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Tech Policy Summit: Solving the energy problem

Tech Policy Summit: Solving the energy problemMaybe patents and regulations will helpHelp destroy civilization, that is.Break the shacklesNone of this will happen until we get the jackboot of the environmentalist movement off our neck, and that will take a change in perspective that I just don't see happening in our...

Tags: nuclear energy, energy problem, transportation

Discussion threads 2007-02-26

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East Anglia: anger and aggro

One must live through it in order to fully understand itOnly in this case some will have to face huge collateral damage. Fortunately those who will suffer the most are living in already hard hit areas so they are quite used to a life of pain and suffering and as...

Tags: E-mail, East Anglia

Discussion threads 2009-11-26

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

BenQ V2400 Eco

With the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 ($300) costing $50 less than the BenQ, there is simply no good reason to purchase V2400 Eco. Overall, the Samsung monitor has better performance, facilitated by its wider viewing angle and brighter screen. The BenQ gets points for its unique, stark white aesthetic and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, display, bezel, OSD, BenQ Corp., monitor, VGA, HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

East Anglia: one hacked U.S. scientist is hacked off

I say then be pro-active...If it is out of context, pro-actively publish EVERYTHING and PROVE they are out of context. If the hacked scientists DO NOT provide context, publish everything they say vindicates them, then we know the truth. If they simply fall behind the mantra of "it's...

Tags: global warming, East Anglia, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC

My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid

Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

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

IBM figures rail transit is going to get faster and cleaner

Ride those Rails!Thanks for this great article on the future of rail travel. It's the most obvious thing - can't wait for US to catch on and catch up. Energy-wise, trains win hands down. And the technology is going strong. Great blog. The only problem with rails . . .The...

Tags: IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

60 Minutes: We're not ready for a cyber war

Just like 9/11 thousands will have to die Before we give a damn. It's really a shame.and everything workshow's that possible?Unfortuantely, it will take a disasterIn the US, until disater strikes no one will do anything. Once it does happen then there will be screaming for heads to role....

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Regulations, FERC, Obama, hacker, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Pre-Copenhagen climate talks end in Barcelona

Who could he be talking about?How about the 57% of people in America who don't buy carbon emissions causing global warming?Looks like the other "vested interests" needs to step up their re-education regime, er, I mean, need to do more "raising awareness."Lies told to control populationOh yeah, look at Al...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Kevin Rudd

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

House bill calls for ISPs to block some fake financial sites

Good grief!Now the BIG LETHARGIC Gov is going to tell people what sites they can go to and tell ISP's to block them???GOOD GRIEF! It is out of control, 2010 is coming and these socialist will be sent back home... AHHHH the sound of 1984 is very much alive..and well...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Government, Internet Service Provider, fake financial site, financial

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

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.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Fuller: Too many blogs about the LIE of global warming.Global warming b*llshit demolished:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1533290/Climate-chaos-Dont-believe-it.htmlGuys (or should I say - Fuller), stop LYING.Also, stop saying there's a problem and then coming up with burdening 'solutions' to non-existent problems. The latest FASCIST idea: Blame Children for 'global warming'. Yeah right.http://unitedfamiliesinternational.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/children-to-blame-for-climate-change/Fuller, why are you...

Tags: global warming, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Washington: lots of talk about global warming

Lots of talk around the American capital today on the topic of global warming. The CO2 emissions from various political factions and lobbyists alone could raise the global temp another degree or two. And that's not counting the carbon footprint of all the plane travel involved in moving...

Tags: U.S., Republican, Climate Change, U.S. Senate, Global Warming, European Union, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficient

RE: Wave disk engines to make hybrid vehicles cheaper, more efficientIt would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, gasoline engine, disk, diesel, combustion, turbine, battery

Discussion threads 2009-11-02