Author Archives: Manuel Timita

About Manuel Timita

Passionate about both human and IT systems. More curious than a cat, yet hoping to dodge its proverbial fate for a while.

They should ‘turn off that light’, not you

Posted on 25/11/2010 by Manuel Timita

I have read recently (unfortunately I don’t remember where) that a study regarding electricity consumption in the USA and Western Europe has found that, no matter how much energy saving technology we employ (i.e. efficient light bulbs, LCD panels), we … Continue reading →

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Our dark sense of humour in the 21st century: ’10 Things You Can Do to Help Save the Earth’

Posted on 25/11/2010 by Manuel Timita

That is from howstuffworks.com. Or even better, on SEPA: ‘Only boil as much water as you need. Boiling a full kettle for just one cup of tea will generate up to eight times more carbon dioxide emissions.’ Hey, also don’t … Continue reading →

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Why blogging?

Posted on 25/11/2010 by Manuel Timita

Indeed, why… I also asked myself the same thing a while back and I had no answer; simply put, I did not feel like I had anything important to say. Actually, somewhere on the mockery of a blog that I … Continue reading →

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