Thanks for the perspectives. I think, additionally, when I'm aware of sort of unchanging devastation I tend to see (most) attempts to help as something positive. That's just me though. I'm more of a "teach a man how to fish" subscriber than a plain charity gal, but there are short- and long-term needs for both.
Whether or not he actually gives away enough to feed a billion people, (it does sound skeptical,) organizations are hoping that at the very least, his marketing will target youth and bring awareness to the plight of the malnourished and starving. I can't really debate efficiency of his resource allocation since I'm not in the position to consult--I haven't yet fully considered how to use my own resources for good.
It does make sense though that if sales from the energy drink don't make much impact on the the pledge to feed a billion, he can follow through by donating from his profits through other ventures. It'd be interested to see if he expands on this newfound devotion to philanthropy.
For everyone who has it in their own cities--awesome!
Richardson - Like Durango mentioned, the bikes would probably be tracked to their membership cards or credit cards and lost bikes would be charged to them. I wonder how possible glitches with the system and unwarranted charges would be fixed though.
Lewen - Hm, good point. I think the major concern would be the extreme days and not the entire winter. It's still possible to bike out when there is snow and ice on the ground, to a point. It seems like the company does store them away for the heavy days though. http://thecityfix.com/blog/bye-bye-bikeshare-see-you-next-spring/
Mr. Awesome, you're probably right about the microspiders being useless in its present form. From the link it seems like scientists are looking into adding other micromachines or enzymes to the spiders for use in plaque clean-up, tumour detection, etc., which means it could be pretty useful in the future.
piffany - Hmm. Good question. I suppose it might be possible to break the covalent bond between cysteine and arsenic for reuse of the arsenic (for whatever arsenic is typically produced for.) What would likely happen is that the pieces of plastic are tossed. Or maybe the plastic will just need new coats of cysteine for reuse.
I'm guessing that because the arsenic would bind with the cysteine, it'd take some deliberate work to release the arsenic.
This is awesome. I went to a Tedx Event yesterday on the potential video games have in social change, and have lately been brainstorming about the kinds of games that could educate, provoke, and inspire people. Love the thinking behind "The End."
It does make sense though that if sales from the energy drink don't make much impact on the the pledge to feed a billion, he can follow through by donating from his profits through other ventures. It'd be interested to see if he expands on this newfound devotion to philanthropy.
Richardson - Like Durango mentioned, the bikes would probably be tracked to their membership cards or credit cards and lost bikes would be charged to them. I wonder how possible glitches with the system and unwarranted charges would be fixed though.
Lewen - Hm, good point. I think the major concern would be the extreme days and not the entire winter. It's still possible to bike out when there is snow and ice on the ground, to a point. It seems like the company does store them away for the heavy days though. http://thecityfix.com/blog/bye-bye-bikeshare-see-you-next-spring/
I'm guessing that because the arsenic would bind with the cysteine, it'd take some deliberate work to release the arsenic.
An old talk that breaks down the motivations behind gaming:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyamsZXXF2w