...making Linux just a little more fun!
Deividson Okopnik [deivid.okop at gmail.com]
Heres some info on the features:
http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/201[...]-and-store-anything-in.html#comment-form
:P
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Thu, Apr 01, 2010 at 01:33:06PM -0300, Deividson Okopnik wrote:
> Heres some info on the features: > > http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/201[...]-and-store-anything-in.html#comment-form > > :P
Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now, I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan. It's also nice to know that Google will automatically index them for me: in case the available trashcan isn't big enough to hold the entire set, I can implement a FIFO algorithm (perhaps with special-case handling for the stinkiest ones.)
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
Chris Bannister [mockingbird at earthlight.co.nz]
On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:
> Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now, > I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2004/04/63182 http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/diapers.htm
-- Chris. ======
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 01:59:52AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: > > Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now, > > I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan. > >
This, unfort, is one of the trade-offs we've had to make due to living on a boat. We really, really wanted to go with cloth diapers - I had no problem with investing the $250 or so to get set up with one of the available systems - but the lack of an easily-available washing machine defeated us in the end. We have a little manual washing machine on board (http://www.laundry-alternative.com/wonderwash.htm), and it's a wonderful gadget... but there's just no way for my wife to keep up with the laundry needs for a family of four and ~10 diapers a day on top of that.
We're very aware of our environmental impact overall, especially the edges that most people don't consider; e.g., washing cloth diapers means N extra loads per week|month|year and dumping detergent, etc. back into the water system. All of our water comes from our tanks - meaning that we either have to refill it by taking the boat to a dock, or (more commonly) by filling our 5-gallon jugs and humping them to, and onto, the boat. As it stands right now, we average about 3 gallons a day for all our needs (although it can temporarily spike somewhat higher); the average American family of four uses 400 gallons per day (http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf).
You can't live aboard a cruising boat, full-time, and not be environmentally conscious. There are lots of people to whom the environment is emotionally important, and there's nothing wrong with that; to us, it's everything from our daily bread to the power that we use to run our computers. It's an intimate friend, and we treat it that way, every day.
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *
Chris Bannister [mockingbird at earthlight.co.nz]
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 09:25:14AM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 01:59:52AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 04:58:46PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: > > > Awesome! I'm always looking for a place to dump my kids' diapers... now, > > > I'll just store them at Google until I can find a convenient trashcan. > > > >
Ahhh! fair enough. Considering ... [snip]
> As it stands right now, we average about 3 gallons a day for > all our needs (although it can temporarily spike somewhat higher); the > average American family of four uses 400 gallons per day > (http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf).
it is an excellent tradeoff! Good on you!
fischer% wget "http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf" --2010-04-21 00:26:15-- http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf Resolving www.wrb.state.ri.us... 204.139.0.222 Connecting to www.wrb.state.ri.us|204.139.0.222|:80...
and it just stays like that.
> You can't live aboard a cruising boat, full-time, and not be > environmentally conscious. There are lots of people to whom the > environment is emotionally important, and there's nothing wrong with > that; to us, it's everything from our daily bread to the power that we > use to run our computers. It's an intimate friend, and we treat it that > way, every day.
If only more people thought like that.
-- Chris.
Ben Okopnik [ben at linuxgazette.net]
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 12:29:17AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > fischer% wget "http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf" > --2010-04-21 00:26:15-- http://www.wrb.state.ri.us/education/wtroutdoor_factsheet.pdf > Resolving www.wrb.state.ri.us... 204.139.0.222 > Connecting to www.wrb.state.ri.us|204.139.0.222|:80... > > and it just stays like that.
I cheated. Put
average american family uses * gallons of water per day
into Google, and you'll get the (relatively obvious) results, without
having to download anything. 
-- * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://LinuxGazette.NET *