Jubbling

Jubbling @ Microsoft: Would You Like “Up-Flush” To Be Your Default Application?

December 17, 2009 By paul 1 Comment

The success of Microsoft’s new operating system, Windows 7, pales in comparison to the success they’ve found by Jubbling. Atleast in my eyes. And Microsoft has found a “sweet spot” with us by turning the bathroom experience into a Jubbling event. Yeah, automatically turning on/off the lights as you enter/leave a bathroom is neat but so 2004 and we say BFD to the automatic faucets. What did Microsoft do to take the Jubbling to an 11? They gave toilet users a choice to decide if they want to Up-flush or Down-flush depending on their output and they’ve provided a seat where you can make your decision. “Up” is for liquid waste and flushes with less water and “Down” is for chunky and uses the full tank. Either choice is Jubbling and well beyond the normal office recycling and use of biodegradable flatware. I could’ve spent an hour in the bathroom testing out the technology and taking notes but 54 minutes was enough.

Keep up the good work Microsoft. You’ve got one less hater out there thanks to your Jubbling efforts.

Filed Under: Featured Jubbling, Jubbling@Work, Reduce, Technology Tagged With: Biodegradable, Jubbling, microsoft, PotatoStarchUtensils, Reduce, Sloan, toilet, Windows7

Coca-Cola partners with Clemson to step up game-day recycling

September 15, 2009 By paul Leave a Comment

From the Clemson University Newsroom.

CLEMSON – Coca-Cola is partnering with Clemson University’s athletic department and the Solid Green campaign to increase recycling on home football game days.

Fans attending the games will notice new recycling bins, provided by Coca-Cola, in each parking lot. Coca-Cola has donated 100 of the bins to the athletic department to be placed in parking lots around campus. The bins themselves are also recycled: each bin is a used syrup container, refurbished by Coca-Cola and converted into a recycling bin.

Some lucky fans may be “caught green-handed” using the bins. Before each game, a camera crew will roam parking lots looking for fans putting cans or bottles in the recycling bins. One fan will be selected to appear on the video screen during the game and will receive a $100 gift card from Coca-Cola.

“Coca-Cola is thrilled to work with Solid Green and Clemson athletics to create a fun recycling campaign for fans. It is our goal to recycle or reuse 100 percent of the bottles and cans used for beverages in the U.S. We hope Tiger fans remember that when they’re done, that bottle is not. It can be recycled,” said Heather Hucks, Coca-Cola senior sponsorship manager for colleges and universities.

Clemson students also will be doing their part to help with the effort. Student organizations will collect cans and bottles from the bins each game day and transport them to the university’s recycling center.

“It is great to see this kind of collaboration happening at Clemson to help enhance our recycling efforts. We appreciate the support of Coca-Cola and the athletic department to make Clemson a greener campus,” said Solid Green chairwoman Rose Ellen Davis-Gross.

Jubbling take: Jubbling: 100%. The chance that one “lucky” underage fan might get flashed on the screen dropping a can in the recycle bin: 95.2%. Chance that it’s a Coke or soda can: 0%

Filed Under: College, Food and Drink, Going Out, Jubbling in the News, Recycle, Sports Tagged With: BudLight, Clemson University, CocaCola, Coke, football, Jubbling, Recycle, SolidGreen

Jubbling 101 – Sun Chips

September 2, 2009 By paul Leave a Comment

Sun Chips Web Splash You have to start somewhere and the folks at Frito-Lay are trying to make a difference with their Sun Chips. First, Frito-Lay added solar panels to one of their Sun Chip factories and then starting on Earth Day in 2010, they are going to start shipping their Sun Chips in biodegradable packaging. They are making a change to their processes that if they are encouraged, will lead to more improvements toward Jubbling and lead to a smaller footprint.

That is why we refer to it as Jubbling 101. If you want to be a Psychologist, you start by taking Psych 101. And if you want to be a Doctor, you start with Doctor 101 – when you want to be Jubbling, you start at Jubbling 101 and with success at that level, you move on to 102 and so on. That is why we need to purchase Sun Chips and let Frito-Lay know why. Tell them you love the Sun Chips packaging so much that you ate the bag (wait til 2010 to do this) or that you wouldn’t host a wake without Sun Chips.

Filed Under: Featured Jubbling, Food and Drink, Reduce Tagged With: Frito Lay, Jubbling, Reduce, SolarEnergy, SunChips

We believe in Jubbling!!!

July 10, 2009 By paul Leave a Comment

That might’ve been the chant overheard as this train cruised through Pakistan but I think it’s just wishful thinking on my part. Two things you didn’t hear were “where the hell is my luggage?” and “can somebody fix the shitter!?”. It’s just another example of international Jubbling that may not work in the US but is much more common in the rest of the world. With faith guiding this train and not a woman in sight, these guys are happy and actually smiling as they return home from a religious pilgrimage. It’s like a Jubbling bachelor party except everyone comes home unashamed. But don’t get me wrong – I’m not about to hop on that train. My role here is to encourage Jubbling and to share Jubbling ideas; participation is not always required.

So keep the faith and keep up the good Jubbling.

Filed Under: Featured Jubbling, Reduce, Religion, Transportation, World Jubbling Tagged With: faith, international, Jubbling, Pakistan, pilgrimage, Reduce, Religion

The Anti-Jubbling: “Catch It Keep It”

July 2, 2009 By paul Leave a Comment

Catch It, Keep It - Zach and Mike

I’m a huge fan of the Science Channel but it’s hard to be excited about their new geek program called “Catch It, Keep It”. The object is for the contestants to prevent something of value like a Les Paul guitar or vintage Harley from being destroyed. If they can Macgyver a solution in 2 days, they keep the item and if they don’t, it’s destroyed. The underlying message is that if you can afford it, you can destroy it. Not very Jubbling.

How about a different kind of test of problem solving where contestants compete and the object is the same but it’s WITH an item of little or no value. If they are successful, they get the guitar or motorcycle and if they are not successful, they get caned by the hosts’ or maybe branded with the show’s logo. That would be entertainment.