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Think it can’t happen to your town?
ByDerek
It ain’t easy bein’ green, especially in Marburg, Germany where a new building ordinance now requires any homeowner that does roof or heating system repairs to install solar panels. From his deck, Mr. Schönherr can see the town’s famous hilltop Gothic castle as well as two of its three power-generating windmills. On his roof, a…
Dyngus Day 2009
ByDerek
I was only going to go to the Terminal for a couple hours to help out with Dyngus Day, but the crowds were so overwhelming that I ended up staying all night to help! It was wildly successful, and there is no doubt that Dyngus Day is becoming a huge event in Buffalo.
My politics
ByDerek
The local blogosphere is now in full tilt with the Democratic convention over and the GOP convention in progress. I read several blogs from people on both sides of the aisle, and they both do and say things that I don’t agree with. The main problem I see with politics is that people don’t take…
Cambree | Derek | Photography
Sleeping Girls Redux
ByDerek
Back in March 2009, I snapped this photo of Amanda and Ariella sleeping on the couch. I couldn’t help notice the similar pose of Amanda and Cambree. Cambree’s much younger than Ariella was in her pic, but the similarities are certainly there. Although I do like the full color version of this photo as well.
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Future computing
ByDerek
As a long time computer geek, I often think about where computing is headed in the future, both near and far. Since a large part of my day job is adapting technology for the average person’s needs, I’m also acutely aware of the issues that hold it back. It’s one of the reasons that’s driven…
Buffalo | Derek | Preservation
Preservation is the way – thoughts following #presconf
ByDerek
It was a great week for Buffalo. The National Trust preservation conference has wrapped, and I’m admittedly still coming down from the “conference high” (the condition where you’ve been drinking the Kool-Aid for a week and reality has yet to set in again) but that doesn’t change the fact that this conference will have a…