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Re: Oasis

Jake — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:40:55 -0000

We already kinda are desert dwellers. Desert dwellers with lots of really big pipes.

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/4612486139

Jake — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:07:57 -0000

Wow. And I have a question. Tepco is trying to keep things "stable" at the moment, and experts think they won't have things "under control" for months. How do they get it "under control?" What's their plan?

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/4295165514

Jake — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:31:57 -0000

Whoops. Wrong link. I confused myself. Revkin did post Obama's new speech with a bit of commentary, but I got all excited about the in-line annotation and linked to the old one. Sorry!

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3998112293

Jake — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:46:27 -0000

Maybe Professor Pryor ought to get a copy of Gasland and show it in class?

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3490491114

Jake — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:24:44 -0000

Fascinating group. I've written to a couple of friends and asked what they know about PPC. I'll keep you updated if I learn more, which I hope I will.

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3490097623

Jake — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:56:21 -0000

While I know almost nothing about the project, my instinct is to be all for it. Infrastructure investment is so important, and, while there are probably lots of less sexy but more important infrastructure projects our there, there is a lot to love about trains (especially as alternatives to cars and/or planes).

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3330985615

Jake — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:41:48 -0000

The craziest thing about nuclear power is the fact that so much of the industry relies on Japan Steel Works to make the steel vessels that hold the reactors. Apparently JSW is the only company that can make truly leak-proof vessels, and they can only make 6 vessels per year.

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3241712550

Jake — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:21:18 -0000

These two sentences jumped out at me:

"It may be that Americans are unusually willing to break rank with scientific authority—as seen in the occasional flare-ups of vaccine scepticism—but it's not a thoroughgoing animus. (Have dinner with a pregnant woman sometime, and see what I mean.)"

It reminds me of the moment in the BBC Horizons vid when Sir Paul made the cancer treatment prescription analogy, and Delingpole "slightly resented" it.

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/3091131222

Jake — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:00:57 -0000

Good info, but bummer it's buried in regular old text.

I was hoping for a quick and easy way to find out what is and is not appropriate for blue and green bins.

Maybe a search tool? I search "greasy paper bag," and the tool tells me: "blue, unless it's really greasy." Or I search "egg shells," and the search tells me "green" or "black." I'm actually not sure about that one. Any of you know? Is it legal to put food scraps in the green bins? When our compost is at capacity, we do it and hope for the best.

And I was also hoping for interactive graphs that explained how many tons of what recyclables the city collects, where they go, and what they turn into.

Am I asking too much of latimes.com?

Re: http://j440.tumblr.com/post/2909371296

Jake — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:54:42 -0000

This is what a comment looks like.

Re: Rigs and Kelp

Jake — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:11:40 -0000

Works.

Re: Rigs and Kelp

Jake — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:27:02 -0000

Excellent! Glad to see this working!

Re: http://blog.moreperfectmarket.com/post/973284469

Jake — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:06:49 -0000

So cool. Tiny things. They're the best.

Re: http://blog.moreperfectmarket.com/post/364754302

Jake — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:36:58 -0000

I couldn't find it either. All I can report at the moment is that a roll of TJ's TP does not last very long in this house. Especially if the cats get into the bathroom and decide it's a toy.

Re: www.blog.moreperfectmarket.com

Jake — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:35:54 -0000

I like your thought about manageability. People that choose to be New York Grumpy can also choose not to be. People that can't see their grumpiness however, are going to have a very hard time getting over it.

Re: Me Too

Jake — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:25:10 -0000

What do you think now that you've met me in person?

Re: Shoes, Money, Research, and Mystery

Jake — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:18:43 -0000

Excellent. The company is Dansko, the clogmakers. And we're trying to put
together a completely zero-waste product. Our first step in that direction
is to build a shoe out of only compostable materials. And we're almost
there. We've passed around a few sets of prototypes, and we're pretty happy
with them. We still need to do some testing to make sure that all our
materials compost at the rates we expect them to. But we think we're on the
right track. Anything in particular that you want to know?

Re: Too Much

Jake — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:38:48 -0000

That's the best comment any of my posts has ever brought in. Makes me want
to write more in hopes of getting another. Maybe on Radical
Transparency<http: jdegrazia.posterous.com=""/>?
Or maybe this blog was actually the more transparent...

Either way, the writing and sharing will never stop.

Thank you so much for all you've contributed here. I never made a post
without wondering what you would think. But you know that.

Re: Shoes, Money, Research, and Mystery

Jake — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:37:44 -0000

Well. If you identify yourself, Mr. (or is it Ms?) WISP, I will fill you in. Looks to me like you left a bogus email attached to this comment. But, if you are in fact interested and not just posting a link, let me know.

Re: Predictions, Surveilance, and The Terminator Seed

Jake — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:21:03 -0000

That is where I am. LA. At USC at the moment, actually. Sorry I was so out
of touch over the summer. We'll make something happen in December,
hopefully. Maybe eat some Monsanto-independent soy beans?

Re: On the Record

Jake — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:22:37 -0000

Worry about it even if we write it down and give it to the internets for safekeeping?

Is the problem (A) forgetting forever or (B) not having the important info in the fronts of our minds when we need it (because it has fallen into the backs of our minds in favor of the fact that Cole Hamels pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and two walks, while striking out 6 and getting the loss tonight)?

Re: A Long Time

Jake — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:53:02 -0000

You're right that the geographical and, thus, technological stuckness of the
sustainable New Guineans won't (and shouldn't) inspire us, but I don't think
that means there aren't immediate lessons we can learn.

If I remember correctly, Diamond has particular admiration for the
highlanders' soil-friendly irrigation methods. And, if I remember
this<http: www.ted.com="" talks="" wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures.html="">correctly,
botanist-adventurer<http: www.swaptree.com="" book="" one-river-wade-davis="" 775276=""/>Wade
Davis argues that every culture that evolved in isolation from our
agro-industrial ancestors, since they've survived this long (surviving their
habitat, themselves, and us), must have *some* worthwhile wisdom,* something
* that can teach us how to be less destructive.

Maybe we're culturally ready look closely now and learn, or maybe we'll have
to wait 30k years.

Re: On Camera

Jake — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:06:04 -0000

I was at Midway, and, had the layover been long, I would have let you know.

As for Back or Forth <http: backorforth.blogspot.com=""/> (not to be confused
with its as yet unborn brother blog, *Back or Froth*), I'm subscribed, and I
have a request...

Sample some restaurants (and bakeries or candy stores or anything) that make
crunchiness claims (run on wind power, big donations to poverty alleviation
projects in the developing world, zero waste), and note both the marketing
and the motivation. And, of course, the deliciousness.

Re: Genius, Power, and Magic

Jake — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:50:13 -0000

Go for it. You're welcome. And good luck with the ebook.

Re: Sports and Cards Analogies

Jake — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:16:02 -0000

Definitely. But there's something great about losing to a friend, laughing about how she tricked you into that ill-advised raise (or moon-shoot attempt or three pointer), congratulating her, and challenging her to a rematch. Competition's a lot smileyer when it's between parties that care about and root for one another. I wonder if businesses can (should?) learn anything from that.