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America’s Headed Back to the Robber-Baron Era

2012-7-4 – 5:37 pm

“Over the past 40 years, corporations and politicians have rolled back many of the gains made by working and middle-class people over the previous century. ‘

By jcwinnie | Posted in behavior, crime, democracy, economics, equity, ethics, leadership, politics, standards, violence | Also tagged ethics, politics | Comments (2)

Sustainability as a Practice

2009-4-6 – 12:57 pm

Sustainability, as a philosophy, is a form of consequentialism. Thus, sustainability, as a practice, is about accountability.

By jcwinnie | Posted in advocacy, behavior, conservation, economics, energy | Also tagged advocacy, conservation | Comments (5)

Renewable Energy for Electric Propulsion?

2008-6-10 – 1:14 pm

Electric drive systems, together with electric power from wind and sun, are the basis for a critical rejection of very climate destructive electric power generation from coal. The coal and corn zombies must be repulsed, ‘Merika!

By jcwinnie | Posted in advocacy, analysis, behavior, climate, conservation, denial, development, disasters, economics, energy, environment, forecast, intention, media, patterns, policy, risk, transportation | Also tagged advocacy, climate, coal, conservation, denial, disasters, electric drive, electric power, forecast, Germany, intention, petroleum, renewable energy, risk, solar power, traction battery, wind power | Comments (4)

50 Ways to help Life on the Planet as We know It

2008-6-5 – 1:34 pm

Design, architecture, transportation, science, technology, food, health, business, and politics.

By jcwinnie | Posted in advocacy, biology, conservation, critique, environment, intervention, patterns, survival | Also tagged advocacy, conservation, critique | Comments Off

No New Car without Medium Speed Electric Drive

2008-6-3 – 8:57 am

This blog advocates flex-fuel, plug-in, series hybrids.

By jcwinnie | Posted in behavior, chaos, control, conversion, design, development, factor, manufacturing, monitor | Also tagged control, conversion, design, development, electric drive, gears, monitor, power electronics, traction battery | Comments (3)

Another Four Years of Wait-and-See Policies

2008-2-1 – 5:20 pm

The question remains whether the necessary repression of sound policy based upon overwhelming scientific study will continue unabated?

By jcwinnie | Posted in behavior, climate, danger, denial, disasters, energy, environment, forecast, intention, leadership, policy, politics, survival | Also tagged climate, denial, disasters, forecast, intention, policy, science | Comments (2)

Eek! A Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle

2008-1-27 – 5:22 pm

Advanced vision, autonomous navigation and swarm intelligence. I would inquire as to how they are powered, Michael, but I already have healthcare. Thanks.

By jcwinnie | Posted in behavior, collaboration, control, cybernetics, defense, design, intervention, investigation, movement, navigation, perception, security, tracking, war | Also tagged autopoiesis, collaboration, control, cybernetics, defense, design, expert systems, intervention, intrusion, investigation, movement, navigation, perception, robotics, security, surveillance, tracking, war, weapon | Comments (3)

Predictive Simulation

2007-8-22 – 11:30 pm

Mathematical integration of perception-based inferences about agents could become useful with increased knowledge

By jcwinnie | Posted in analysis, behavior, complexity, danger, forecast, gaming, information, knowledge, mathematics, patterns, perception, security, war | Also tagged analysis, complexity, expert systems, forecast, gaming, information, military, patterns, psychology, security, war | Comments Off

Photo Voltaic System on Staples Distribution Center

2007-1-22 – 8:06 pm

The photo voltaic system that SunEdison installed has the capacity to provide the Staples distribution center with solar energy equal to 14 percent of total consumption by the physical plant.

By jcwinnie | Posted in architecture, behavior, commerce, development, economics, energy, finance, patterns, transportation | Also tagged architecture, commerce, development, economics, energy, finance, fleets, patterns, solar power, transportation | Comments (1)

Biomimetics and Plus One Thinking

2006-8-9 – 1:27 pm

“Anticipation is making me wait, keeping me waiting”

By jcwinnie | Posted in analysis, behavior, biology, complexity, control, cybernetics, datamining, design, development, emotion, fear, information, knowledge, mathematics, monitor, patterns, perception, research, safety, thinking, tracking, uncertainty | Also tagged analysis, attribution, biology, complexity, control, cybernetics, datamining, design, development, electric power, emotion, expert systems, fear, information, knowledge, mathematics, monitor, patterns, perception, psychology, research, robotics, safety, thinking, tracking, uncertainty | Comments Off

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