[PLUG] Re: The well-scheduled man

Aaron Ten Clay aaron at ultravolt.net
Wed Apr 28 00:56:01 UTC 2004


>From: plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org [mailto:plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org]
>On Behalf Of Michael Robinson
>Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 7:09 PM
>To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
>Subject: Re: [PLUG] Re: The well-scheduled man
>
>Jeme A Brelin wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 27 Apr 2004, Keith Lofstrom wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>When I print a new one, the old one goes into a file.  I have a foot
>>>thick stack of old papers live in a filing cabinet.  Good place to look
>>>for old phone numbers, etc.  This is the real value of the paper system,
>>>as most PIM software doesn't keep old snapshots, and just accumulates
>>>data forever. Too much data makes important data less valuable.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Sounds like you could use cvs.  I'd hate to vgrep a foot-tall stack of
>>dead trees.
>>
>>J.
>>  
>>
>Some stuff should be on paper though digital paper might not be a bad idea.
>
>If you compress your paper down and recycle the savings, how many trees
>are you really killing?  Before accusing anyone of being a tree killer 
>because they
>use paper, consider the resources involved in using any sort of digital 
>substitute.  
>
>How much environmental impact is there from producing the double A, 
>triple A, etc. batteries that a palm pilot needs?  How much mercury and
>other toxins will your palm pilot put into the environment over it's
>lifetime?  Paper may actually be better for the environment than your
>palm, course this can be weighed based on how much paper you're
>going to use.  Arguably, different methods produce different results and
>differing amounts of pollution.  Who knows, someone may invent a
>nontoxic portable power source for the palm.
>
>     --  Michael Robinson

Someone say self-contained cold fusion? :)





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