Wow, does Pixar keep knocking them out of the park or what?
Do yourself a favor, go see WALL-E. It is a work of greatness.
It's beyond good, a whole new category.
And if you have seen it, here's a little treat:
Ooooh, Fun.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
WALL-E
Wow, does Pixar keep knocking them out of the park or what?
Do yourself a favor, go see WALL-E. It is a work of greatness.
It's beyond good, a whole new category.
And if you have seen it, here's a little treat:
Ooooh, Fun.
NY Times: A New Age For Dirigibles
Hello All,
We just ran across a great piece about airships in the NY Times, with some beautiful photos accompanying.
Beautiful photos like this:
Nice, right?
Ah... what could be...
Friday, July 4, 2008
AC Feeds Plant!
SuperForester Savannah just sent us this.
Some clever monkey has cut up and linked a few water bottles to serve as a moisture gutter, leading vented water from the AC right into the planter box.
Awesome.
Special thanks to Savannah for the picky!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Solar and Wind Powered Billboard in Times Square!
Sweet!
SuperForester Justin just sent this in. It was originally posted on engadget.
"Ever walk through Times Square and wonder how much electricity all those flashy billboards are soaking up? No? Well, Ricoh has, and now they're doing something about it. Ricoh Company Ltd. of Tokyo is erecting a 47 x 126-foot billboard at Seventh Avenue and 42nd Street that will be completely powered by the sun and wind. Fueled by 45 solar panels and four wind turbines, the billboard won't even need a backup electric generator. On days that the sun and wind aren't enough to power it, it will simply go dark. In the end, the billboard is said to reduce carbon dioxide usage by 18 tons a year. The billboard will go live in December, or just in time for the sun to go dark."
That's triple awesome. One billboard down, many to go.
Little by little, the world shifts and adjusts to the new responsibility.
Full story on engadget.
Calling All Writers and Contributors! Join Team SuperForest!
Good Morning All,
We need contributors and writers!
If you read this blog, perhaps as you go through your day you see things and think: That is so SuperForest.
Well here is a chance to bring those wonderful things to everyones attention.
SuperForest NYC needs writers and contributors to post inspiring and positive news and ideas.
Could this be you? We certainly hope so.
If you are interested in a life of high glamour, fame, and intrigue, so far ahead of the curve that you become the curve itself, send an email to: superforestnyc@gmail.com. We will promptly reply.
Come and join the Team!
Awesome.
Love to all, and have a great day.
Team SuperForest
We need contributors and writers!
If you read this blog, perhaps as you go through your day you see things and think: That is so SuperForest.
Well here is a chance to bring those wonderful things to everyones attention.
SuperForest NYC needs writers and contributors to post inspiring and positive news and ideas.
Could this be you? We certainly hope so.
If you are interested in a life of high glamour, fame, and intrigue, so far ahead of the curve that you become the curve itself, send an email to: superforestnyc@gmail.com. We will promptly reply.
Come and join the Team!
Awesome.
Love to all, and have a great day.
Team SuperForest
A Moving Experience
Good Morning All!
Jackson here.
Sorry about the sparse posting yesterday.
Things here at SuperForest are growing and expanding in exciting new ways, so allow me to bring y'all up to date.
Since October, SFNYC has shared an office space with the incredible, generous, magnanimous Andrew Zuckerman and his photography studio. And since October, SF has gone from my blog that I wrote for, to a slightly larger blog that three people write for and many contribute to.
The blog however, was not the main thing we SuperForesters were setting out to accomplish.
The blog started as a workshop/catalogue of everything I saw and heard that made me smile, laugh, or think. Think what? Think that there was hope for us, the human race.
Not to sound all doom and gloomy, but times are tough, and everyone knows it.
So SuperForest became our tonic for the madness of the outside world. A place to go when we needed to be reminded of all that was good and hopeful. Reminded of the great and miraculous things that we as a species can create when we have the will and the drive. And to be honest, I personally need constant reminding.
But, as I said, the blog wasn't the main idea.
The main idea is to create original, educational, children's programming that provided young minds with a primer for how to survive and succeed in the strange and challenging thing called World 2.0.
To distill: There was the world before the internet connected us all and gave us access not only to the collective intelligence of our current society, but gave us a taste of the knowledge of ALL societies. That was World 1.0, and it lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.
World 2.0 began a very short time ago, and the rules are still unwritten.
World 2.0 allows us to examine all previously held notions and ideas, discuss them, and discard the inefficient ones in exchange for better ideas. More sustainable ideas.
This is a daunting and herculean task, and will create great waves as old established systems break down and are replaced with new ones.
As we said, we're in for a turbulent ride.
But there is one thing that will ensure that we humans are able to maintain our humanity in the face of challenge and adversity: the rules by which we live our lives. Our manners.
SuperForest has always been in the business of providing the newest generations with the tools and the hope to succeed in World 2.0. An ethos deeply rooted in manners, compassion, and enthusiasm.
And so the blog is our catalogue to draw from and be inspired by, as we set on down the road of distilling and clarifying good information and presenting it so that all may understand it. All ages, from 1 to 101, can benefit from clean, clear communication. And that is what we are setting out to provide.
So, new offices! New desks! New phones!
SuperForest 1.0 draws to a close. The accumulation and study of interesting future-pertinent info stage reaches a close, and the creation stage begins!
I am so very excited!
Because we are now going to be creating and working full-time on SF 2.0, I'm afraid that the frequency of posting may slow down. But don't worry, there will still be posts, and posts galore, for there is much to celebrate and be excited about.
If you're an internet-fiend like myself and check multiple sites multiple times a day to glean the latest and greatest, have patience with us. We're shaking things up, and it will take time to settle into the new routine.
Lastly, to all who read this blog, with all my heart: Thank you.
Few things make me happier than when I sign on and see comments posted or emails sent in reply to posts we've put up.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Stay tuned. Now begins the exciting part.
I will keep you updated.
Love to all,
-Jackson and Team SuperForest
Jackson here.
Sorry about the sparse posting yesterday.
Things here at SuperForest are growing and expanding in exciting new ways, so allow me to bring y'all up to date.
Since October, SFNYC has shared an office space with the incredible, generous, magnanimous Andrew Zuckerman and his photography studio. And since October, SF has gone from my blog that I wrote for, to a slightly larger blog that three people write for and many contribute to.
The blog however, was not the main thing we SuperForesters were setting out to accomplish.
The blog started as a workshop/catalogue of everything I saw and heard that made me smile, laugh, or think. Think what? Think that there was hope for us, the human race.
Not to sound all doom and gloomy, but times are tough, and everyone knows it.
So SuperForest became our tonic for the madness of the outside world. A place to go when we needed to be reminded of all that was good and hopeful. Reminded of the great and miraculous things that we as a species can create when we have the will and the drive. And to be honest, I personally need constant reminding.
But, as I said, the blog wasn't the main idea.
The main idea is to create original, educational, children's programming that provided young minds with a primer for how to survive and succeed in the strange and challenging thing called World 2.0.
To distill: There was the world before the internet connected us all and gave us access not only to the collective intelligence of our current society, but gave us a taste of the knowledge of ALL societies. That was World 1.0, and it lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.
World 2.0 began a very short time ago, and the rules are still unwritten.
World 2.0 allows us to examine all previously held notions and ideas, discuss them, and discard the inefficient ones in exchange for better ideas. More sustainable ideas.
This is a daunting and herculean task, and will create great waves as old established systems break down and are replaced with new ones.
As we said, we're in for a turbulent ride.
But there is one thing that will ensure that we humans are able to maintain our humanity in the face of challenge and adversity: the rules by which we live our lives. Our manners.
SuperForest has always been in the business of providing the newest generations with the tools and the hope to succeed in World 2.0. An ethos deeply rooted in manners, compassion, and enthusiasm.
And so the blog is our catalogue to draw from and be inspired by, as we set on down the road of distilling and clarifying good information and presenting it so that all may understand it. All ages, from 1 to 101, can benefit from clean, clear communication. And that is what we are setting out to provide.
So, new offices! New desks! New phones!
SuperForest 1.0 draws to a close. The accumulation and study of interesting future-pertinent info stage reaches a close, and the creation stage begins!
I am so very excited!
Because we are now going to be creating and working full-time on SF 2.0, I'm afraid that the frequency of posting may slow down. But don't worry, there will still be posts, and posts galore, for there is much to celebrate and be excited about.
If you're an internet-fiend like myself and check multiple sites multiple times a day to glean the latest and greatest, have patience with us. We're shaking things up, and it will take time to settle into the new routine.
Lastly, to all who read this blog, with all my heart: Thank you.
Few things make me happier than when I sign on and see comments posted or emails sent in reply to posts we've put up.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Stay tuned. Now begins the exciting part.
I will keep you updated.
Love to all,
-Jackson and Team SuperForest
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Phillipe Stark's Wind Turbine: Democratic Ecology
Morning All!
Just saw this loveliness over on inhabitat.
"Philippe Starck’s personal invisible windmill ‘Democratic Ecology’ was introduced at Milan’s Greenergy Design show earlier this year in a vibrant display relaying the intent to enable every man, woman and child on Earth to generate their own power in designer style. The transparent mini-turbine will be available to all in September 2008 and, in typical Starck style, if everyone’s going to have one he’s going to make sure they all look great."
"The windmill can generate 20-60% of the energy needed to power a home, at a price point of around 400 Euros ($633). Not realistically within everyone’s budget, but by combining creativity and elegance with ecology Starck will hopefully encourage more people to take greener steps. And for those who don’t want their conservation pieces to be conversation pieces, a subtler version has been proposed."
Awesome!
Thanks to inhabitat for the tip. And to Jill Fehrenbacher for her amazingness.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Mandela Taken Off US Terror List
Hey, good on you! Free to fly around and be Nelson Mandela.
When did real news and the Onion switch places?
Here's the full story from bbc.com
The Girl Effect
A short and powerful film about what happens when girls are given more opportunities to succeed.
Amazing, no?
Here's some further info on the Center for Global Development, a co-originator of The Girl Effect.
Thanks to swissmiss for the tip.
Amazing, no?
Here's some further info on the Center for Global Development, a co-originator of The Girl Effect.
Thanks to swissmiss for the tip.
Plastic's Fantastic: Delivery Bike-Mods!
Hello All,
As we've previously posted, plastic is a great thing. When it's used well, that is.
All around town you'll see that bicycle delivery cats are modding up their bike with plastic accoutrements, so as to make them more functional and convenient. And the plastic components will last and last and last, and if they break, well, there's certainly not going to be any shortage of available plastic in the near future.
Check it:
Here we see two bikes, each modded with plastic bag/seat covers and corrugated plastic box/rear tire mud guards.
A strip of plastic box attached to the rear basket rest keeps mud and water from leaving a big, brown stripe up your back. Smart.
Here you see the Chunk of Plastic Taped to the Back of My Bike, with a list price of .30¢ which includes shipping and handling, plus labor.
Both products keep mud off of your back. One is 119 times more expensive than the other.
Savings!
Here's a guy who rode past us, but we managed a quick snap. The photo doesn't really show it, but he had used a slice of bucket as his rear mud guard. You could still faintly read the print of whatever the bucket had contained.
There are great examples of "plasti-engineering" all over town, and we resolve to document them and bring them to your attention. 'Cause they're rad and ingenious.
Necessity truly is the mother of invention.
Love to all,
Team SuperForest
As we've previously posted, plastic is a great thing. When it's used well, that is.
All around town you'll see that bicycle delivery cats are modding up their bike with plastic accoutrements, so as to make them more functional and convenient. And the plastic components will last and last and last, and if they break, well, there's certainly not going to be any shortage of available plastic in the near future.
Check it:
Here we see two bikes, each modded with plastic bag/seat covers and corrugated plastic box/rear tire mud guards.
A strip of plastic box attached to the rear basket rest keeps mud and water from leaving a big, brown stripe up your back. Smart.
Here you see the Push Extreme clip on rear mud guard, with a list price of £17.98 (approximately $35.77 US) And that's before shipping and handling.
Here you see the Chunk of Plastic Taped to the Back of My Bike, with a list price of .30¢ which includes shipping and handling, plus labor.
Both products keep mud off of your back. One is 119 times more expensive than the other.
Savings!
Here's a guy who rode past us, but we managed a quick snap. The photo doesn't really show it, but he had used a slice of bucket as his rear mud guard. You could still faintly read the print of whatever the bucket had contained.
There are great examples of "plasti-engineering" all over town, and we resolve to document them and bring them to your attention. 'Cause they're rad and ingenious.
Necessity truly is the mother of invention.
Love to all,
Team SuperForest
Street Art: Handshadowbirdsticker
Saw this hand-shadow-bird-sticker on the corner of 26th and 10th Ave.
Lovely.
Organic vs. Local Food Debate: Take 2
Hey!
So, the spectacular SuperForester Christine emailed me her thoughts regarding my post about Organic vs. Local food with 2 enthusiastic thumbs up to supporting our farmers and to "always go local if you can!"
Ok...so if it seems too hard to get to your local green market every week, here are 3 ways to get locally grown produce (and even local organic produce) into your kitchen, if you live in New York City:
1. Urban Organic.
They are a home delivery service of strictly Organic produce that is 80% local.
Here is how they work:
"We bulk-buy our produce, groceries and dairy goods from organic farmers' cooperatives, distributors and individual farmers. Eighty percent of our products are from the local farmers market; we try to give our local farmers as much of our business as possible. All of our supplies are certified organic by the USDA, whose stringent standards ensure that no chemicals have been used in the production process. All of our produce is Certified Organic!"
They offer 3 size boxes (ranging in price from $24.99-$44.99) so you can get a small amount if you live alone or enough to feed a family.
2. CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
A CSA is a partnership between a city group and a local farmer. During the winter and spring months, the farmer sells shares of their upcoming harvest to families, groups or institutions in the area. The money goes towards the farmers costs for growing and delivering the upcoming seasons produce to the CSA members. There is then, typically, a neighborhood drop off/pickup location where you go to pick up your fruits and vegetables, once a week (Although some CSA groups offer delivery service).
CSA's aren't necessarily organic, but some are. Check your local area and find out the farming practices of the farm they work with, if that is important to you. For example, Roxbury Farm is a CSA that drops off in Harlem that practices biodynamic farming.
3. Good Ol' Fresh Direct: Fresh Direct, another food delivery service has a section dedicated to local produce, meat, fish, cheese and wine. They also have a strictly organic section. If your next question is what about all the gas they are using to deliver this local produce to your home, doesn't that kinda go against the idea of buying local? Well, they are on their way to dealing with that issue:
"FreshDirect has partnered with Tri-State Biodiesel, a NYC-based company dedicated to providing the region with clean, renewable biodiesel sources. Tri-State uses cooking oil donated from our kitchen for use in non-toxic diesel fuel.
We're now fueling half our fleet with a 5% biodiesel blend, and in the next year, we plan to fuel 100% of our delivery fleet with biodiesel. This action will both reduce our emissions and cut back our use of fossil fuel products. "
I love that they use the oil from their own kitchen. How very SuperForest.
So, there are some options for that Localvore inside of you that don't necessitate running upstate to get that scrumptious apple.
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Ok...so if it seems too hard to get to your local green market every week, here are 3 ways to get locally grown produce (and even local organic produce) into your kitchen, if you live in New York City:
1. Urban Organic.
Here is how they work:
"We bulk-buy our produce, groceries and dairy goods from organic farmers' cooperatives, distributors and individual farmers. Eighty percent of our products are from the local farmers market; we try to give our local farmers as much of our business as possible. All of our supplies are certified organic by the USDA, whose stringent standards ensure that no chemicals have been used in the production process. All of our produce is Certified Organic!"
They offer 3 size boxes (ranging in price from $24.99-$44.99) so you can get a small amount if you live alone or enough to feed a family.
2. CSA (Community Supported Agriculture).
A CSA is a partnership between a city group and a local farmer. During the winter and spring months, the farmer sells shares of their upcoming harvest to families, groups or institutions in the area. The money goes towards the farmers costs for growing and delivering the upcoming seasons produce to the CSA members. There is then, typically, a neighborhood drop off/pickup location where you go to pick up your fruits and vegetables, once a week (Although some CSA groups offer delivery service).
3. Good Ol' Fresh Direct: Fresh Direct, another food delivery service has a section dedicated to local produce, meat, fish, cheese and wine. They also have a strictly organic section. If your next question is what about all the gas they are using to deliver this local produce to your home, doesn't that kinda go against the idea of buying local? Well, they are on their way to dealing with that issue:
"FreshDirect has partnered with Tri-State Biodiesel, a NYC-based company dedicated to providing the region with clean, renewable biodiesel sources. Tri-State uses cooking oil donated from our kitchen for use in non-toxic diesel fuel.
We're now fueling half our fleet with a 5% biodiesel blend, and in the next year, we plan to fuel 100% of our delivery fleet with biodiesel. This action will both reduce our emissions and cut back our use of fossil fuel products. "
I love that they use the oil from their own kitchen. How very SuperForest.
So, there are some options for that Localvore inside of you that don't necessitate running upstate to get that scrumptious apple.
Happy Food Shopping!
Brilliant Greenmarket Ads: Attack of the Giant Street Carrots!
These wonderfully clever outdoor ads are promoting a farmer's market in Oregon. They are the work of Owen Jones & Partners. As you can see, they have turned the trees into giant carrots.
Good on you, OJ& P! You've made us smile.
Thank to notcot for the tip!
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