On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Tomas L. Byrnes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > We're among the most net-literate people on the planet, and yet > > we've failed to use it to maximum advantage and thus reduce our > > energy consumption. > > Plenty of jobs DO require going someplace, and humans are still > basically social animals, where the non-verbal, peripheral vision, cues > are more important than the literal in communication. So, 4 IEEE > meetings a year doesn't' strike me as irresponsible, and it's certainly > critical for my career. > I mostly agree with Tomas on that. I believe meeting face to face is important if not critical for a lot of social interactions.Regarding alternate sources of energy, I've started reading the very fascinating: Some Energy Fundamentals: http://www.tinaja.com/glib/energfun.pdf This document has been a very good read so far (I haven't finished reading it yet). Highly recommended. Cheers, Imri. -- Imri Goldberg -------------------------------------- www.algorithm.co.il/blogs/ -------------------------------------- -- insert signature here ----
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