// my library fine is over eight dollars… maybe i should just buy the book…
Month: April 2009
How greenhouse gas does the IT industry generate?
“the global IT industry generated as much greenhouse gas as the world’s airlines – about 2% of global CO2 emissions” (via the times)1
NOTES:
1) The Sunday Times, accessed April 28, 2009, http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5489134.ece (page no longer available)
How Big Is Magazine’s Carbon Footprint?
“Each month’s issue of DISCOVER in this process, transportation included, releases the equivalent of 170 tons of CO2 , whereas recycled magazines—only a small portion of the total—produce about 6 tons. Beyond reducing greenhouse gases, recycling saves about 1,000 pounds of solid waste, some 10,000 gallons of water, and 17 million Btu of energy per ton of paper. Furthermore, two tons of trees per ton of paper remain standing due to recycling”1
NOTES:
1) Jennifer Barone, Amber Fields, Karen Rowan, and Jessica Marshall, “How Big Is DISCOVER’s Carbon Footprint?” April 21, 2008, Discover Magazine, accessed April 28, 2009, https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-big-is-discovers-carbon-footprint-16252
// my next book will go straight to audio (http://duplication.cdbaby.com/default.aspx)… that way no reading is required…
Is print media dead?
“Newspapers must become digital enterprises, even if they choose to continue to print on some days or on every day of the week” (via Martin Langeveld) 1 2
NOTES:
1) Michael Josefowicz, “The Fallacy of the ‘Print Is Dead’ Meme,” April 27, 2009, Mediashift, accessed April 28, 2009, https://mediashift.org/2009/04/the-fallacy-of-the-print-is-dead-meme117/
2) Martin Langeveld, “Newspapers must grow their online news market share. Can they?,” April 16, 2009, Nieman Lab, accessed April 6, 2026, https://www.niemanlab.org/2009/04/newspapers-must-grow-their-online-news-market-share-can-they/
Calculate your blog or website’s carbon footprint
What’s Your Blog’s Carbon Footprint?1
NOTES:
1) Kristen Nicole, “What’s Your Blog’s Carbon Footprint?,”November 8, 2007, Mashable, accessed April 28, 2009, https://mashable.com/archive/co2stats-project-widget (widget does not seem to be active)
The Google Footprint 2 (http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5489134.ece)
How much CO2 is released in a Google search?
“Each google search lets out 7 gram of CO2. A kettle of boiling water required for a cup of tea leaves 15 gram. That means two google searches are equal to a cup of tea.” (via Alex Wissner Gross)1
NOTES:
1) “The Google Footprint,” A Brief History of Life, accessed April 28, 2009, https://abriefhistoryoflife.tumblr.com/post/70656966/the-google-footprint
Three Steps That Guarantee Every Word of Your Copy Gets Read (http://www.copyblogger.com/get-copy-read/)
Twelve Tips for Operating a Niche Media Business (http://www.foliomag.com/2009/twelve-tips-operating-niche-media-business)
// somedays, i can go a whole day at the office without saying a few dozen words to coworkers or clients… i don’t do this intentionally… it’s just part of being involved in special projects… maybe it’s the whole out-of-site-out-of-mind equation… & it’s not that i’m goofing off… working on a design for sales sheet promoting new media advertising opportunities… still, if i knew it was going to be this dull today, i would have taken a personal day & worked in the garden…
mondegreen
noun • a misunderstood or misinterpreted word or phrase resulting from a mishearing, especially of the lyrics to a song.
from the name Lady Mondegreen, a misinterpretation of the phrase ‘laid him on the green’ in the ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of Murray’; coined by S. Wright.
scumblr: semisetadrift: unicornology: (via bebelestrange)
// corn, tomato and sundry seedlings come forth ::
but don’t plant the corn & tomato next to each other in the garden… they are not companion plants & may harm each other’s growth if planted close together…
// spinach seedlings ::
// pea seedlings break forth ::
Do you read poetry?
“In 2002, 12% of adults read poetry. 2008 it’s 8.3%.” 1
NOTES:
1) The Chronicle of Higher Education, accessed April 23, 2009, https://www.chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/article/?id=1312&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en (page no longer available)
// ‘Twitter is a note-taking technology, end of story.’ (http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-other-half-writes-in-defense-of.html)…
// is it possible to have a literary hangover? i’m thinking in extended metaphors while drinking bold coffee from my new french press…
susurrus
noun • a whispering or rustling sound; a murmur.
From Latin susurrus (‘whisper’), ultimately onomatopoeic.
GPOYW – backyard earth tent edition (made from tree trimmings, old tarp, & t-shirt scraps) + kidlinger posing…
// coming up on the 3-year anniversary of 1st publishing effort… almost 10,000 books sold…
// read a german sonnet from the sixteenth century during lunch… it was delicious… i’ll have some russian stanzas for dessert…
Coffeehouse Junkie 