Archive for March, 2008
Hygiene and showers
I’m sure I was going to add something to this post, but it’s been in the drafts bin so long, I’ve forgotten what it might have been. Perhaps I was awaiting inspiration for a more witty blog title…
Back in February last year Ben Casnocha had a summary of Herzberg’s concept of hygiene factors here. If [...]
Del.icio.us.ness
What I’ve been reading about:
Amazon Simple Admin - Aha! I knew this had to exist - a simple way of putting amazon links into posts. WP plugin.
My del.icio.us bookmarks for March 28th through March 29th
These are my links for March 28th through March 29th:
Feed Copyrighter Plugin - via Casa Salt Shaker (excellent Buenos Airean food blogger) a WP plug-in to add a note at bottom of feeds in readers asserting copyright.
Fast Track: Libya - More on BBC World's Fast Track about Libya's ecotourism attempt by Foster's (first reported in [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for March 28th
What caught my eye today, March 28th:
FT.com / Companies / Financial services - Tosca increases stakes in housebuilders - Redrow next for consolidation in the housing sector? “the majority of UK housebuilder stocks are trading below their book asset values and the potential cash value of land holdings”
Build it Green and they will come - [...]
Is Chris Cole the highest paid CIBSE engineer?
Doing some research and I came across the wonderfully voyeuristic Business Week Company Insight Centre.
After the news of Zaha Hadid awarding herself £725,000 on a turnover of just over £10m I thought I’d see what the rest of the industry was up to.
I was surprised to learn to learn that WSP CEO Chris Cole is a [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for March 23rd
What caught my eye today, March 23rd:
This much I know: Amory Lovins - The US has cut by half the total amount of energy used to make a dollar of GDP. It has cut oil use per dollar by 54 per cent and electricity use by 17 per cent. The UK has started to think [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for March 20th
What caught my eye today, March 20th:
10 Reasons Organic Can Feed the World - 10 reasons GM won’t - Found by my usual circuitous route (Tyler Cowen > Marcus Bitten > Ecologist) an interesting article on the debate between GM and organic
In lieu of proper posting…
…I’ve been tinkering with the site, waiting for WP2.5 to be released so I can find yet another new theme. In the meantime:
added Twitter as obviously I do not belong to enough social media networks - will be handy for ‘blogging’ live from events though…
added Lijit which my friend Cathy [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for March 19th
What caught my eye today, March 19th:
One year on, is the Code for Sustainable Homes working? - Building Design - Mark Brinkley on the ‘no’ side of the debate (I know there’s a word limit on this piece which explains why Mark’s not his normal verbose self ;o))
40 Under 40: Nominate a young engineer [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for March 18th
What caught my eye today, March 18th:
EPA: US can halve greenhouse emissions for the cost of a cup of coffee a day - Interesting findings on Oikos “if emissions were cut by 56% by 2050, US GDP would grow by 80% between now and then, compared to 81% if emissions were allowed to increase on [...]
