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Govt. scientists still being muzzled

Back in January, NASA's James Hansen made headlines when he accused administrators and the public affairs office of trying to stop him from speaking honestly about his climate change research. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin later created a policy stopping the practice, which satisfied Hansen and other scientists. Hansen at the...

Tags: climate-change research, Hansen, NASA

Blog posts 2006-04-06

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East Anglia: some new angles, but no arrests for hacking

Investigation..."If the Republicans regain control of the Senate any time soon, you can expect a full-blown Inhofe-fuelled investigation."Horrors! Imagine that, someone actually wants to INVESTIGATE to see if the "science" of global warming holds water pardon the pun? You mean people actually want to KNOW if these drastic changes to...

Tags: Blogging, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Junkscience, East Anglia, e-mail, hacking

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Green building boom

Somebody please explain something here.How can these green building--and associated manufacturing--jobs not be the same old "not green" jobs just slid into a new spot? Are these in addition to the "not green" jobs. Are the old "not green" just canned and dropped from the rolls of humanity....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, McGraw-Hill Construction, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon

Open sourceKeep in mind that the code to developers is completely open source. If someone wants to make their own wave software or use the real time HTML 5 support for something else.Besides this is just a preview of the basics. Open to only 100,000 people, you can't expect much....

Tags: Google Inc., developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

News to know: Intel's IDF; Google; Microsoft; Yahoo

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks Sam Diaz: Otellini at...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Data Centers, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Corporate Communications, Linux, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Before Copehagen, there'll be Pittsburgh, and then there'll be...

Hope it's not too lateDespite a cool US, the rest of world is getting warmer.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090916_globalstats.htmlPlease explain.....Why the National Climate Data Center using NASA satellites show a decline in global temperatures over the past decade? Yeah it may be warmer one year over the next, but the temperature chart is...

Tags: Data centers, global warming, downward slope, past 10-year, slope, NASA

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Obama upholds Bush laptop search policy - with new safeguards

Never mindI was going to put something here, but I felt that I would simply be attacked for pointing out that Bush and Obama are more alike than they are dissimilar with regards to personal freedoms.It might just be possible...... that after Obama was sworn in he was shown classified...

Tags: Obama, Bush, new safeguard, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Three real examples of intelligent building networks in action

It frightens me somewhat that I first covered Echelon more than 15 years ago, when I used to write about the early convergence of computer networks and facilities networks. Flash forward, and the company offers some of the best practical case studies about how intelligent control networks...

Tags: Energy Efficiency, Network, Monitoring System, Echelon, LonWorks, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-08-04

HP's newest supercomputer geared for energy and environment

The newest supercomputer in town isn't for simulating nuclear explosions or the human brain, but rather take on arguably more pressing problems in areas such as climate science, hydrogen storage and molecular chemistry. Built by HP, the $21.4 million Chinook is a custom-made machine specifically designed for...

Tags: Researcher, Hewlett-Packard Co., Supercomputer, Environment, Chemistry, Chinook, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Solar cycles, weather and climate

There's new research on the links between solar cycles on the Sun, and the weather here on earth. This work was done by American scientists and finds connection between the 11-year solar cycles and El Nino and similar weather events on earth. The researcj used conputer models to...

Tags: Earth, Cycle, Weather, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-19

Can we engineer insect-free crops?

The promise of bio-engineering and genetically-modified crops is that we'll get better yields, more food or cotton for us, less for our six-legged opponents. Now comes research that insect evolve more quickly than expected and may rapidly overcome any pest-repelling chemicals in our genetically modified plants. Evolutionary escalation...

Tags: Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Easy Budget Planner - Family Edition 16 (Windows)

Finally, an easy budgeting program which does not require skills in spreadsheets or a degree in finance to use it. Simple and easy home budgeting software with the following unique features. No Spreadsheets--this software is fully self-contained and does not rely on Microsoft Excel or the internet to operate. World-wide...

Tags: Software, Financial, Budgeting, Microsoft Windows, EasyBudget, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance

Software downloads 2009-06-15

Cloud computing security to grow in 2009

As I mentioned the other day, I've just completed a report with Osterman Research on the messaging security market.  What we found will be good news for cloud computing providers. While enterprise users continue to spend a large percentage of their workday involved with messaging activities, the...

Tags: Cloud Computing, Messaging, Messaging Security, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-14

News to know: Google Search; iPod Touch; Pre launch date; Yahoo; Zune; AMD

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Google: Understanding is the next frontier of search; Meet Wonder Wheel, Google Squared Tom Foremski: How...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Zune, Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., Google Search, Apple iPod Touch, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Telecom & Utilities, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?

Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?more likelyM$ has run out of cash and is going belly up.Ballmer is just trying to prolong the life of the beast before this new Enron will be exposed.It is to pay for this.http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137267/eu-software-makers-responsible-codeSoftware finally to be held accountable. This will be costly...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, NoAxe, Microsoft Corp., Linux, bond, General Motors Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Apple may introduce cheaper Macs for market share

Apple may introduce cheaper computers in an attempt to grow its market share, according to sources of AppleInsider. "People familiar with the matter" say the move is an interim solution to combat the popularity of netbooks, cheap, underpowered computers for which the premium...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., AppleInsider, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-30

Three groups in Western Hemisphere get MacArthurs

Two Chicago-based groups and one in the Caribbean have been given MacArthur grants for their work involved sustainable technology and neighborhoods. Each will get $650,000 in the annual MacArthur grants to non-profits. 1) Caribbean Natural Resource Institute â€" Port of Spain, Trinidad. For over...

Tags: Chicago, Chicago Community Loan Fund, Real Estate, Transportation, Vertical Industries, Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billion

In a recent blog post, the Cyber Secure Institute claims that based on their previous studies into the average cost of such malware attacks, the economic loss due to the Conficker worm could be as high as $9.1 billion. Despite that their analysis also considered a much...

Tags: Cost, Infection, Malware, Worm, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-23

Scientists accurately measure the 'edge of space'

The fuzzy point where the earth's atmosphere transitions into space has been detected by an instrument developed by scientists at the University of Calgary with "unprecedented detail". According to the team, space begins 118 km (73.3 miles) above Earth, which confirms what other scientists...

Tags: Earth, Scientist, Kilometer, C/C++, Team Management, Programming Languages, Network Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Networking, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-10

Disk Backup and EMC: Addressing Today's Business Problems

There's no question about it: The face of data protection has forever changed - and that new face is disk. Today, more and more organizations prefer disk as the nightly backup target. For an increasing number of these organizations, it is the only solution. Corporate and regulatory requirements, eDiscovery/litigation events...

Tags: Disk, EMC Corp., Backups

White papers 2009-03-30