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Category Archives: Development
The Saltpeter Mines of Northern Atacama, Chile
Saltpeter, or nitrate, was a major export of Chile until artificial production began in Germany in the thirties. Then, like much of the world staggering as a result of the global depression, Chile suffered from the loss of nearly fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Culture, Development, History, Politics, Post-Apocalyptic, Travel
Tagged American Foreign Policy, atacama, Chacabuco, Chile, nitrate, Pinochet, salitreras, Saltpeter, Salvador Allende
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Cultural Inertia: the QWERTY Keyboard and the Standard Railway Gauge
Two human traits stifle technological innovation. One of them is our innate suspicion of change, and we can see how that would have worked to our advantage historically, and the other is the slightly more complicated cultural and by times … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Culture, Development, Solar Power
Tagged B. F. Skinner, Dvorak, PLOVER, QWERTY, stenotype, Susan B. Anthony, voyageur dollar, Walden Two
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Living in Cities and Hiding in a Box
Increasingly we gather in cities. All around the globe the movement is toward the urban areas, and here in the west, just outside the principal urban areas, into the suburbs. The glitz and excitement of the city is not experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Development, Internet, Social Media, Winnipeg
Tagged cities, urban landscape, Winnipeg
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The Hot and Cold of Aid
When I first went overseas with the volunteer organization Canadian Crossroads International (CCI)—which I wholeheartedly recommend—they put us through a highly questionable selection procedure. There are a few of these organizations that offer what people in the development field call … Continue reading
Posted in Development
Tagged Aid, Canadian Crossroads International, CCI, Cook Islands, Habitat for Humanity, United Church, WUSC
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