Latest Videos - Nerdfighters 2009-12-01T00:45:54Z http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no My cover of "knocking on heavens door" tag:nerdfighters.ning.com,2009-11-30:1833893:Video:2298233 2009-11-30T21:52:06.329Z Nutella Stella <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/my-cover-of-knocking-on"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/XUiV0OGmae*nzn-igaUp-W7Qpwx2kHUHifggdoGQcau5l2n1aD8oVIQNnrSEmg8CD*zELDIxtzaKcA-As*maNk2NjgINYP2G/tmp269972.png?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>Okay, so here is my vocal cover of "Knocking on heavens door", orginally by Bob dylan.<br/> ** Please note that I am FULLY aware of the off notes/screw ups ecttt.<br/> So there i&hellip; <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/my-cover-of-knocking-on"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/XUiV0OGmae*nzn-igaUp-W7Qpwx2kHUHifggdoGQcau5l2n1aD8oVIQNnrSEmg8CD*zELDIxtzaKcA-As*maNk2NjgINYP2G/tmp269972.png?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Okay, so here is my vocal cover of "Knocking on heavens door", orginally by Bob dylan.<br /> ** Please note that I am FULLY aware of the off notes/screw ups ecttt.<br /> So there is no need to tell me. SHHH! Just pretend they're not there ;]<br /> <br /> Positive critique is welcomed.<br /> Ignore the quietness at the beginning, it does get louder so no need to crank it right up.<br /> Nerdfighter love.<br /> xo Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil tag:nerdfighters.ning.com,2009-11-30:1833893:Video:2297975 2009-11-30T16:25:57.948Z sabelmouse <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/rob-hopkins-transition-to-a"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/52Cr6sVgRTVowxd35wJA1noMPJt4rYc1yeGUlZABO6y5tHii1QfDb931DQM7DvfgPFc5kCgQYAq5llv5CSB2ZZYV2uF9sZdu/405177395.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/><a href="http://www.ted.com">http://www.ted.com</a> Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this pro&hellip; <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/rob-hopkins-transition-to-a"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/52Cr6sVgRTVowxd35wJA1noMPJt4rYc1yeGUlZABO6y5tHii1QfDb931DQM7DvfgPFc5kCgQYAq5llv5CSB2ZZYV2uF9sZdu/405177395.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br /><a href="http://www.ted.com">http://www.ted.com</a> Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to build systems and communities that are completely independent of fossil fuels. GOOD Transparency Food: Waste Not, Want Not tag:nerdfighters.ning.com,2009-11-30:1833893:Video:2297972 2009-11-30T16:06:58.396Z sabelmouse <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-transparency-food-waste"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/yT7W7DohIWWjFRo0yZ3gdo7BsW7m7h*X56NuFc48PiEgcjoW5rnMBRdIZRcjagEus4VBbyNFKZ-YdwBuGnW-bDNAeSeu5469/455507720.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>Simple but nourishing:<br/> The average American wastes more than 1/2 lb. of food each day. Meanwhile, millions of people are going hungry in our own cities. Here are a few&hellip; <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-transparency-food-waste"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/yT7W7DohIWWjFRo0yZ3gdo7BsW7m7h*X56NuFc48PiEgcjoW5rnMBRdIZRcjagEus4VBbyNFKZ-YdwBuGnW-bDNAeSeu5469/455507720.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Simple but nourishing:<br /> The average American wastes more than 1/2 lb. of food each day. Meanwhile, millions of people are going hungry in our own cities. Here are a few ways to cut down on your food waste. GOOD LOOK: NYC Revolution Door tag:nerdfighters.ning.com,2009-11-30:1833893:Video:2297969 2009-11-30T16:05:08.271Z sabelmouse <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-look-nyc-revolution-door"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/hTIEy0r*GrAze4bpGjk*3CLOauViphtCa7yM3U*JmliRJDqJHRd7EPCgly2rv6y3I3GVqVHoYkJI9mBq9SAVmgIqVILXYAal/472284818.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>Revolving doors are ubiquitous in our cities. Why not use them to generate free energy? The Revolution Door by Fluxxlab would do just that. It converts the kinetic energy us&hellip; <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-look-nyc-revolution-door"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/hTIEy0r*GrAze4bpGjk*3CLOauViphtCa7yM3U*JmliRJDqJHRd7EPCgly2rv6y3I3GVqVHoYkJI9mBq9SAVmgIqVILXYAal/472284818.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Revolving doors are ubiquitous in our cities. Why not use them to generate free energy? The Revolution Door by Fluxxlab would do just that. It converts the kinetic energy used to push the door into electricity. Several similar projects are in operation worldwide. Now we're not just spinning our wheels.<br /> Producer: Eve Marson Editor: Jeff Conrad<br /> Special Thanks to Urban Omnibus<br /> <a href="http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/04/fluxx">http://urbanomnibus.net/2009/04/fluxx</a>... GOOD: The Hidden Cost of War tag:nerdfighters.ning.com,2009-11-30:1833893:Video:2297899 2009-11-30T12:41:11.708Z sabelmouse <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-the-hidden-cost-of-war"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/qTVh6sV4loZylnyZVys-Yh4FIKqKyN78Ww8WgMUgtT8NYRsknK-K8vCIg19QKt9WysaT50q8Z7En71s*8IgSQ3pEiS2lLkEA/438718757.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail"/><br /> </a> <br/>good.is/ In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what's be&hellip; <a href="http://nerdfighters.ning.com/video/good-the-hidden-cost-of-war"><br /> <img src="http://c2.api.ning.com/files/qTVh6sV4loZylnyZVys-Yh4FIKqKyN78Ww8WgMUgtT8NYRsknK-K8vCIg19QKt9WysaT50q8Z7En71s*8IgSQ3pEiS2lLkEA/438718757.jpeg?width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />good.is/ In 2003 Donald Rumsfeld estimated a war with Iraq would cost $60 billion. Five years later, the cost of Iraq war operations is over 10 times that figure. So what's behind the ballooning dollar signs? Joseph E. Stiglitz and Linda J. Bilme's exhaustedly researched book, "The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict," breaks down the price tag, from current debts to the unseen costs we'll pay for years to come.