Tag Archive for 'sharing is caring'

Book Mooch

chris published on November 2, 2009 in zeitgeist. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

A very cool idea, in the same vein as April’s magazine sharing system, is bookmooch.com. It’s very simple, and it’s a great way to get books that you’ve wanted to read for awhile, and it’s a great way to ‘recycle’!

Here’s how it works:

1. Type in books you want to give away.

2. Receive requests from others for your books.

3. Mail your books and receive points.

4. Use these points to ‘buy’ other people’s books!

Totally cool. It’s free to sign up, and there’s no money involved, just a point system, so it’s totally conducive to people, like me, who don’t have a credit card, or simply don’t have the money to buy the books they’ve always wanted to read. It’s just like trading Pokemon cards! I’ve checked it out, and there actually is a wide user-base already, and many books are available for you to ‘buy’. Check it out, you’ve got nothing to lose.

The URL is http://bookmooch.com.

Happy reading,

Chris

(image via flickr user babblingdweeb)

Sharing [Reading Material] is Caring

april published on November 2, 2009 in zeitgeist. 2 Comments Tags: , , , .

Hello SuperForesters of the world,

This one’s short and sweet. Take it away, Rob Aston:

Sharing magazines with your apartment block is a great way to reuse. Simply place a box near the entrance to the apartment block and a sign telling people about the new free reading material! Happy sharing.”

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Sharing is awesome. We’re taught it as little ones and those with brothers and sisters are probably better skilled in it than most (if you’re an only child, don’t sweat; it’s never too late to get your share on).

April

VeggieTrader: Sharing Produce, Plants and Seeds with Your Neighbors!

carla published on August 14, 2009 in food. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

VeggieTrader

Heyo, SuperForesters!

If you have a garden of any sort or grow your own food and sometimes find you have some left over, I’ve just found the perfect website for you! For years and years my family has grown fruits and vegetables in our backyard, and for years and years a lot of those fabulous foods go to waste. Either the birds get to them, or they never get picked, or they were just too much for a family of four to consume. It is a story that is probably echoed by gardeners everywhere and it was this same story that inspired VeggieTrader to emerge.

The website itself probably does the best job of explaining what it’s all about:

Wish you could turn your excess plums into lemons, or maybe
even a little cash? Use this site to find neighbors to swap with
or sell your excess produce to. Or if you specialize in growing tomatoes, find neighbors who specialize in other produce and
form networks to share in the variety. Even if you don’t have a garden, Veggie Trader is your place for finding local food near you.

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Groovy! So, you sign up (which literally takes seconds and is totally free), you browse or post listings for certain produce in your area (a lot like Craigslist), and then you make the transaction (buy, sell, or trade)! A piece of cake! From what I’ve read, despite the fact that this site is literally months old, people are really happy with it. And I’m not surprised because it really is a great idea.

If any of you try this, let us know how it works out. As for me, I will be signing up as soon as I publish this. :)

(Via Hungry For Change)

Brian Neltner and His Ultraluminous LEDs

jackson published on March 17, 2008 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

Brian Neltner, you’ve got the goods.

Who is Brian Neltner?

Well, according to his site:
“Brian Neltner is a third year graduate student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT. His research involves using viruses to biotemplate catalysts suitable for converting ethanol into hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide.” Sweet.

He’s a blackbelt in Karate, electronic music composer, teaches at MIT on the side. A good guy.

He did something the other day that SuperForest is really down with, namely, he shared.

According to Gibbs-Duhem on Slashdot: “He’s designed custom LED light fixtures which are seven times brighter than the closest similar commercial models, and include colors which can’t be reproduced by a normal RGB cluster.”

So Brian designed a very bright, super energy efficient light, that looked better than anything commercially available, could reproduce colors much more faithfully, and was essentially seven times better than every other LED lamp, and what did he do?…

He put the whole thing online.


Schematics, plans, parts list. He put everything up for anyone who wanted it. Free of charge. All here on his site: Ultraluminous LEDs

A generous gift, selflessly made.

Bravo, Sir!

As we said before, Brian Neltner, you’ve got the goods.

You get the SuperForest Good Person award!