[Futurework] Apologies for inadvertent spamming of BBC petiton to almost entire address book - WHOOPS (blush)

Due to finger trouble and general not looking what I was doing with due care, I copied a BBC petition to almost the entirety of my address book and not to the subset email group for which it was intended... I'm sorry and apologise for not paying attention twixt brain(fog), eye and mouse pointer

[Futurework] Petition against BBC iPlayer being Windows only

Can you circulate around the office and your address book please? The issue is one of crucial importance for cultural freedom and copyright abuse by corporations. It goes way way beyond just an issue of operating systems. Subject: [LUG] Petition against BBC iPlayer being Windows only Date: Thu,

[Futurework] China has US by the balls

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/07/bcnchina10 7a.xml China Threatens Nuclear Option of Dollar Sales By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard The Telegraph UK Wednesday 08 August 2007 The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats

[Futurework] Corn-Ethanol Craze Raises Farmland Prices

http://www.newsdaily.com/TopNews/UPI-1-20070808-1900-bc-us-farmland.xml Farmland prices soar amid ethanol interest DEKALB, Ill., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Interest in corn-based ethanol is driving up farmland prices in states including Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois, where farmland sells for $5,000 an

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[Futurework] Infomania

http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_8/zeldes/index.html Infomania: Why we can't afford to ignore it any longer http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue12_8/zeldes/index.html by Nathan Zeldes, David Sward, and Sigal Louchheim Infomania is the mental state of continuous stress and distraction

[Futurework] Four sentences and a request

Hello FWers, This may be a bit much to ask (and indeed is half in jest) but I would very much welcome help from the members of this list. I find myself, among others, having promised to produce four sentences (and no more than four sentences) for a group that is thinking about the future of

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[Futurework] test message, ignore

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Re: [Futurework] Four sentences and a request

Reads like a competition for the longest sentence... The future of work could also be summarized in one word: China ! Chris SpamWall: Mail to this addy is deleted unread unless it contains the keyword igve.

Re: [Futurework] Corn-Ethanol Craze Raises Farmland Prices

And food prices will follow. arthur From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Christoph Reuss Sent: Thu 8/9/2007 5:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Futurework] Corn-Ethanol Craze Raises Farmland Prices

Re: [Futurework] China has US by the balls

This could be a global financial market version of MAD (mutually assured destruction) Both China and the US would lose from this. All China has to do is sit tight and they will be able to pick up all the poker chips. arthur From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on

[Futurework] Re: Four sentences and a request

Chris The future of work could also be summarized in one word: China ! If I recall correctly, in the original charter for FutureWork there was mention of avoiding a Blade Runner future. The breakdown of industry and commerce in Iraq seems to have become a boost for blacksmiths there to work