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Yes, I wear a suit sometimes

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I keynoted the Illinois Computing Educators - ICE conference recently, and someone posted a picture on Flickr. It's fun to go out and tell stories to hundreds of people. Mainly, I talk about where Benetech comes from.

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Member Round Up: Brain science in fundraising, website tips, and Do Good Data 2013!

NTEN

Flickr: chotda This week''s Member Round Up draws from all corners of the sector in both region and topic, from the energy in the streets of Brazil to Facebook contests and assistive technology used by the Bridge School--see what the nptech community''s been up to! Do Good Data 2013 is in Chicago, Illinois this August.

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Environmental Case for Refurbished IT Equipment

Tech Soup

The University of Illinois Sustainable Electronics Initiative estimates that each PC or mobile phone contains about half the periodic table. Photo courtesy of Flickr user lungstruck. The hundreds of raw materials that are needed to make electronics devices have an incredibly long and complex supply chain. How Much Does Reuse Save?

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