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Global Warming (GW)? The spin cycle is on high.

Global Warming GW? The spin cycle is on high.Message has been deleted.RE: Global Warming GW? The spin cycle is on high.This article falsely claimss that the Roanoke Weather article states that excess snow cover is evidence of a cooling trend. Actually if you read it, the article...

Tags: socialist, global warming, spin cycle

Discussion threads 2008-03-02

Ten things about tech I really hate-and maybe you do as well

Ten things about tech I really hate-and maybe you do as wellno consumer rights ??i thought consumer rights was your ability to decide which carrier to use, but thats just some free market mumbo-jumbo. hey i think china called they need more communist zdnetYour analogy breaks down...for #6, pillows/sheets are...

Tags: INTERNET, Vertical industries, American Way, socialist, Ron Paul

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Will U.S. retain medical technology edge?

Will U.S. retain medical technology edge?No, I don't believe it willbecause as long as short term goals are all the we strive for and greed thrives, we will lose this edge as well. ]:)The more congressinterferes with the health care industry, the less thriving it will be. The day Hillary...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

Google, Dell in URL redirection 'spyware' flap

Google, Dell in URL redirection 'spyware' flapSo much for "Do No Harm"Google has grown too big. I knew the Google we all loved would die as soon as they went public, and they did. Now it's all about revenue and satisfying shareholders. The USER is now second-rate.It's...

Tags: Web browsers, Now IT, Google Inc., URL Redirection, socialist, Dell Computer Corp., spyware

Discussion threads 2007-05-23

Does open source need ethical guidelines?

Does open source need ethical guidelines?Typical socialist poison pillLeave it to Europe...NetiquetteIt could be a useful endeavor - I will assume that the rules will be common sense. Of course, the morals-based thinkers (MBTI "J" types) will not understand, and not see the problem with "violating" the rules . ....

Tags: Development tools, Anarchy, ethical guideline, OSS, socialist

Discussion threads 2005-04-05

IBM opens up its Power line

IBM opens up its Power lineNot only but alsoIt seems Microsoft may also be using PowerPC for its next Xbox. Perhaps we'll see a return of Windows to the Power architecture that was abandoned with Windows 2000?Intel does not seem to be able to keep up with IBM lately,...

Tags: Processors, Microsoft Corp., IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., open source, socialist, powerline

Discussion threads 2004-03-31

Additional Resources

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users loseCompetition?Does Viacom think that a 10 minute pixellated clip of a show or movie is really competition for seeing the entire show/movie on a TV or big screen? This is getting ridiculous. If anything, having these clips on YouTube is free...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Viacom Inc., Google IP, YouTube Inc., IP, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Canucks freaking over Rogers iPhone rates

Canucks freaking over Rogers iPhone ratesYou should see how much Rogers charges for cableThey do like their high prices. With the Canadian market being only 10% of the size of the US market, the level of competition between sellers is not the same as the US.For that matter, you should...

Tags: Cellular phones, Rogers, Rogers iPhone, Canucks, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-06-28

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.It's the sun, stupid.The earth has been cooling for the last 10 years. If the current low solar activity keeps up, we could be in deep doodoo.RE: First scientist to warn Congress on Global...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Hansen, data set, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

House approves telecom immunity in 'compromise'

House approves telecom immunity in 'compromise'Bush finally managed to do in the Constitution and Bill of RightsIn one blow, done, gone, end of the representative republic that used to be the United States of America.Long live the Republic of Socialist Horrors I Totalitarianism.God Save the World Now.How exactly is this...

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, telecommunications, telecom immunity, government, Shrub Administration

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Health care debate not really about costs

Health care debate not really about costsThis is where you lostall your credibility and turned into nothing more than a propagandist:"And they are paying for this lack of coverage, sometimes, with their lives."People die every day in your socialist utopia nations while waiting for needed health services. In the good...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, government, health care

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

Is it really about .Me or Montenegro?

The land rush for the .Me domain is underway and the usual domain name shenanigans are here--especially with speculation that Apple is hoarding these digital monikers to rebrand its .Mac service. This speculation perked up earlier this month. Jason O'Grady tried to land a few Apple.me-ish domains...

Tags: Yugoslavia, Domain, Independence, Apple Inc., Domain Name, Montenegro, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Grumpy old man gets happy--how can this be? Isn't the U.S. economy hopelessly doomed?

Grumpy old man gets happy--how can this be? Isn't the U.S. economy hopelessly doomed?Just a couple frivilous commentsI agree with you for the most part.Now to the criticisms: Not all USAmericans are "yanks."You should also listen to some of your fellow ZDNet bloggers and use Firefox and its built-in...

Tags: Government, Financial services, oil, Grumpy Old Man

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Grumpy old man gets happy--how can this be? Isn't the U.S. economy hopelessly doomed?

I'm a grumpy old man. It's very easy to get really angry or completely depressed blogging about cleantech, or the need for it. From the global warming arguments to whole nations--like my own and China--stubbornly refusing to move to new technologies, this seems to be an era of...

Tags: U.S., McKinsey & Co., Clean Technology, Energy, Conservation, Deron Lovaas, Greenness, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Dumbing down our math tests?

Dumbing down our math tests?Two factors at work.One, the "we mustn't make anyone feel bad" syndrome.And, two, the old adage: Those who can, do; those who can't, teach. You and I both know there's more than a little truth in that saying.Combine the two, mix in a little union, and...

Tags: Dumbing Down, math test, education

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?

Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?Why can't you have a five eprson team iplement UK health recordIf you design UK, Canada, or any centralized health system country's health record system, you will have to insure access to tens of millions of persons worth of records on a 24/7 basis...

Tags: Government, E-health, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, bureaucracy, open source

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now

Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail nowSelf-flagellation or propaganda?I actually agree with some of the basic sentiments expressed at times here.But it's like opposing the Iraq war - one may oppose it, but it's miserable to be lumped in the with the kooks, addle-minded airheads, and unreformed, aging hippies that...

Tags: industry, General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Rule change: we're playing corporate greenmail now

Canada is the first to offer a ransom. The government there will give GM money if GM will keep Canadians employed. So the rush to subsidize what might be a viable efficient new car from GM...or might not be, is clearly on. It's not expected the current...

Tags: Canada, Clean Technology, General Motors Corp., Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-04

Globalization's discontents

I'm back from Africa, and what a trip it has been. Ghana was certainly a marked contrast to Zimbabwe. You would never mistake Ghana for a rich country, though compared to Zimbabwe, it is positively affluent. People are poor, but the roads are filled with cars, the stores are filled...

Tags: Immigrant, Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Globalization, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly

Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07