Welcome Home, Yardie Girl
A yardie girl returns home to Jamaica for a trip down memory lane and to find out more about their environmentalism.
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A yardie girl returns home to Jamaica for a trip down memory lane and to find out more about their environmentalism.
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Recycling doesn't work. The world is inundated with tons of plastic waste that we can't reuse because the companies that make products decided that convenience outweighed the needs of the planet. The Loop system, introduced by Terracycle at the World Economic Forum hopes to change that by encouraging consumers to order their favourite products online in reusable containers and then send them back to the manufacturer, aka, the Milkman. But will it really work?
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All the tech giants say they are protecting your privacy but Apple has made it part of their corporate values. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook has said that privacy is a "fundamental human right". For those that are worried about the security of their data in the cloud and on their devices, this is music to their ears. But what exactly is Apple doing to protect your information?
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In these days of mobile devices and connectivity how private is your information online? How much of our personal information are the big tech companies collecting? In this post we take a look at how Google collects and analyzes your data.
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Successful people get interviewed. If you could be interviewed by someone you admire, how would you describe a life built around your definition of success? Chase Jarvis is an award winning photographer and entrepreneur who has interviewed everyone from Sir Richard Branson to Jared Leto to Tim Ferriss. In this post I describe my dream interview with Chase.
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Our photos and documents are precious and valuable and yet many of us do not back them up securely either at home or in the "cloud". But can we really trust the cloud services that are available to the average user?
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How much do I need to do in my life to have an positive impact on the environment? How can I live a zero waste lifestyle and still have time for my life? Why do individuals have to bear the burden of being eco-friendly. Isn't about time the corporations that produce the single use plastic products take responsibility for the environment and make changes to their processes. Let's join the movement to #breakfreefromplastic.
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What can we do with old broken bicycles and the things we don't want anymore? Recycle, repurpose and ultimately change our relationship with the lifecycle of everything we own and have yet to buy.
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Fixing up old furniture is not only good for the environment as it keeps it out of the landfill, but it can also be a fun and creative exercise.
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Managing all the photos we take these days is hard. Managing the photos we took before digital and all the images our parents and grandparents took is harder. We need to find the time and energy to review and preserve the images we want to keep now so that it doesn't become a burden for others later.
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