http://www.eakes.org/74/an-inconvenient-distribution-a-web-2-0-geek%e2%80%99s-letter-to-al-gore/ Software Engineering, Social Technology, Product Design Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:13:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.eakes.org/74/an-inconvenient-distribution-a-web-2-0-geek%e2%80%99s-letter-to-al-gore/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Trimbo Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:33:44 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=74#comment-27 Amen brother! I have qualms with this movie though. First of all, why is he printing it to film at all? The chemical processes required to make thousands of prints of a film are environmental hazards. Second, I've often wondered about Gore and this movie is what's up with him still flying around in a private jet if he cares that much about the environment? There are a few still photos of him in the movie itself that show him looking down on the peasantry from the window of his jet. Did you know that a single trip to Europe on a commercial jet, in coach, produces as much CO2 as driving your car for a year? A private jet is exponentially worse for the environment. I wonder what kind of steps Gore himself has taken to save the environment. Has he stopped air conditioning his 5,000 sq. ft. mansion in Tennessee, for example? Has he stopped flying on a private jet? Doubtful. Amen brother!
I have qualms with this movie though.
First of all, why is he printing it to film at all? The chemical processes required to make thousands of prints of a film are environmental hazards.
Second, I’ve often wondered about Gore and this movie is what’s up with him still flying around in a private jet if he cares that much about the environment? There are a few still photos of him in the movie itself that show him looking down on the peasantry from the window of his jet. Did you know that a single trip to Europe on a commercial jet, in coach, produces as much CO2 as driving your car for a year? A private jet is exponentially worse for the environment.
I wonder what kind of steps Gore himself has taken to save the environment. Has he stopped air conditioning his 5,000 sq. ft. mansion in Tennessee, for example? Has he stopped flying on a private jet? Doubtful.

]]> http://www.eakes.org/74/an-inconvenient-distribution-a-web-2-0-geek%e2%80%99s-letter-to-al-gore/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Joseph Gabriel Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:39:44 +0000 http://www.eakes.org/?p=74#comment-26 A video Podcast style distribution makes perfect sense. The medium's low resolution precludes cannibalization of DVD sales, and the film can be offered in digestible snippets. Breaking the movie into episodes works naturally, as An Inconvenient Truth filmically alternates between lecture topics, personal reflection, and offstage legwork. As portable video becomes ubiquitous, this type of distribution will become de riguer, making it all the more apropos for such a forward thinking work. A video Podcast style distribution makes perfect sense. The medium’s low resolution precludes cannibalization of DVD sales, and the film can be offered in digestible snippets. Breaking the movie into episodes works naturally, as An Inconvenient Truth filmically alternates between lecture topics, personal reflection, and offstage legwork. As portable video becomes ubiquitous, this type of distribution will become de riguer, making it all the more apropos for such a forward thinking work.

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