http://www.natsnd.org word sound image Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:17:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was part of a meeting with a very high powered financier yesterday and he had an interesting take on things -- this economic crisis of the last few years is not what it seems. What's happening now, he said, is actually a structural readjustment that began in the 1990s and ... http://www.natsnd.org/pages/clarity-of-vision-or-myopia I've been having a lot of fun playing with my new iphone -- especially the touch-focus camera. The camera is actually fairly versatile. With a little work and determination, I've been getting some fairly decent results. Walking around becomes a new exercise in noticing. Branches silhouetted against the sky. The twisted shape of City ... http://www.natsnd.org/pages/1-5-x-3 Am I the only one who doesn't mind the switch to standard time? http://www.natsnd.org/pages/darkness-falls Yesterday ... anticipation. Today ... the beginning of the beginning. Tomorrow ... everything started. Never has a year seemed simultaneously so long and so short. Happy birthday, Gabriel Ash. http://www.natsnd.org/pages/a-year-ago by Angela Kim This Week’s Top Story: Lead Up To Copenhagen NY Times: Gloomy Negotiators End Bonn Climate Talks The Guardian: UN's climate chief warns of real risk of failure at climate change talks United Nations: Bonn Climate Change Talks - August 2009 Reuters: INTERVIEW-Climate change fight seen costing $300 bln a year More than 2,000 ... http://www.natsnd.org/pages/weekly-sustainability-notes-817 I recently hosted an episode of the wonderfully sublime Hearing Voices radio show. (But if you're going to nitpick, it's actually the rebroadcast of a special I did for Hearing Voices (pre-weekly show) back in the summer of 2007.) Besides featuring my own favorite piece that I've ever done, there's some ... http://www.natsnd.org/pages/desert-air This video from Major Lazer is freakin insane. And I'm not really sure if it's safe for work or not. I also highly recommend clicking here to see it in full HD. http://www.natsnd.org/pages/the-craziest-thing-ive-seen-all-week This week’s top story: Getting Up to Speed on the Basics Part of the problem with climate coverage is there isn’t a series of good, introductory resources to the basics of climate change, Copenhagen and Cap and Trade. Instead, the curious must assemble their own information from numerous sources around the ... http://www.natsnd.org/pages/sustainability-notes-713