Black, like my soul.

A few months ago, a blog post popped up suggesting that because it takes fewer watts to light a black screen than a white one, A black google could save energy.

I'm a big fan of slacktivism, so when an opportunity presents itself to put forth virtually zero effort and still feel good about myself, I generally jump on it.

Blackle is such an opportunity. It's an primarily black version of Google's search engine (just search, no spiffy maps or images, etc). According to the website, they've already currently saved 4,700+ Watt hours.

They suggest setting your homepage to Blackle instead of Google to continue saving even more energy.

I certainly think the is the best idea ever. How else can you save the planet while searching for free porn on the internet?

UPDATED: Call for artists: Humane Society Benefit Show.

[image via cute overload]

CREATEjacksonville and OPAQ Gallery are teaming for a one-night-only art show to benefit the recently fire-ravaged Jacksonville Humane Society.

They're currently looking for artists willing to donate work - interested parties should contact Brittni at CREATEjacksonville by Tuesday, 5.8.07.

Artwork does not have to be animal related. The show will be held Friday, 5.11.07 @ 8-11 p.m.

Non-artists may support the event by buying excellent donated artwork, and/or dropping off blankets, beds, food bowls, food etc.

Don't close Pandora's box.

Pandora is a pretty killer site. It's an online streaming music station that "learns" what you like based on the ratings you gives songs.

Big effing deal, right? There's a huge variety of pre-programmed music stations in the world, anyway.

The nice thing about Pandora is that it eventually becomes far more customized to your tastes than a pre-programmed station ever could be. You don't have to sit through a queue of bands with uninspired lyrics and hackneyed riffs just to hear one decent song. (Not that I've ever had that experience with broadcast radio in Jacksonville)

However, recent laws have threatened Pandora and similar Internet radio. The Copyright Royalty Board recently decided to triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all.

Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora. In response, Internet radio sites formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters.

If you give a damn, I suggest Signing the petition to have the new decision revised. Just enter your address info, and it'll automatically e-mail a copy of the letter (you can use their canned letter, or write your own) to all your reps.