Category Archives: Business

Peak Oil Happened Already, but also Not

Posted on January 26, 2012 by toddneff

Scientific American’s David Biello, a sharp observer of clean (and less-clean) energy, posted this piece on peak oil yesterday. The long and short of it is peak oil (the moment when we’ve collectively burned as much oil — about a trillion … Continue reading →

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Beware of Yelp

Posted on October 17, 2011 by toddneff

I wrote a rather dark Yelp review of an old Dearborn mainstay on Friday. My folks and I had just eaten there. As of that moment, Yelp reviewers, apparently all with multiple sensory disorders, had given Richter’s Chalet an average … Continue reading →

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Non-green keyboard saves green

Posted on October 17, 2011 by toddneff

My external keyboard, a Microsoft thing, seems to aspire to being an IBM Selectric, clacking so loudly phone-interview sources get self-conscious. So I went online and found this HP Wireless Elite Keyboard on Amazon for $29. It was more or … Continue reading →

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