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Could you explain the concept behind "information environmentalism" and what you think about it? Information environmentalism is a term that David Levy, a professor at the University of Washington, has come up with. The idea is that we need to take an active role in deciding what information we're consuming and what it is that needs to stay by the wayside. We can't turn off our computers, nor should we want to. But I do think that we need to take a curatorial attitude toward our information streams and be very realistic about how much time we have...
...irritating is that despite the warning, the message still went out to all those people. (One co-worker tells me she avoided the mass-spam mess by deselecting all of her contacts, but that's an extra step that most innocent visitors to the site will not think to take...
...Canada and one for the UAW - who would all have to reach consensus on a strategy for maximizing value. That most likely means a gradual release of the shares once an IPO of the new GM has occurred. After that, says Young, "it could take years to unwind the government and union positions...
...percent drop in the amount paid out from the endowment to the University's schools next year. Because compensation costs comprise nearly half of Harvard's annual $3.5 billion operating budget, University officials have long alluded to the need for further layoffs, which have been rumored to take place by the end of the summer.Galvin said that it is "premature" to predict when workforce changes will take place. He also said that discussions are continuing about the feasibility of a similar early retirement incentive for faculty members, but said that creating such a program is "a complex proposition that will...
...year-old McLean Citizens Association (MCA) say they genuinely support Tysons' growth and realize its inevitability - but where, they ask, will the proposed 85,000 new residents play soccer, go to school or seek police protection? "We don't want to see it grow faster than the infrastructure to take care of it," says MCA president Rob Jackson. The task force agrees and wants the county to build a tit-for-tat system into the redevelopment plan to ensure that private development moves in lockstep with the public amenities needed to support...