Well, best for me, but I know some of you will like them too.
Michelle Murrain, writing from her Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology blog, points out how the United States Social Forum is running on free and open source software. Fabu. Drupal and Linux (Ubuntu and Debian) love [...]
After much brow-knitting and consternation, I bought a laptop. I’m ready to blog from GA 2008.
I decided to go with a used, but not obsolete machine: a Dell Latitude D600. $350 with mouse and case, which is in line with what comparable machines were selling on eBay. Thank you, Craigslist.
Used, rather than a new, more […]
Ms. Theologian is currently considering sweatshop-free clothes here and here, beginning with a confession about underwear.
I’ve written about men’s underwear here, here and here. (Is it any wonder I’m banned in China? And why I attract the most interesting spam?) But I don’t know a dang thing about women’s underthings. Which is why ‘d refer […]
Or close enough. New American Dream released the first in its series of Local Buying Guide geared for the kind of green and responsible shopping (without the consumerism) that speaks to a guy like me. And this first one covers the Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods, which is good enough for me […]
Following up on Ms. Theologian’s comments about who really makes laptop computers (Surviving the Workday), I thought I would point out two sources. These really are the exception to the rule, and even these use foreign-made components, including those sourced from China. But at least you can email someone and get a straight answer.
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Victoria Weinstein (PeaceBang) hopes for a Mac, but I’m not so sure. I’ll be following up on sweatshop reports, but first look at this page following Greenpeace’s campaign (”A Greener Apple”) urging Apple to produce products without toxic materials and to institute a global consumer takeback. I’ll believe the success [...]
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Ms. Theologian is talking about not buying clothes from China. I’ve written at length about my hunt for US-made, union-made, non-sweatshop-made clothing. See here, here and here.
Let me plug three vendors.
The mystery [...]
When I go shopping — whether its for lentils or a vacation — a string of self-reflective questions run through my mind. (Was I Quaker in a past life? I doubt my Puritan ancestors would have approved. The Baptist ones might have coped.)
Do I need this? can I put off buying [...]
Ms. Theologian at Surviving the Workday describes and defends her and husband’s “No China Diet” — which extends far past food and into every corner of commercial life. I think they’re right and don’t underestimate the difficulty such a discipline takes. A generation ago imports from the PRC were new, now they’re endemic.
Of course, […]
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