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- UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?
- Recycling is part of our daily lives. We do it everyday with plastics, newspapers and other general household things. Cars are now recycled throughout North America and Europe at high efficiency rates. Everything seems to be covered, right? Computers and batteries face recycling problems. We already know that...
- Blog posts 2009-10-18
- Don't inhale...those emissions wafting in from China
- Two ThingsOne: Please spell check things before you upload them. Expensive is spelled incorrectly on your post.Two: The general problem we have with China is that the investment in disposal does not exist. If they even spent a quarter of what we do on disposal, we would most likely not...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Don't inhale...those emissions wafting in from China
- They are apparently running out of landfill space in China. So now they plan to burn all the trash left over after they make stuff to sell to Americans. And then the fumes in the air just naturally drift around the globe. Among the stuff they're putting...
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Ethanol, our trash and our economy
- This story has everything: suspense, victory, tragedy and a cliff-hanger. We still can't be sure how it's going to turn out. It all turns on Blue Fire, a California company aiming to build commercial-scale ethanol production plants, turning trash into sugars which can be fermented thence into ethanol....
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Landfill trash to methane to ethanol--a fuel cycle
- There are now three landfills in America that supply methane to a nearby ethanol refinery. The newest is in Sious Falls, South Dakota. Methane is pumped ten miles from the city landfill to an ethanol refinery using wood pulp. The federal EPA is a co-sponsor of...
- Blog posts 2009-03-29
- Want to own your own home generator?
- Want to own your own home generator?A bit catch-22?Start burning recyclables to generate electricity and now we'll need more raw resources...Nope, won't fly with environmentalists.It burns waste, the only solution, stop wasting. Everyone should produce zero garbage. This just adds to global warming and as of now we...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-20
- Composting 101 - How To Compost Without Much Effort 1.1 (Windows)
- Composting 101 was written to give you an easy to understand way to start composting. With our easy guide, you'll be saving 20-30% of your trash from the landfill and using it to make rich, natural fertilizer for your garden. According to the EPA, America produces approximately 220 million tons...
- Software downloads 2008-08-12
- First paper-based transistors
- First paper-based transistorsRE: First paper-based transistorsCreating wood-based paper is pretty harmful to the environment. Hemp-based paper is safer for the environment and does not yellow. Also, contrary to popular belief, industrial hemp does not have enough THC content to be used for drug/medicine-related purposes. The US Constitution...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- No more donations for me.
- No more donations for me.Landfills were never a real option!Recycling of old hardware ought to have been the order of the day from year dot. It seems it has taken quite a while for techies IT pros and others to come to the conclusion that "we" and I include myself...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-03
- When PCs pollute
- When PCs polluteOrganizations Must Managed IT Disposal ProcessOutsourcing IT disposal makes sense for most organizations. With any process, it is important to establish an independent set of checks and balances to ensure compliance. If an organization fails to maintain proper oversight, outsourcing IT disposal can actually increase the...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-17
- Making paper waterproof--and writable
- Making paper waterproof--and writableVolleyball nets?Not to be distracted by minutia in the article, but "They say the process can be used to spray a waterproof, writable surface on . . . volleyball nets and other items." Will they also come out with a Sharpie fine enough to write on...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-09
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- The perfect computer?
- I have to admit...that I did not read past the title. Suffice it to say that there is no such thing as the perfect woman, perfect car, perfect meal, perfect computer or perfect anything. Individuals' needs and tasted are just too varied. Too trueTo mirror the above post, there is...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- The perfect computer?
- Do we have the technology to build a perfect computer? Would it be perfect for a specific purpose or is it possible to build a perfect general purpose computer? Small Business Computing's Mark Beckley has some answers. Do we have the technology to build a perfect...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents
- Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- What's a brick?
- CinderblockMany years ago a product called cinderblock was made from coal fire residue. It was similar to standard concrete block. In many cases, over time, it proved far less satisfactory. One big problem was degradation in a wet environment. It would get sort of mushy and...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?
- CRT's should be banned from saleThere is no reason for anyone to still be using a CRT today, save for some VERY high end photography and movie applications that the studios use.RE: UK envisions zero waste: What about computers?I think the idea of Zero waste is absolute bollocks - esp....
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Mother nature v. human nature
- Those soft-hearted, multi-nationals in the European Union once again tried to do something that was supposed to be good for the planet and future generations. They seem to have this groundless belief in the perfectability of mankind. How can they, of all peoples, belief in human betterment with...
- Blog posts 2009-09-27
- SONY goes "Open Kimono" with sexy new e-Readers
- Sound like checkmate, they have everything the Kindle does for less $$ $They even have better quality. I want to buy one right now although it has to have the books that I want.At the risk of sounding fanboy-ishI must ask. How does the 6" $299 Sony touch (but...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at System Building
- Well, Jason ...... for twenty-five years I have toyed with the idea of building my own system and every time I came close, I always ended up concluding that I could get more bang-for-the-buck by purchasing a pre-built system. I am now on my seventh computer. The...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Risky Business: 8 Things You Need to Know about Information Risk
- Risk can be good. Like playing Risk. Or risking your life to save your pet chinchilla Eugene from being swallowed whole by a seemingly amicable falcon. But when it comes to your information, risk is…well, risky. Read the 8 Things You Need to Know about Information Risk to save yourself...
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