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Preparing for Civilization's End:
What Would Net-Zero Emissions Look Like?
Why Economic Collapse Will Precede Climate Collapse
Being Adaptable: A Reminder List
A Culture of Fear
What Will It Take?
A Future Without Us
Dean Walker Interview (video)
The Mushroom at the End of the World
What Would It Take To Live Sustainably?
The New Political Map (Poster)
Beyond Belief
Complexity and Collapse
Save the World Reading List
Civilization Disease
What a Desolated Earth Looks Like
Giving Up on Environmentalism
Going Vegan
The Dark & Gathering Sameness of the World
The End of Philosophy
The Boiling Frog
Our Culture:
What to Believe Now?
Rogue Primate
Conversation & Silence
The Language of Our Eyes
True Story
Cultural Acedia: When We Can No Longer Care
Useless Advice
Several Short Sentences About Learning
Why I Don't Want to Hear Your Story
A Harvest of Myths
The Qualities of a Great Story
The Trouble With Stories
A Model of Identity & Community
Not Ready to Do What's Needed
A Culture of Dependence
So What's Next
Ten Things to Do When You're Feeling Hopeless
No Use to the World Broken
Living in Another World
Does Language Restrict What We Can Think?
The Value of Conversation Manifesto Nobody Knows Anything
If I Only Had 37 Days
The Only Life We Know
A Long Way Down
No Noble Savages
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Too Far Ahead
The Rogue Animal
How the World Really Works:
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The Problem With Systems
Against Hope (Video)
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Daily Archives: April 11, 2003
SALON BLOGGERS SPEAK OUT: USER SURVEY RESULTS
A couple of weeks ago, I posted, and e-mailed to about fifty Salon bloggers, a six-question survey asking Salon/Radio users for their opinions on the product, and on the business of blogging in general. I received a dozen responses. That’s … Continue reading
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Q2 What do you like/dislike about the existing Salon/Radio features?
Themes: About half of you are satisfied, half want more (or more interesting) themes to be made available. Most want Radio to make it easier and more intuitive to change themes or customize your own theme. Templates: Most of you … Continue reading
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Q3 What additional functionality is needed in Salon/Radio?
Mirroring: Few of you want this feature (ability to simultaneously post to two blogs in different domains), and some said it can be done with categories already, though the process is awkward. Search Functionality: Most of you want this added, … Continue reading
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Q4 How do you decide what to read and what to blogroll?
Most of you decide what to read by word of mouth referrals from other bloggers you read daily. Most have a fixed list of daily ‘must reads’, both blogs and news resources. Most browse their daily Referrer lists and read … Continue reading
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Q5 What’s your advice to newbie bloggers?
Ask other bloggers, not Userland, when you need technical help. Think about what your ‘niche’ is going to be before you start posting. Persevere. Be patient. Write well. Say something unique. Assess objectively, and strive to continuously improve, your blog. … Continue reading
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Q6 How do you gauge the success of your blog?
Most popular answers, in declining order of importance: personal satisfaction, compliments received from others, having fun, buzz (number of hits and ranking), opinions from people I know, number of new visitors, consistency of my writing, number of people who’ve blogrolled … Continue reading
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