What I Read at Lunch

how is it powered? looks cool

2011-06-15T10:24:07.329-07:00

how is it powered? looks cool

This is a nice idea. I wonder how the repaired par...

2011-06-13T02:24:38.845-07:00

This is a nice idea. I wonder how the repaired part holds up structurally, but otherwise it is a sign we are trying to work with nature instead of against it.
Thanks Joe

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i like to have one for me and the dog

2011-06-10T19:15:23.972-07:00

i like to have one for me and the dog

he is living there alone, though, so he can truly ...

2011-05-24T10:24:11.246-07:00

he is living there alone, though, so he can truly use the space as he needs at any given time. there is no one there who needs to cook a meal while the kids are watching tv and dad is taking a bath, for instance.

thanks so much for reposting this video, joe, and ...

2011-02-12T13:33:32.031-08:00

thanks so much for reposting this video, joe, and for your great commentary. it *is* exciting.

—dj

It is impressive that this company can sustain a d...

2011-02-11T00:33:59.321-08:00

It is impressive that this company can sustain a distributed project of such scope. It is quite definite to me that industrial process are still able to be massively improved with the aggressive and imaginative application of both information technologies and of the application of this same IT into industrial machinery. The basis of the success of Yagoona as a exterior design company exploiting the ready availability of Laser CNC and IT that elegant self assembling products can be so easily produced.

Interesting story, I definitely think that commerc...

2011-01-19T00:37:58.497-08:00

Interesting story,
I definitely think that commercial predators such as this guy are obvious reasons why the unregulated free market is dangerous. The exploitation of information asymetry takes on all sorts of hideous manifestations with profit at the end of the line.
I wonder if this guy had ever a moral doubt about his actions, or was he so completely seduced by the prospect of profit.

Edit for above comment: 'Many are not aware th...

2011-01-17T23:47:50.715-08:00

Edit for above comment:
'Many are not aware that when a country experiences a major natural disaster, often in the years directly SUCCEEDING, there are GDP spikes.'

I get the feeling that more than a few minutes of ...

2011-01-17T00:03:10.340-08:00

I get the feeling that more than a few minutes of this will have your eyelids burn off your eyeballs.
I imagine that a bottle of eye fluid which automatically feeds into your eyeballs, much like those Aussie hats that carry 2 cans of beer on either side with a straw feeding with syphone effect beer directly into your mouth, would be also needed. Into the eyes, not the mouth. Or at least dont get the containers confussed if you use together!

hey, you're back! it's been a while...

2011-01-15T08:52:21.733-08:00

hey, you're back! it's been a while...

Interesting comparison. It could be like saying an...

2011-01-15T02:52:43.919-08:00

Interesting comparison. It could be like saying an orange is the same as a baseball. Size, shape, weight. No probs - a nice match. And it would be useful starting point for education for a baseball player who had no idea what an orange was. But I think the differences out weigh the similarities a little.
What is hidden to the layman is the huge differences around the world as to the methods of GDP measurement. Since GDP is considered amongst many a good indicator as to the health and vitality of an economy, this metrics has been subject to amazing amounts of fiddling.
Many are not aware that when a country experiences a major natural disaster, often in the years directly preceding, there are GDP spikes. This is caused by aid money and economic activity that is being generated by the catastrophe.
Good indicator of health and well being isn't it!

I love TED talks. This one is no exception. It'...

2010-11-10T12:24:31.072-08:00

I love TED talks. This one is no exception. It's interesting to think about this - how to change the way we teach our kids. Thanks for this post!

I don't think they've ever done a study sh...

2010-11-10T12:21:14.621-08:00

I don't think they've ever done a study showing broccoli is bad for you...

great idea joe

2010-07-12T19:47:47.950-07:00

great idea joe

was it mitch who went?

2010-07-10T09:50:40.202-07:00

was it mitch who went?

yes, it's true.

2010-07-06T23:30:42.460-07:00

yes, it's true.

Not so stupid! Now here we see (conversely to the ...

2010-06-24T23:39:36.636-07:00

Not so stupid!
Now here we see (conversely to the preceeding post) raw ideas without the razzamattazz around them. Imagine what the PR guys at Poet could do with this idea (given a mill or so to do it with)

Hey Joe, I was scared to go any further into this ...

2010-06-24T23:37:42.840-07:00

Hey Joe,
I was scared to go any further into this site in case I was totally 'lulled into a euphoric stupor'.

Thanks for the defense. Goes to show that two mind...

2010-06-23T09:03:36.367-07:00

Thanks for the defense. Goes to show that two minds are better than one. Bouncing ideas off of others is a great way to shape them.

And you're right. Poet is a well executed site that left me feeling good (better) about the company. A huge mission accomplished.

Deep in this article, they suggest what could be done if we removed the ethanol subsidies, and made it a more level incentive effort. X Prize like.

In your defence Joe, you did not advocate Poet, yo...

2010-06-23T02:22:14.639-07:00

In your defence Joe, you did not advocate Poet, you praised the quality of the website in particular its emotional connection to the users.
Imagine the money and efforts spent on PR of all such companies were to be pooled and put into REAL alternative energy development. By REAL I mean not hampered by legacy technologies and mindsets.

I think the website is clear, positive and encoura...

2010-06-17T08:52:31.568-07:00

I think the website is clear, positive and encouraging! Why not ethanol? I think the population needs to understand how beneficial this fuel is and learn how it is processe- compared to the the age old degradation of the earth and atmosphere by oil refineries, drilling etc. The time is NOW.

Thanks.

pam c

you should listen to this pogram about AI and what...

2010-05-12T07:05:10.587-07:00

you should listen to this pogram about AI and what happens when computer and robots control the world:

http://podcast.seti.org/episodes/Robots_Call_the_Shots

Now that is awesome!

2010-04-23T23:18:56.042-07:00

Now that is awesome!

Great article and very timely since marketing is a...

2010-04-23T00:21:24.763-07:00

Great article and very timely since marketing is aiming to derail our perception of the overwhelming overflow of information that is hitting us at the moment.
It is stories like this that act as a reality check.
Thanky

correction - my comment does not apply to this art...

2010-04-20T23:31:45.254-07:00

correction - my comment does not apply to this article in particular since the pantent holder does actually have a working product.