Randy Weber » environment http://randyweber.com/blog a.k.a. World Wide Weber Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Trash Can Urinal – San Francisco Could Really Use Some of These http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/12/12/trash-can-urinal-san-francisco-could-really-use-some-of-these/ http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/12/12/trash-can-urinal-san-francisco-could-really-use-some-of-these/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:19:07 +0000 Randy Weber http://randyweber.com/blog/?p=363 It’s hard to walk around the streets of San Francisco without seeing some guy taking a leak in an alley, if you’re lucky, or right out in the open, if you’re not. It’s one of the first things my friend John commented on during his first trip to SF. As it turns out, you don’t see a lot of public urination back in Texas.

]]> http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/12/12/trash-can-urinal-san-francisco-could-really-use-some-of-these/feed/ 0 Want to Know What It’s Like Living in Northern California? http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/07/25/want-to-know-what-its-like-living-in-northern-california/ http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/07/25/want-to-know-what-its-like-living-in-northern-california/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:18:14 +0000 Randy Weber http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/07/25/want-to-know-what-its-like-living-in-northern-california/ Imagine listening to this everyday.

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard

I have no doubt it’s all true and in everyone’s best interest, but I don’t want to hear about it everyday.

]]> http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/07/25/want-to-know-what-its-like-living-in-northern-california/feed/ 0 “Performing two Google searches uses up as much energy as boiling the kettle for a cup of tea.” http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/01/11/performing-two-google-searches-uses-up-as-much-energy-as-boiling-the-kettle-for-a-cup-of-tea/ http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/01/11/performing-two-google-searches-uses-up-as-much-energy-as-boiling-the-kettle-for-a-cup-of-tea/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:11:55 +0000 Randy Weber http://randyweber.com/blog/2009/01/11/performing-two-google-searches-uses-up-as-much-energy-as-boiling-the-kettle-for-a-cup-of-tea/ OK, I get it. Data centers use a lot of energy. Google has a lot of data centers. The energy they use is allocated across the searches performed. So what am I supposed to do about this? The Times Online which published this story was pretty short on answers. Thanks for nothing…and the guilt trip.

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