Oct 15
You are not Stuck in Traffic. YOU ARE TRAFFIC.
Random posts as i traverse the web.
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Oct 11
Good summary of the protests taking place on Wall Street (via Righteous anger fuels Wall Street uprising)
Oct 06
Sep 19
So this is what all those anti-carbon price rallys are against? Perhaps its not the money afterall? just boring old ideology, again. (via Everyday cost of carbon tax will be minimal - except on energy bills)
Sep 19
Do good, better.: Re: '5 Tips on How to Lobby a Politician and not be Ignored'
One of the latest Do Gooder campaigns ‘Birth Rights are Human Rights’ prompted tech savvy Australian politician Penny Sharpe to fire off a blog post that was critical of some aspects of the campaign.
While we think one of her main points was innaccurate (see below) ‘5 Tips…
Sep 14
The Danes have got it right when it comes to biking in the city.
Sep 12
Do good, better.: Urgent NewsStand campaign calls for inquiry into Australia’s media
In the wake of the News of the World scandal, NewsStand started a conversation about the state of news in Australia. The revelations of unethical and illegal practices opened many people’s eyes to the extent of the power and influence that individuals and companies can have over the…
Sep 08
Do good, better.: ‘Safe to Drink?’ wins the Frack Off!
When we launched Do Gooder we wanted to give people a reason to give the platform a good run while giving back to the community. The Frack Off, our competition calling for a killer campaign to stop coal seam gas exploration in Australia hoped to do just that.
We expected…
Sep 08
Im raising money for this hip charity in the US that’s buying drilling rigs for people who suffer from lack of water around the world. I like the practical no nonsense approach, and the info graphics of course.
I hope those rigs are maintainable in the countries they get dropped into though. I’d like to see them come with open source manuals to repair and parts. though i guess once the bore is drilled its drilled so they do good from the get go.
Anyway - give deep people - water is the one magic ingredient all life needs to exist. Lets get it out of the ground and into thirsty mouths.
Sep 05
So very very true … A pressing case for standing up to Rupert Murdoch’s bullying via Rupert Murdoch To Examine His Newspapers | News of the World Close)
Sep 01
I’ve always been uncomfortable with Design competitions. This is an oldie but Mr Cave sums up my unease (as he always has most of my feelings!) with such powerful eloquence i could kiss his red right hand. (via Nick Cave Letter to MTV)
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Aug 20
Love how they work with existing infrastructure … (via Cyclehoop Locks for Bicycles are Effective and Good Design : TreeHugger)
Aug 20
I like the Why Music Matters campaign a lot …so do Eskimo Joe clearly.
Aug 20
Barry O’Farrell and the Liberal with the Facts party at it again. This time they forgot to mention that in fact the Carbon tax would result in a net increase in jobs in NSW. (via Carbon tax job outlook upbeat)
