Kester Brewin

Tag: Dirt

  • Shortcuts | Dirt | Journeys

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    I watched a student at school take a shortcut today. And then watched as they were followed by countless others, taking a few quick steps on a worn brambly path, while a few others took the concrete slab route round and about. I’m guessing that eventually the school will give in to the inevitable, and…

  • Backside Cache | Dirt and Computing

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    Great article in Wired at: http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,71763-0.html?tw=rss.index At first sight, a computer is a system that seems “clean.” Early mainframes were housed in dust-free rooms bathed in unvarying white light. Nobody ever got physically dirty handling a laptop. The computer-using proverb “garbage in, garbage out” is just a metaphor; nothing physical goes into a computer, and…

  • Chill Out | Air [Con]

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    The stats are simply astounding. The US has approximately 5% of the world’s population. And uses 25% of the world’s electricity. And fully one third of that goes on air conditioning. That’s 8% of the world’s electricity on keeping you guys cool. 7 billion gallons of petrol a year are used in US car air-con…

  • Morning Rush | Art Therapy | Dirt Boundaries

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    On a school trip to the (excellent, and oft neglected) Museum of London a couple of months back I was struck in the foyer by an exhibition which included this work ‘Morning Rush’. Having a while to look through their shop after the tour – a compulsory part of any trip with kids, I can…

  • Greenbelt | Dirty Theology | Judas v Jesus: Two Tricksters

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    Just back from Greenbelt, which, like Ben and Jonny, I think was one of the best ever. Personal highlights were the series of talks by Christopher Booker on the spiritual / psychological background to stories [available here and here], and Michael Franti’s gig closing the festival – not to mention hanging out with Greg and…

  • Off to Greenbelt | Heretic’s Guide to Eternity

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    I’m off towards Greenbelt tomorrow, via a stop with some friends in Devon, so probably won’t be blogging. Before I go, I promised to post a review of Spencer Burke and Barry Taylor’s book ‘A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity‘. First, an apparent paradox in the book, which I think helps unlock its position quite well.…