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Story of Stuff: How Things Work
Mar 1st
“From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.
The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world..“
Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!
Feb 25th
“At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050.“
Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! | Video on TED.com.
Steve Ballmer Could Make More Money if He Presented Well
Feb 11th
Reuters reported that Steve Ballmer made $100,000 dollars less last year than the previous one.Interestingly, each of the next few Fridays, Distinction Services will be posting the results of their annual executive survey of the impact of presentations on an executive’s career. Their first post from last Friday stated 86.1% of executives said “communicating with a solid level of clarity and confidence directly impacts my career and income.” See? It impacts their income. Ballmer could have made more last year if he’d invested more in his presentation.
via Duarte Blog » Blog Archive » Steve Ballmer Could Make More Money if He Presented Well.
Cory Doctorow’s MS DRM Talk, 2004
Feb 10th
This talk was originally given to Microsoft’s Research Group and other interested parties from within the company at their Redmond offices on June 17, 2004.
Transcripts: http://www.dashes.com/anil/stuff/doctorow-drm-ms.html http://www.craphound.com/msftdrm.txt.
A fundamental talk about piracy, digital right management and copyright inside “Microsoft house”.