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Technology for Change: Guayaki Yerba Mate
Singlebrook recently connected with Guayaki Yerba Mate through the B Corp network. We’re fans of their organic, caffeinated herbal beverage, yerba mate, and have become even bigger fans after learning about the company’s efforts to preserve the habitats and cultures of the areas of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay that supply their mate. Their interactive Impact Report is an innovative way of showcasing these efforts.
So long and thanks for all the code
by Casey Dreier
As of today, I am no longer a Singlebrooker.
I am voluntarily walking away from the best job I have had to spend time not programming and not in front of a computer screen. It will be an adventure, but before I leave, I feel...
Singlebrook is 2011 B Corp Supply Chain Award Winner
This year, at the 2011 Annual B Corp Champions gathering, Singlebrook was presented with the B2B B Corp Supply Chain Award!
The award was made by Rivanna Natural Designs, manufacturer of beautiful, eco-friendly awards and plaques.
Go B!
Profiling Rails Startup by Aaron Patterson
In which Aaron finds and fixes slow spots in Bundler and ExecJS and makes it look easy.
Building RailsBridges to New Communities
I walked up to the door, not quite knowing what to expect. I had rushed over there from my co-working space to participate in the RailsBridge Friday night install-fest. I buzzed and was let in.
RailsBridge started a few years ago in the wake of a...
Technology for Change: Preserve Gimme 5
Preserve Gimme 5 is a program that turns disposable items that commonly end up in a landfill into recycled plastic. The program uses a free iPhone app--Preserve Gimme 5, that allows users to locate the nearest #5 plastic drop off center where they can recycle Brita water filters, yogurt cups and other containers, as well as Preserve toothbrushes and disposable razors.
Preserve is the manufacturer of high-quality, super eco-friendly home products, including toothbrushes, razors, kitchen items and tableware. Preserve products carry catchy tag lines like “Powered by leftovers” and “Powered by yogurt cups” (through a partnership with Stonyfield Farm yogurt). Their products are all made in the USA, and Preserve is a B Corp, so you know they pass high standards to certify their sustainability efforts.
NY Law Creates New Kind of Corporation
Re-posted from B Lab's email sent 12/13/11. Singlebrook is happy to provide a comment on this exciting new law!
Congratulations to all. An early holiday present from the State of New York and another big milestone for our community. Happy holidays everyone!
For Immediate Release:
December 13, 2011
CONTACT: Erik Trojian or Andrew Greenblatt at B Lab - (212) 608-4150; erik@bcorporation.net; agreenblatt@bcorporation.net
NY Law Creates New Kind of Corporation, Spurs Investment to Create High Quality Jobs and Uses Business to Solve Social Problems; State Legislators from Wall Street Sponsored the Bill
Video Recap of Our B Corp Event
This past June we co-hosted a public event with our friends and fellow B Corp, Comet Skateboards and members of the B Lab staff. Photos from the event are available on Facebook. It was a gathering to learn about the B Corporation movement.
...Postgres parallel restore is dramatically faster
Summary: Use pg_restore -j number-of-jobs to restore an "archive format" dump in parallel.