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Re: Tata’s Nano: The Frugal Eco-Car You Don’t Want (Yet)

Martin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:43:05 -0000

The compressed air option is widely criticized as less efficient than electric but what about the environmental cost of using batteries?

Re: Beat Food Waste by Reorganizing Your Refrigerator

Martin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:53:44 -0000

Don't forget that the poor management means wasted packaging and containers as well. Haven't we all thrown away a plastic storage container because it contained something too gross to consider opening it much less cleaning it for reuse?

Re: solaredge boosts solar panel efficiency

Martin — Thu, 28 May 2009 07:20:11 -0000

I have seen recent technology consisting of 'micro inverters' attached to each panel that promise similar gains in efficiency. Are these power boxes actually micro inverters?

Re: new Kyocera solar panels coming soon

Martin — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:06:18 -0000

This news is interesting, but I am very curious about the price of these panels. Dollars per watt is the spec that panels compete on, not efficiency.

Re: MySpace Madness: Do You Know What’s Three Links Away?

Martin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:02:01 -0000

I have a guy on my facebook that makes the baby jesus cry everyday. If distant memory serves me correctly, I only have puppets and hip hop artists on my MySpace, so I'm probably safe. The Florida case is ridiculous, but I am at least glad that it didn't get ignored by the lower level people who had to respond to it.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » TuffTouch Screens Stand Up To Almost Anything

Martin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:52:56 -0000

I used to work in an industrial setting and I saw lots of monitors bite the dust. My boss had his monitor bobble-heading precariously on a pile of open celled packing foam. My machine's monitor was toasted when a metal worker plugged his high amperage grinder into the same outlet.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » [NAIAS 2008] Hummer HX Concept

Martin — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:04:57 -0000

You made a reference to fuel consumption in the first sentence, but you failed to mention the rating on this model. Did someone give you a hummer in exchange for this writing this car porn post?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Troika’s Digital Cloud

Martin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:17:40 -0000

They have a big one of these in Chicago, it's called the bean. I think it got 'bricked' during an update :(

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Homer Simpson Etch A Sketch

Martin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:04:13 -0000

Reducing plastic waste is an important step towards being environmentally responsible, use an etch-a-sketch emulator instead

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Wiretracks - Hide Unsightly Cables Behind Crown Molding Or Baseboards

Martin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:06:21 -0000

This is a good product, but it doesn't seem to provide a solution for concealing wires that travel past doorways

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Fishtank Friday: People Tank

Martin — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:53:57 -0000

I saw an art installation in Seattle that was kinda like this, except there were photos of happy children under the Plexiglas and you walked on top of them. There were sound effects. Anybody else see that?

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » PLDS Lite-On EZ-DUB External Burner

Martin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:22:19 -0000

Are pirates still cool? I have trouble keeping up with trends

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Glam It Up With The Glitter Gun

Martin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:56:29 -0000

If Hillary Clinton is elected, she is going to place draconian limits on glitter and glitter related novelty products ;)

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The $12,000 Button

Martin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:09:13 -0000

If sales don't pick up soon would you consider selling 50 pixel lots?

Re: I Can Speeking Engish Good?

Martin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:53:18 -0000

I am not sure what these Engrish speakers are applying for. Since you don't want to accept them, maybe they could work as a journalist on South Carolina. I was doing some research for my environmental blog and came across a practically undecipherable item about Coke's new recycling plant. If you go to read it, please pretend that you want to get information from the text. It's not so much the grammar, it's just full of incomplete and poorly assembled facts.

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Re: March non-garbage: Windshield wipers - my largest... › The Zero Garbage Challenge › a garbage-free 2009

Martin — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:58:17 -0000

I hope you and your dog enjoy a long and healthy life together. The alternative to those veterinary products could have been to not have a dog. I am in the midst of trying to 'reprogram' my acquisitive children in this regard. They want to buy/adopt/save/capture just about every animal that they see. We have two cats that were saved from almost certain starvation on the street. They have been the cause of some necessary plastic consumption thanks to the danger of ticks here.

Re: YouTube Ads: YouHate Em

Martin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:17:55 -0000

My cat videos an other stuff on revver have earned me a total of $0.16 over the past year. Pretty sad. http://revver.com/video/1396484/friendly-cat/

Re: YouTube Ads: YouHate Em

Martin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:27:38 -0000

My cat video has earned 16 cents on revver. I just changed the description so that it quotes you

"no one wants to advertise on your cat video."

These have to be the truest words ever written, thanks.

http://revver.com/video/1396484/friendly-cat/

Re: Busy Today

Martin — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:06:44 -0000

I haven't blogged about it. I think ignoring it is the best course of action. If I posted a link to where I ignore it that would seem like shameless self promotion.

Re: Is he milking the cow too hard ?

Martin — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:25:46 -0000

I have a bachelors degree in agriculture. That is why I know that it is important to massage the udder in order to stimulate an oxytocin release that causes the milk to flow. Where does this fit into this blog monetizing analogy?

Re: Red Light Blogging

Martin — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:38:57 -0000

Is there some place on the Internet that is analagous to the Red Light District? My blog is totally "workin' it", but there just aren't many Johns walking by.

Re: WIN Big Time with StoreStacker!!

Martin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:38:40 -0000

I'm squidless and non-twitterpated, but I did blog about it :lol:

http://www.slamboard.com/2008/08/14/storestacke...

Martins last blog post..StoreStacker Contest at JohnCow.com

Re: Make Money Online Blogging

Martin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:56:50 -0000

I like the lack of cow and milk related idioms in the eBook, plus the fact that it is free :)

Martins last blog post..The Fashion Industry is Sick

Re: 5 Ways to Get Lots of Non Google Traffic

Martin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:55:04 -0000

John,

Most of the return hits that you get from me are the result of your emails. Google has helped you in another way that you may not have thought about. I use Gmail. If I was using a less versatile email service I might be less willing to give my address to lists like yours.

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Martin — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:08:03 -0000

Greg is correct that blade grinders create a wider range of particle sizes. I used to grind French roast Peruvian or Bolivian coffee for each serving. It's a matter of personal; taste, but my wife and I both really liked the solids in our cup (the 1/3 that was ground 'too fine')

Re: Websites Domains For Sale

Martin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:58:06 -0000

http://projectileproductlaunch.com/ ?

That's one that my kids would say was SO WRONG

Martins last blog post..Let Freedom Rain

Re: The War On Plastic Bags Has Begun

Martin — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:48:22 -0000

This product is pretty neat. If I was a person who drove a car to the supermarket, I would get one of these and use it as a key chain for my car keys. That way I would never go into a store without it (hopefully).

Re: UniGlorious - What Will Break Our Bottled Water Habit?

Martin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:55:53 -0000

Tap water IS the alternative. There is no logistical reason for it to be of any lower quality or safety than bottled. It is allowed to be inferior by some bureaucracies because citizens don't demand better.

Re: Built In Dishwashers vs. Hand Washing: Which is Greener?

Martin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:21:37 -0000

I remember the three sink method from summer camp. I would say it was about 15-20 gallons for about 60 place settings. Maybe we just need to all start living communally?

Re: Is The Plastic Bag Obsession a Distraction?

Martin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:20:07 -0000

Psst...

People on the internet give a lot of attention to the plastic bag issue BECAUSE it is getting a lot of attention.

I am completely in agreement with Plastic Equation that the plastic shopping bags are getting more attention than they deserve when other plastic uses that have just as much consequence and have equally viable alternatives are ignored.

But I talk about plastic bags a lot in hopes of getting noticed by more regular non-obsessed people who might end up reading what I have to say about other plastic stuff.

Re: Android Phone Users May Get to be Part of the Solar Power Party Too

Martin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:25:35 -0000

As Andrew said, hot sun and electronics don't mix.

I would like to see more moves towards standardizing power supplies so that the external charger market can benefit. Several phone makers recently agreed to go with the same usb jack for all phones. It's be cool to have all low power devices come with an identical input.

Re: Making Solar Panels Sustainably: Niagara Falls To Power New Solarworks Plant

Martin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:36:34 -0000

At some point can we expect to see SOLAR power being used to power solar panel factories?

Re: CES 2009: PowerFilm's Battery Chargers and $1,000 Solar Blanket

Martin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:38:51 -0000

Before I knew which way to point my thumb, I would want to know the useful lifespan of the product. The price doesn't mean that much without knowing how long it will last.

Re: Foaming Ocean Whips Beachgoers into a Frenzy

Martin — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:47:35 -0000

I used to look for areas of fresh water foam in trout streams. The fish used to hang around underneath it. I think pollen does contribute to this effect in places with relatively little human impact. Water where I grew up had tannin and related plant stuff in it from bogs.

Re: Trying Out The Asus EEE PC

Martin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:05:51 -0000

In recent years, most of the reviews of portable solar power solutions typically say 'close but no cigar' The supposed solutions are either too pricey or else they don;t provide enough power.

When I was researching portable solar power, I kept thinking to myself "why don't we just make less power hungry gadgets?"

It seems that we already do. I hope people start going solar with netbooks more. It'ss like chocolate and peanut butter all over again :)

Re: CES 2009: PowerFilm's Battery Chargers and \$1,000 Solar Blanket

Martin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:38:51 -0000

Before I knew which way to point my thumb, I would want to know the useful lifespan of the product. The price doesn't mean that much without knowing how long it will last.

Re: Built In Dishwashers vs. Hand Washing: Which is Greener?

Martin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:21:37 -0000

I remember the three sink method from summer camp. I would say it was about 15-20 gallons for about 60 place settings. Maybe we just need to all start living communally?

Re: Is The Plastic Bag Obsession a Distraction?

Martin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:20:07 -0000

Psst...

People on the internet give a lot of attention to the plastic bag issue BECAUSE it is getting a lot of attention.

But I talk about plastic bags a lot in hopes of getting noticed by more regular non-obsessed people who might end up reading what I have to say about other plastic stuff.

Re: Android Phone Users May Get to be Part of the Solar Power Party Too

Martin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:25:35 -0000

As Andrew said, hot sun and electronics don't mix.

Re: Making Solar Panels Sustainably: Niagara Falls To Power New Solarworks Plant

Martin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:36:34 -0000

At some point can we expect to see SOLAR power being used to power solar panel factories?

Re: Alienate Your Female Customers? Pepsi Has An App For That

Martin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:37:53 -0000

The Yorkie is made by Nestle, a company that can't do much more to alienate conscious consumers http://www.babymilkaction.org/pages/boycott.html (killing 3rd world babies is bad for your brand). Luckily for all corporations, most consumers are pretty much zombies.