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Becoming a Geek Super Hero by Evolving from "Thinking Green" to "Acting Green"
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| So now we have an older computer that, if
| formatted with a less process intensive
| operating system, can last 2-3 more years. We
| have access to Ubuntu Linux as a free download
| with installation guides. We have the
| comprehensive OpenOffice application that will
| let users perform office functions like a
| professional. What do we do now? Obviously,
| the standard computer user cannot install and
| configure an operating system they have never
| even heard of, much less used. This is where a
| geek becomes a super hero. The equation is an
| easy one:
|
| Old Computer + Ubuntu Linux + OpenOffice
| + Geek Super-Hero = A Win for the
| Environment and the Less Fortunate
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http://www.mwd.com/2010/01/becoming-a-geek-super-hero-by-evolving-from-thinking-green-to-acting-green/
Related:
Americans not green enough, Microsoft claims
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| A survey released by MSN Green claims that 70 percent of the population of
| the USA don't use a kitchen composter and don't limit toilet flushes to save
| water.
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http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42066/178/
Greenpeace: Nintendo and Microsoft are worst eco-offenders
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| Greenpeace awarded Nintendo a paltry score of 0.8 out of a possible 10, with
| American software titan Microsoft following close behind with a mere 2.15 out
| of 10.
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http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200826/1343/Greenpeace-Nintendo-and-Microsoft-are-worst-eco-offenders
Greenpeace Slams Microsoft, Nintendo
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| Greenpeace gave Microsoft and Nintendo abysmal rankings Tuesday on their
| efforts to phase out toxic chemicals from their game consoles.
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iMTouo0ymHoVxuplHfS70u-BJEPQD8T671N80
Greenpeace: Vista could trigger a deluge of electronic waste
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| Beau Baconguis of the Southeast Asia section of the environmental
| protection organization Greenpeace has warned that the introduction
| by Microsoft of its new operating system Windows Vista might as a
| side effect trigger a deluge of electronic waste (E-waste). "With
| Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolesence of half
| the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning
| global take back systems for PCs," Ms. Baconguis declared.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84816/from/rss09
Greenpeace: Vista could trigger a deluge of electronic waste
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| Beau Baconguis of the Southeast Asia section of the environmental
| protection organization Greenpeace has warned that the introduction
| by Microsoft of its new operating system Windows Vista might as a
| side effect trigger a deluge of electronic waste (E-waste). "With
| Vista, Microsoft could effectively hasten the obsolesence of half
| the world's PCs, especially in the absence of fully-functioning
| global take back systems for PCs," Ms. Baconguis declared.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/84816/from/rss09
Vista poses environmental dangers
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| Microsoft Vista could have serious environmental implications,
| experts have warned.
|
| The latest version of Windows uses encryption methods that are
| incompatible with some older PCs. It also features high-end
| graphics capabilities that can only run on newer hardware.
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http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/news/2174400/vista-poses-environmental
Vista gets slated - by the Greens
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| The Green Party has slammed Microsoft and it's forthcoming operating
| system, Windows Vista, in a withering attack on the company's "monopoly".
|
| Microsoft not only takes criticism for allegedly environmentally
| unfriendly policies, but for attacking civil liberties.
|
| The party claims that "Vista gives Microsoft the ability to lock
| you out of your computer," and that "Microsoft are determined not
| to play fair" in the video content market.
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http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=107813
Microsoft is the world's biggest cause of zombie remailers
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| In China, it would take about one and one-half years wages (for the
| average Chinese) to buy a legitimate copy of Windows Vista. If you
| could find it here.
|
| Microsoft is the biggest cause of zombie remailers in the world,
| because they make noises, but do not do anything to address the
| real digital inequities in the world.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38202
Is spam causing greenhouse gas?
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| That's what McAfee says in its "Carbon Footprint of Spam" report released
| Wednesday, which states climate-change researchers from the firm ICF and
| McAfee's security staff calculated that the amount of energy needed to
| transmit, process and filter spam globally is equal to 33 billion
| kilowatt-hours each year. They say that can also be expressed as the
| equivalent to the electricity used in 2.4 million homes annually or the same
| green-house gas emissions from 3.1 million passenger cars using 2 billion
| gallons of gas.
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http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/041409-spam-greenhouse-gas.html?fsrc=netflash-rss
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