Month: February 2009

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Social/Environmental

Jatropha

02/08/2009 Dr Wingnut 1
We finally might be getting interested in growing something for biodiesel that doesn’t compete with the food stocks.  Time’s article this week, The Next Big Biofuel? has raised the profile of Jatropha, which I blogged […]
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Quotations

Make me laugh

02/07/2009 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Make me laugh
Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.W. H. Auden
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Social/Environmental

Follow the money

02/06/2009 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Follow the money
My cube neighbor, Bob, was listening to NPR this morning and brought me a post-it note with the following link on it for Stimulus Watch so I can see where my taxpayer dollars are going.Now […]
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Quotations

Creativity

02/06/2009 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Creativity
Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity.  Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better. John Updike (1932-2009)
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Waste Time

Waste Time

02/06/2009 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Waste Time
Live action re-enactment of Super Mario BrosUser-submitted re-enactments of old Far Side cartoonsFun animation re-enacting an old Internet soundNear-perfect run of Marble MadnessStar Wars retold by someone who hasn’t seen itPassive-aggressive nerdsvia email from Good […]
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Quotations

Questing

02/05/2009 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Questing
He that knew all that learning ever writKnew only this – that he knew nothing yet.Aphra Behn