i heard two very interesting ideas today. the first was a story on npr about growing artificial muscle to eat. saying it like that sounds a little gross so i guess i'll call it like i heard it: shmeat, or sheets of meat.
it's a great idea: no more need to kill animals for meat. however, where does the energy and materials come from and where does the waste go? and how can we make sure that it's healthy? i predict that one day we'll have those problems solved, but i know that i'm not going to be one of the first human testers. i'm looking to always have a backup of venison available when this time ever comes around.
now on to the new global warming idea i heard of today. these 3 guys from the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine have done a study on global warming and found 'no deleterious effects upon Earth's weather and climate.' after reading a majority of the article this is the most important part of it to me:
"The Earth has been much warmer during the past 3,000 years without catastrophic effects. Warmer weather extends growing seasons and generally improves the habitability of colder regions." (from the conclusion of the article) the crazy thing about this article is that OVER 30,000 SCIENTISTS HAVE AGREED WITH IT!
if this is true then there is more of an argument that what is happening to the env. that everyone thinks is because of global warming is actually good for us. to me that's bad because of all the good things that have come because of the global warming movement. that, along with the rising cost of energy, have spurred the green movement. people are eating better and being more responsible and are on a better track than we were before this.
i really hope we keep going in the right direction and this doesn't side track us, not that i think it really will. maybe it's just me, but i just can't stop thinking about the uncertainty of our future.
here's the full article by the oregon guys: oism.org
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
the new fight - M$ and FB vs. Everyone
there's a big problem i can see right now that might be imminent. a microsoft takeover of facebook.
whatever your feelings are of the big fight between m$ and google, you need to put them aside. if microsoft takes over facebook they will kill the open social internet. yes, both m$ and google are about keeping themselves on top, but that's not the point. what matters here is the way they get there.
the facts right now are that m$ is dropping fast. google is killing them in search and advertising and are creating new and innovative ways to level the playing field for everyone. i try and follow both very closely, and every action that both companies make follow two very distinct rules:
microsoft tries to force people to use their closed data system, google tries to force everyone to use their open data system.
the new fight: keeping YOUR social information open, or closed
whether or not you know it, you don't own your data that you put on facebook or myspace. they do. and it's worth a lot of money. if facebook gets bought by m$ it'll put a very real number on each person, but say it happens for $15billion(it will go for more than that) and there are over 70million users, each user will be worth an average of over $200!
what's wrong here is that most people don't realize what's going on. this is a fight for our data, and if we don't make the right choice one company will own the future of the web. we can't let that happen.
google may be a beast, but they are doing everything they can to help us keep our data. they know that what is best for all is an open network, where you get to choose who can use your data and anyone can use it. i have faith that when microsoft buys fb and tries to sell your data that you won't let them. when it happens please, TAKE YOUR DATA ELSEWHERE.
the right network to join will come when it's needed(i think within the next year) and when it does jump on. the future of the web is in everyone's collective hands. don't let innovation be killed by a monopoly. be informed and make the right decision. this is important.
whatever your feelings are of the big fight between m$ and google, you need to put them aside. if microsoft takes over facebook they will kill the open social internet. yes, both m$ and google are about keeping themselves on top, but that's not the point. what matters here is the way they get there.
the facts right now are that m$ is dropping fast. google is killing them in search and advertising and are creating new and innovative ways to level the playing field for everyone. i try and follow both very closely, and every action that both companies make follow two very distinct rules:
microsoft tries to force people to use their closed data system, google tries to force everyone to use their open data system.
the new fight: keeping YOUR social information open, or closed
whether or not you know it, you don't own your data that you put on facebook or myspace. they do. and it's worth a lot of money. if facebook gets bought by m$ it'll put a very real number on each person, but say it happens for $15billion(it will go for more than that) and there are over 70million users, each user will be worth an average of over $200!
what's wrong here is that most people don't realize what's going on. this is a fight for our data, and if we don't make the right choice one company will own the future of the web. we can't let that happen.
google may be a beast, but they are doing everything they can to help us keep our data. they know that what is best for all is an open network, where you get to choose who can use your data and anyone can use it. i have faith that when microsoft buys fb and tries to sell your data that you won't let them. when it happens please, TAKE YOUR DATA ELSEWHERE.
the right network to join will come when it's needed(i think within the next year) and when it does jump on. the future of the web is in everyone's collective hands. don't let innovation be killed by a monopoly. be informed and make the right decision. this is important.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
with a big sigh of relief....it's finally over
he may not have been declared the nominee last night, but he might as well should have been. last night's election has gotten barack within 200 delegates of the nomination (> 480 left) and has created 'the' turning point for the primaries.
in the next few weeks we're going to see a wave of super delegates finally make their choice, and the press is finally going to start focusing on november. hillary will keep on keep'n on but, just like huckabee, no one is going to give two shits about it.
so what now? it's time for american's to take advantage of our opportunity. the barack obama revolution is a movement to make the changes needed in america to help save our world from the toilet it's spinning in. it's time to work together to solve our problems, and big change is needed to do that.
i really don't mind john mccain (aside from campaigning), but i do not believe that he can move fast enough and work hard enough to make the changes that we need made. maybe you think the same about obama, but don't look at it as voting for obama the person, vote for obama the movement.
in the next few weeks we're going to see a wave of super delegates finally make their choice, and the press is finally going to start focusing on november. hillary will keep on keep'n on but, just like huckabee, no one is going to give two shits about it.
so what now? it's time for american's to take advantage of our opportunity. the barack obama revolution is a movement to make the changes needed in america to help save our world from the toilet it's spinning in. it's time to work together to solve our problems, and big change is needed to do that.
i really don't mind john mccain (aside from campaigning), but i do not believe that he can move fast enough and work hard enough to make the changes that we need made. maybe you think the same about obama, but don't look at it as voting for obama the person, vote for obama the movement.
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