Early Television and What We Can Learn From It
Today is the 90th anniversary of the first demonstration of the television, and thus an opportunity for me to tell this little story.
The technology of TV was developed before humankind could figure out how to use it, and thus the early days were not too different from those of radio. TV producers would put a man with a microphone reading the news or a script from “The Lone Ranger” in front of a camera. The viewer would have essentially the same experience he had with radio; the only difference was the minor enhancement of being able to see the announcer. (more…)
My fine friend Brian McGowan writes about 
From global warming to growing landfills, climate concerns have many of us feeling discouraged about our planet’s future. However, while humans may be prone to environmental follies, many of our mistakes can be fixed with a little ingenuity. The environmental cleanup success stories below prove that hope lies in even the messiest situations. 
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Our environment is a precious resource that we all know is being rapidly exhausted by conspicuous consumption, and dangerous fossil fuel use. Finding ways to circumvent the trappings created by society that often find us in an endless cycle of having to buy products and create waste is a challenge, but still possible. Here are a few wonderful ways to both cut your budget, and be kind to your planet. 
There were two stories in our news last week that bear notice. One was the discovery of a mass grave in Kenya in which the bodies date back 12,000 years. It was clear that these people met their demise in a war; most had their skulls smashed in by clubs or hatchets.
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When my wife just walked into my office (at lunch time) and watched a few seconds of this video on the melting of the glaciers in Greenland and the Antarctic, she said jokingly, “Let’s break out the bourbon,” meaning that we’re doomed anyway; let’s live it up while we can.
Though I wasn’t an Eagles fan, I certainly was upset to hear about the passing of Glenn Frey earlier this week.
