16174787/), yet most of those empowered people are “passive” users of the Internet. 35% of Americans post photos online and only eight percent have published a blog. This reminded me of somethingÂ one of my

The enemy of progress on environmental issues

15April2007GeekTieGuyEnvironment, Sustainability

I was surprised at a headline in the newspaper the other day: California (or was it just the San Francisco Bay Area) is officially in a drought this year. Strange, when just last year there was more than enough water to go around.Â We are being asked to save 10% ofÂ our usual water consumption this year.

Is money the only effective behavior modification tool on a societal level?

4April2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsEnvironment, Opinion, Sustainability

It used to be that we were all inextricably connected to the planet and each other. We lived in small villages orÂ other little communities, got our sustenance fromÂ farming or gathering,Â and bartered with each other. The baker would trade bread for horseshoes. The doctor would trade consultations for eggs. The farmer would trade grains for plows.