Geeks Guide to Earth Day Earth Day is just around the corner,
April 22nd, to be exact. While we may be geeks, we still like to
do a lot of the same things non-geeks do, just with a bit of a
geeky spin to them. Sure our sense of normality may be skewed
just a tad but that doesn't mean we aren't concerned about our
planet. Besides it was classic Science Fiction writers who made
us all aware of the harmful affects us humans could have on our
planet, thus forcing us to "seek out new worlds and
civilizations." So we want to do our part for Earth Day, too.
After all, Earth’s the only planet we’ve got — for the time
being, anyway. So just why is it important for us geeks to be
concerned? Mainly because of our fascination with technology and
everything that is new and shiny. We demand, no crave, the
newest and best of everything, hardly giving time for what we
have to be used to its full potential. The problem is that
technology demands a certain level of exploitation when it comes
to the environment. Metal alloys th