John’s notebook…

The great snowball fight

February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I was in DC last week, and got out thursday night just before the great blizzard hit Washington. I’m enjoying watching a big snow ball fight at DuPont Circle via webcam. Posted under climate change…

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Update: Here it is on TV.

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Life lessons from the last decade…

January 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

…from Bruce Sterling, thanks to Jamais Cascio.

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Rachel Maddow rips the GOP and critiques the press

January 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

We need better democrat reactions to the Republican party sound machine, and a better press corps. Fortunately, we have Rachel Maddow

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Paul Hawken interviewed…

December 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Stewart Brand interviewed…

December 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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Happy holidays!

December 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

…with the Beatles…

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“On Thinner Ice”

November 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

…from the Asia Society. Recommended.

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Amory responds to Stewart Brand

October 16, 2009 · 1 Comment

…in Grist. Longer paper here (pdf).

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New header…

October 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment

…thanks to David Burdeny. Extraodinary photographs. This is from the Antarctica/Greenland 2007 series, titled Iceberg Remains. Appropriate for our warming climate…

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Whole Earth Discipline

October 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

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I went to the Long Now seminar last night to hear Stewart Brand talk about his new book, Whole Earth Discipline. Stewart is always cutting edge and thought-provoking, and I’m looking forward to reading this new book. Stewart has also made all of his research and notes available on-line, which should add to the experience.     

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Michael Pollan’s rules for eating

October 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Michael Pollan posted a request earlier this year in the NYT for reader’s rule about eating. Here is his illustrated list of the top 20, and here is a sample…

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My personal favorite rule is Miss Piggy’s: Don’t eat more than you can lift.

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Houses for $100 in Detroit

October 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Take your pick

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Detroit is going through a miserable time. Check out the Time magazine photo story, including this picture of a classic theater now a parking lot:

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Don’t get sick until you get Medicare

October 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

One of the irritations about the dumb debate about national health care is that many people love Medicare but oppose national health care. As this New York Times article explores, this is especially true is you’re already a beneficiary of Medicare, but don’t want to share the benefits with others. Not a very flattering depiction of civil society in America.

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This is a worthy cause

September 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Let’s give the Blue Dogs a run for their money…literally:

Change Congress, by Lawrence Lessig at Stanford, is the best political activism to support today.

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Raphael Saadiq is cool…

August 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Other daughter is in San Francisco at Outside Lands, and calls me from the Raphael Saadiq concert. Wish I had been there, but will settle for this…

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