Fresh Water. 6 billion and counting. Drying. Warming. Desalinization. Price. Cost. Poor. Harvest. Scarcity. Unrest. Divide. Solve. Recycle. Opportunity. Need. Social. Skills. Money. Governments. Control. more
The Hindu : Magazine / Environment : Bring back the waters Powered by ScribeFire . more
http://www.indiawaterportal.org/ There are a lot of orgs out there doing good stuff. But somehow, to the major junta this is more of a coffe/cocktail conversation. Not really mainstream. Therein lies a huge challenge. And water s kind of the tiger for ecological consciousness - a lot many other thi more
They came first for the Communists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist; And then they came for the trade unionists, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist; And then they came for the Jews, And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew; And then . . . they came for me more
Having become more enlightened citizens, we ve been trying to reduce our footprint as much as possible. Here s a few things achieved, and a few more to go. + I cycle to work 90%+ of the time + We reuse the waste water ejected by the RO filter + The automatic dryer is strictly for emergencies - not more
This is probably a good read for potential Skoda buyers, and auto enthusiasts generally. The original string of problems and the subsequent responses, and even a threat from Skoda s representative! Its amazing how unprofessional the entire response has been. On the other hand, as one story after an more
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/11/hadoop_dziuba/ Scale : first problem ? Always ? Hadoop/MapReduce/Distribute : the answer to everything ? Large Farms ? Cool. This language vs that. Hahahahaha. Reality, dudes. And common sense. That s tough, tho :) Sometimes its kinda important to first expre more
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