New Scientist Interview with William McDonough: He "wants to reinvent everything from tennis shoes to cars so we can consume as much as we wish without harming the planet. He explains why he takes nature as a perfect model for human design, and why effective is better than efficient"  12:10:26 AM    

loaf: Nifty introduction to Bloom filters, which seem potentially broadly useful: "LOAF is a simple extension to email that lets you append your entire address book to outgoing mail message without compromising your privacy. Correspondents can use this information to prioritize their mail, and learn more about their social networks."  12:08:02 AM