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Almost 350
Including sleep, there’s 15 hours until we have to be coherent and on show for 350. Student projects are rapidly emerging and getting hurried testing (hopefully not too hurried!). If you’re in Dunedin, come and see us at the Spring Festival. (more Flickr images).
Challenge for anyone who uses a computer
October 18, 2009
Here’s a challenge to give to folks who start quoting the environmental friendliness of their latest computer. All new computers and especially laptops come with claims of “green” and most laptop users are pretty smug about their energy use. This map shows the sources of the components of a typical laptop. It’s a Sourcemap representation […]
Need to mobilise submissions for sustainability in higher education (NZ)
October 17, 2009
The draft Tertiary Education Strategy is out for consultation. It gives direction to NZ’s tertiary education for the next five years. The draft is weak on sustainability: it’s alluded to in the higher level statements but missing in the directions for teaching and learning. As it stands, institutions will not see sustainability as an imperative, […]
Computing for Sustainability 
October 23, 2009
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