Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-28

• Finishing up the Green Bank Star Party. Great speakers, neat hardware to look at, but cloudy weather - drat! #


• On the plus side astronaut Alan Bean speaks tonight. One of the few "free spirits" in the astronaut corp and one of the few to moon walk... #

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Green Bank Star Party

Almost finished with the Green Bank Star Party. The star party is located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. The campground for the party sits in the shadow of the GBT (Green Bank Radio Telescope), the largest steerable radio telescope in the world. This thing is huge! You could drop two football fields inside of it!

The NRAO cafeteria serves great food, we have free showers, and great speakers. The bad news is almost every night has been cloudy. Hopefully tonight (Saturday) will be better.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-17

• Twitdroid definitely could use some interface tweaks. Needs a bit more feedback on the sends. #


• Attending the EPA Region 10 Regional Innovation Council quarterly meeting. I'll be demoing Twitter :-) #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10

• At the An Event Apart conference, Jeffry Zeldman speaking on site redesign #


• Jeffrey advocates designing the site from the content out #


• I liked Jefferey's idea of redesigning his blog live and asking for feedback. Eric Meyer (Mr. CSS) up next #


• Eric is like me - nuts 'bolts guy! #


• Ethan m #


• Ethan Marcotte was great! Good tips on the design process and fluid layouts. See him if he is speaking in your town! #


• Eric Meyer is amazing on CSS. His chart techniques are very clever and clean. #


• Looked at a couple of pie chart css solutions. Still haven't figured out what Eric used ... #


• Next up - Scott Thomas, Designer for Obama for America ... #


• Wow! Only two primary designers for the Obama team! #


• Interesting to see how tightly inte #


• Interesting to see how tightly integrated Obama's web team is. Went for very clean, clear message. #


• Used simple graphics that "popped", i.e. the Obama rising sun. #


• Integrated print and web together for the campaign... #


• Projected consistency and strength to counter Obama's perceived inexperience... #


• The web drove participation in Obama's campaign... #


• The flow chart for the voter registration site looks like something from the Far Side strip :) #


• Scott's website: http://thepostfamily.com/ #


• Some advice from Scott, get away from the computer screen, work with your hands, and surround yourself with interesting people .. #


• From GreenBiz.com. Ford's Expedition SUV plant will be the plant to build the All-Electric focus: http://bit.ly/6oKaH #


• Need to plan time for the new Star Trek movie. Hot trailers, great reviews, fresh, young cast - can't miss! #


• RT @NWF: Disappointing Decision on Polar Bear Protection :( http://ow.ly/5OG9 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19

• Started to learn Android development. Doesn't seem too painful... #

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Ways to save water

Climate change or not, water is fast becoming a constrained resource. It's also becoming an expensive resource! Look at your water bill if you don't believe me.

How can you save water and money at the same time? Try these steps:

1) Add low flow aerators to your faucets. Inexpensive and easy to do.

2) Add a water-filled bottle to your toilet's water tank. This reduces the amount of water per flush.

3) Better yet replace your toilet with a 1.28 gallon per flush unit. It will flush better than a toilet using the water bottle trick and may even improve your home's value. I'm using an American Standard Compact Cadet 3 FloWise unit. It works a treat and is on the EPA's WaterSense list.

4) Here's a possible fourth item. A faucet hot water heater. It should definitely save water, but what about the energy use? Any comments?

How will ecosystems adapt to climate change?

If you have concerns about Climate Change and you're in Seattle May 27-28, EPA Region 10 has the workshop for you. Sponsored by our Environmental Assessment Division, "The Plight of Ecosystems in a Changing Climate: Impacts on Services, Interactions and Responses Workshop" will help answer this question and more. The workshop is open to the public, but you need to register at the website.