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More on dinosaurs and extinction: More on dinosaurs and extinctionDinosaurs don't understand the joke..and ran away.; Tags: extinction; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
More on dinosaurs and extinction: Yesterday's post on IT extinction caused quite a ruckus. While preparing my follow-up, fellow Enterprise Irregular and Gartner research director, Thomas Otter, sent this cartoon. Dear reader, please enjoy it as a brief interlude in our discussion. ...; Tags: Extinction, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Global warming and mass extinctions--it's happened before: Global warming and mass extinctions--it's happened beforeHave much in common with Intelligent Design advocates"So we don’t need those old-fashioned volcanoes for a major wave of extinctions, we’re now doing our own dirty work with current technology and increasing greenhouse gas emissions. "About as much scientific evidence supports both this and...; Tags: extinction, global warming; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Global warming and mass extinctions--it's happened before: Research in China shows that previous global warming was NOT simply due to an asteroid hitting the earth. If you're an adherent of intelligent design you can suppose that some god decided to wipe out half of creation and to use volcanic dust to do it. Sounds perfectly...; Tags: Earth, Extinction, Global Warming, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-10
All things Kyoto, now they tell us: All things Kyoto, now they tell usNo surpriseNot least because Kyoto deliberately left half of the problem off of the table: carbon-fixation reductions. What matters is the whole emission/fixation balance; reducing emissions while also reducing carbon binding by a greater amount isn't going to help.what happens when you have...; Tags: extinction, Kyoto; Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Male extinction: is this good news for the planet?: Male extinction: is this good news for the planet?PatheticSure, go ahead and kneel for the earth. Worship it and put a dagger in your chest. Get real.We are made to rule the planet. That's different from polluting it. And that's different from worshipping it. And that's different from seeing people...; Tags: Gender and diversity, Male extinction, extinction, wive, pregnancy; Discussion threads 2007-09-22
Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?: Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?Message has been deleted.IMHO this is distant futureI doubt I'll see this type of intelligence in my lifetime. We're still a long ways off from understanding our own intelligence, much less designing a machine that surpasses it.Sure, we may have machines that...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, irrelevance, computer, extinction, mankind; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
Climate change to increase extinctions: New warnings to come from U.N. climate panelOne member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has looked closely at what's happening to animals. Terry Root of Stanford University talks with CNET News.com's Zamir Haider about changes that have already begun, and the threat of more extinctions to come.; Tags: extinction; Videos 2007-03-30
eXtinction (exe): eXtinction treats gamers with an action-packed arcade experience. Gorgeous graphics and effects accompany classic gameplay for a winning combination. Players advance through 30 levels and defeat six savage bosses as special agent Nick Naster, a space pilot who has had top training in a multitude of modern weaponry. Upon returning...; Tags: Extinction, Modems, Real Estate, Games, Cyberthreats, Hardware, Components, Business Operations, Personal Technology, Security; Software downloads 2006-12-11
Global warming, not asteroid, cause of extinction?: Global warming, not asteroid, cause of extinction?Timing of this story is dubious at bestWhyzit that these stories of global warming and disasters etc ALWAYS seem to crop up whenever Bush is doing something uber public?I have my (cough, cough) theories. Oh yeah and I liked the nice touch at...; Tags: environmentalism, poverty, global warming, pollution, Permian, extinction; Discussion threads 2005-01-20

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VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper: VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source PiperOn the other hand ...... if all the hypervisors and their attendant management suites become free ... then will I choose to serve:1. Basic software via increasingly powerful cloud computing or open source freebies (e.g. Firefox, Open Office)2. MyCompanysSoftware via *IX (I have...; Tags: Operating systems, value-add, VMware Inc., open source, Hyper-V; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Microsoft to sell hosted service subscriptions for $3 a month: Microsoft to sell hosted service subscriptions for $3 a monthWith collaberative suites like Zimbra....why pay MS a dime. Even the smallest IT departments from 1 person on up can install Zimbra on a Linux box, spend $1000 or less on the hardware(for small business, a little more fore medium size...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., service subscription; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
Venture Arctic (dmg): Caribou and Wolves roam the tundra while Polar Bears and Orcas patrol the icy seas in this eco-friendly video game. The player must harness the forces of sun, snow, and wind to create balance in these fragile ecosystems. Global warming, extinction, and deforestation threaten to undermine the food chains that...; Tags: Pocketwatch Games, Games, Food & Beverage, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Manufacturing, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-07-08
Save the environment: stop eating: Save the environment: stop eatingWe need to extinct to save the worldOnly human extinction can save the world.RE: Save the environment: stop eatingGo veg - save the planet!wow"Save the environment: stop eating"Wow. I really hope that's a joke. That's pretty extremist.I'm fine with saving the planet and all that, but...; Tags: environment; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!: Pay $50 extra for XP on a PC? You've gotta be kidding me!Welcome to reality...[b]Whatever happened to the idea that computing would change the world, and that free and fair competition is the basis of a free market society? [/b]Uh... I don't know what ivory tower you grew up in,...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Construction, user experience, Apple Inc., Pay $50, job, window, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, PC; Discussion threads 2008-06-19
Too green? Too much information? Global warming a natural process? Give up yet?: If you believe a rag published in Manhattan, many Americans are overloaded with eco-info, advice on what to do to be more responsible in using the earth's resources. The explosion of green as marketing and political and social and ethical and trendy and...well, you know. We're just greening all...; Tags: Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-17
Global warming: a fish story, and your health: Global warming: a fish story, and your healthSpecies come, species goGlobal warming positivies :Organisms can grow and develop at faster rates, thus bringing us new species more rapidly.Plants will grow more quickly, taking more CO2 from the atmosphere. The warmer it gets, the harder vegetation will work to remove CO2....; Tags: High-altitude habitat, health care, forest, global warming, species; Discussion threads 2008-06-16
Facebook vulnerable to critical XSS, could lead to malware attacks: Facebook vulnerable to critical XSS, could lead to malware attacksComputer science at Cal Tech should be able to fix itLet's use our country's high minds to solve these problems that the software writers,manufacturers and Government can't.What I thinkthat you, Danchev, and others are completely misfocused adolescents, to distribute this sort...; Tags: SECURITY, malware, XSS, vulnerability, flaw, Facebook; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
Sixty Five Million And One BC (zip): Sixty Five Million And One BC is a platform adventure about a bunch of velociraptors trying to save the world from a comet. You see, around about 65 million years ago an enormous hunk of rock, 10 km across, hurtled down from space and smacked rudely into what eventually became...; Tags: Bouncing Fox Productions, Knowledge Management, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management; Software downloads 2008-05-21
The newspaper's last stand: Interesting news today...or was it yesterday? I have no idea. I got off an eleven hour flight from Johannesburg this morning, and then had to race to the US embassy to get more visa pages in my passport because I've managed to fill every available visa slot with stamps, causing...; Tags: Newspaper, CBS Broadcasting Inc., London Underground, Consumption Habit, E-books, Internet, Personal Technology, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-15