Infomancers say, “Good Morning!”: Where’s the conspiracy?
January 23, 2008
“Infomancy” gains disapproving comment, but without substance.
Olivier Le Deuff writes his views last week on the use of the word – and mine is not the only one – in Le matin des infomanciens (The morning of the infomancers) on his blog, Le guide des égarés (The Guide for the Lost).
I am a little lost by his argument, but at least somewhat amused.
Perhaps he thinks we infomancers wear delightful knitted costumes to practice our wicked ways? And just in case we’re having a bad day, the mittens spell “mittin” and the hat includes the word “hat”.
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Qualidade Ambiental: Brazil’s ecologically watchful hummingbird
January 23, 2008
The Brazilian environmental quality certification scheme, Certificado do Rótulo Ecológico ABNT – Qualidade Ambiental, took wing in 1993 as a joint programme by the Brazilian Association for Technical Standards (Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas – ABNT) and the Brazilian Government. This scheme uses a life-cycle analysis.
