Saturday 07. April

We had some warm Spring days and I was planning on biking across town to have lunch with Barrett today, but it was cold when I got up this morning and now it is snowing…

Spinning Into Oblivion

Spinning Into Oblivion – New York Times
The sad thing is that CDs and downloads could have coexisted peacefully and profitably. The current state of affairs is largely the result of shortsightedness and boneheadedness by the major record labels and the Recording Industry Association of America, who managed to achieve the opposite of everything they wanted in trying to keep the music business prospering. The association is like a gardener who tried to rid his lawn of weeds and wound up killing the trees instead.

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Climate Change Risk

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Billions face climate change risk
Billions of people face shortages of food and water and increased risk of flooding, experts at a major climate change conference have warned.
(Via BBC News)

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Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (PDF)

That makes me think this: Water – the new oil! Coca Cola and Nestle – the new Exxon and Shell…
How will that sound 10 years from now.