Author Archives: sergioc

Proud Bachelor Turned Marrying Man-Sort of

Posted on March 8, 2004 by sergioc

Helping gay couples get hitched gave me a new respect for a tradition I’ve been happy to escape [Newsweek] I’m a straight, single man, who, during Valentine’s weekend and for several days that followed, performed weddings as a deputized marriage … Continue reading →

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Jumping In to Wed the Masses

Posted on February 22, 2004 by sergioc

[New York Times] WHILE Carrie Bradshaw in ”Sex and the City” agonizes over settling down, at least 3,000 couples jumped at the chance to marry during the frenzied first eight days that San Francisco allowed gay marriages. And I, a … Continue reading →

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The L.C.D. Screen Wins Color-Obsessed Converts

Posted on September 25, 2003 by sergioc

[New York Times] IN the tech world, the slender liquid crystal display monitor has become synonymous with cool, making steady inroads against its rotund predecessor, the cathode ray tube. By the fall of 2002, sales of flat-panel L.C.D. monitors in … Continue reading →

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Redneck Environmentalism

Posted on June 1, 2003 by sergioc

The farmers and ranchers of the Dakotas are ahead of environmentalists on preserving the prairie and fighting global warming. The first night of my visit to North Dakota Brad Crabtree fed me a hearty steak dinner-courtesy of a steer he’d … Continue reading →

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More

Posted on January 1, 2003 by sergioc

Full-text entries coming later. Meanwhile, see below for a few sample links from: The New York Times Wired Slate Gizmodo PC World Real Simple Public Radio

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The amazing keyless keyboards

Posted on April 26, 2002 by sergioc

I struggle with my keyboard and mouse every day. I’m an abysmal typist, and lousy posture has taken its toll on muscles and tendons, making input painful at times. Plus, keyboards and mice just aren’t fun. The PC has evolved … Continue reading →

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Will you be assimilated?

Posted on March 30, 2002 by sergioc

Future of tech will make you look like the Borg “You look like a Borg,” people told me as I tried out head-mounted video displays for this month’s column. It wasn’t just an objective observation, like saying “You look like … Continue reading →

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Our Common Journey

Posted on January 1, 2000 by sergioc

Towards Cooperative Environmental Monagement [View on Amazon] I began this book in 1996, partly as a retrospect on progress since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. By most accounts, the results of Rio have been disappointing. Though the … Continue reading →

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