Monthly Archives: August 2005

david holmgren

a short post about a personal hero. 2 years ago i read david holmgren’s excellent ‘permaculture: principles and pathways beyond sustainability’. you can read my review here. at the end of june i was lucky enough to be on a 3 day advanced permaculture course at the hollies taught by david. it was great to [...]
Published: 12 August 2005 at 3:43pm | Posted in sustainability | Leave a comment

wikimania

just in case you don’t use it, read this review in the guardian and then visit: wikipedia. this is what the best of the internet is all about.
Published: 6 August 2005 at 7:12pm | Posted in tech | 1 Comment

software patents update

in march i linked to info. about european software patents. in july i celebrated that the proposed eu patent law was rejected by a near unanimous vote. however richard stallman has written an excellent piece in the guardian. well worth reading and if you use Free software, support the ongoing campaign.
Published: 2 August 2005 at 5:10pm | Posted in tech | Leave a comment

the future fuelled

immediately after the permaculture course i went to a conference in kinsale called fuelling the future. this was the brainchild and baby of rob. and what a brilliant idea and effort it was – hats off to rob who even missed the permaculture convergence in croatia to do all the organising. the best bet for [...]
Published: 1 August 2005 at 6:28pm | Posted in sustainability | Leave a comment