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The story makes the arctic ice too predictable.
I would throw in more variation.
Commented Jun 11, 2014 on The day the ice cap died at Arctic Sea Ice
The day the ice cap died
The title of this blog post is actually the title of a piece of science fiction, a short story written by Paul Briggs. Just like a couple of weeks ago when I was asked for advice on an idea for a novel, Paul asked me for some feedback on his short story. I figured posting it here, will generate...
Gareth Wyn Jones made a minor but significant typo is the essay.
Galbraith was Scotch-Canadian, not Scots-Canadian.
Commented Nov 18, 2012 on Arctic methane: Why the sea ice matters at Arctic Sea Ice
Arctic methane: Why the sea ice matters
Here's a video from the Arctic News blog, which is run by the people from AMEG (Arctic Methane Emergency Group). I'm not a big fan of geo-engineering, especially if it supports the continuation of business-as-usual, but as this video has some good speakers that dare speak of worst-case scenarios...
Games have to be *fun* first!
You can add all sorts of lessons and information to a game, but if it isn't fun, it won't be played.
Commented Dec 15, 2009 on THE FOOD GAME at Global Guerrillas
THE FOOD GAME
Most people wouldn't associate growing food with a game. It's hard work (as the summers in my youth working on our family farm attest to). Despite this preconception, gaming software (and particularly MMOs -- massively multiplayer online games), might be a way to supercharge local food product...
Without government subsidies (or practical energy storage) PV fails because the sun is not always shining.
You get to pay twice for the electrical generation equipment.
PV cells for when the sun shines.
And also a co-generation facility when
the sun isn't there for you.
Making PV electricity work when it provides more than 10% of capacity is not a solved economic problem.
Commented Dec 1, 2009 on THE RESILIENCE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IRA, 401K, etc.) at THE RESILIENT COMMUNITY
THE RESILIENCE RETIREMENT SYSTEM (IRA, 401K, etc.)
Here's a think piece on how to generate the huge funds required for a shift to resilient communities. Still need to work this through, but it offers some amazing opportunities for financially bootstrapping local organizations working on community resilience. ________________ The American cons...
Don't forget that one of the best instruments of social disruption is the briefcase armed lawyer.
They can often bring things to an effective halt by turning different arms of a government against each other.
Commented Nov 26, 2009 on SOCIAL SYSTEMS DISRUPTION at Global Guerrillas
SOCIAL SYSTEMS DISRUPTION
For small groups of guerrillas, the shift in method towards the disruption of critical infrastructure has been fairly spectacular.* Not only have the physical results of this methodology been noteworthy, its also been able to generate social and economic rewards of a similar magnitude. For e...
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