Were you born into a lifestyle in harmony and equilibrium with your environment? It’s unlikely that you were, whatever your background. Most of us were already being unsustainable before we could spell it. Think about that for a minute: You have never experienced a sustainable lifestyle. Very few people still alive today have. None of […]
Carbon Reduction Commitment: Why The Game Changes in April 2010
I’m becoming increasingly interested in the Carbon Reduction Commitment, especially after a bit of hand-waving by master-hand-waver @monkchips. Shamefully, I don’t know that much about this important piece of UK policy so I’m going to learn what I can about it and share my learning and insights on this blog (he says confidently). So first […]
The Sustainability Misjudgements We're Programmed to Make – Part 2
Continued from The Sustainability Misjudgements We’re Programmed to Make – Part 1 5. Herd Mentality Herd mentality is the tendency to adopt the opinions and follow the behaviors of the majority to feel safer and to avoid conflict. I’m going to explore this one in more detail later: personally I think that herd mentality is […]
VPS: Hosting WordPress and Flat Websites Together with Apache #2
I did say… *Disclaimer: I’m not (and don’t claim to be) an expert. This could break things, upset your granny or otherwise not do what you want. I’m happy to receive corrections or improvements – or thanks if it works for you!* Turns out I was overcomplicating things a bit. I assumed that something in […]
VPS: Hosting WordPress and Flat Websites Together with Apache
I have my own Virtual Private Server (VPS) on which I use the excellent Virtual Multiblog (d’oh – still haven’t finished that post) to host multiple Wordpress sites on one server. I then wanted to consolidate some other sites I’m responsible for onto this VPS and save some hosting fees. I didn’t want to rewrite them as Wordpress blogs though, and that left me trying to figure out how to host both types of site on one server using WAMP.
The Sustainability Misjudgements We're Programmed to Make – Part 1
I am constantly inspired and enthralled by the ingenuity, compassion and creativity of the people around me. For upright, naked apes we’ve come an awfully long way. Our collective model of the universe (our knowledge) spans orders of magnitude and scales which our minds can only barely imagine, let alone experience. Our technology is profoundly […]