Saturday, April 7, 2007

Random Good

Inside the Monkeysphere
An interesting look into how we, as humans, think and view the world and others. The site uses monkeys to make learning about the limitations of human understanding a little more fun. Although it is "fun", the implications of what is being said is enormous. Unfortunately, we are predisposed to being closed-minded and it takes conscious effort to not succumb to that.

Timebucks
Timebucks is a unique business that hopes to capitalize on people's skills and services they need by providing a way to trade services. Using "time-bucks" as funds, people earn "time-bucks" by either purchasing them or by providing services to others. "Time-bucks" can also be bought for $1 a unit, with a standardized pricing of 15 "time-bucks" for all services. So why is this good? Because the motivation is to help others, instead of profit from them. Think social capital instead of monetary capital. Also the "time-bucks" can be donated to non-profit organizations and a small amount is used to keep themselves sustained.

Step It Up
April 14th is going to be a big day for climate change as many prepare to rally in various communities. The message this year is "Step it up, Congress! Cut Carbon 80% by 2050!" The site helps individuals to organize and plan their own events and has sign-ups for others to join in. I expect a pretty big showing this year across the country since the build-up over climate change has been rising dramatically, especially with Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth getting so much media coverage.

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