aa/t13 is a nascent information project that is intended to help me make a habit of looking more closely at everyday objects. Creating this habit makes it less likely that the objects' origin and history "gets lost." In this way, I believe that I can learn to make decisions, especially consumer decisions, that do not inadvertently promote atrocities in some part of the world that I cannot see.

I would like people to remember that on our planet there really is no "away" where you can conveniently throw your trash, and where a thing starts is as important as where it ends. This is usually called a *cradle to grave* philosophy, and it is a widely applicable philosophy to which I adhere.

atrocity arts / turtle 13 is also a digital playspace for me to learn how to design better CSS, how to implement PHP, Joomla, Ruby, and FlexCMS projects, and how to create digital collections and the means to promote their use.

Since I understand the atrocities currently complicit in the use of this technology, my only personal ability to counter the devastation is to augment the content distributed through the technology towards community development and enrichment, and to increase access to information that can turn seemingly non-important decisions into life-transforming ones ~ though the life that is transformed by the decision may not be the decision maker's.

I am a proud supporter of the Open Source community, and of all cooperative and collaborative endeavors. If you, or your group have been struggling with information technology, or with getting organized / communicating on projects, please contact me (through the webform will work!). I am particularly willing to work with people and groups in my more local area of Vancouver/Portland, but the technology is global, so.....let me know what you need!