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Warming and Slowing the World
chrisleonard writes "We all know that global warming is supposed to heat the planet up, but did you know that it might also slow it down? According to a report from Belgium's Royal Observatory (as reported here by astronomy.com), if the days seem a little longer to you than they used to, it might not be just old age catching up with you. Would it be wrong to call the interaction of the world's warming temperatures and its slowing rotation ... a snowball effect?"
Reports are that he died from complications resulting from "Science: Warming and Slowing the World". Truly a internet icon. He will be missed :(
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Now longer nights, on the other hand... More time for [insert favourite nocturnal activity here] :-)
/Styx
Please don't mod this any higher... Keep looking for something funnier than this. If you can't find a funnier post for this article, you shouldn't be reading /. for the jokes.
I guess this means that I'm going to have to double my Microsoft degradation efforts... Damn Katz and his hot air...
We met for a couple of drinks maybe three weeks ago. The bartender kept calling me Jake, so you know who this is.
I realize you're married, so this may be unimportant to you. But I have to tell you:
BSD Lives! from osopinion.com http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/16382.html by Kelly McNeill According to published reports, Ernest Prabhakar of Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) informed attendees at the USENIX BSD Conference earlier this week that BSD is now three times more popular than Linux on the desktop. BSD's rapid rise in share is obviously due to Mac OS X's UNIX heritage, which incorporates Free BSD's kernel in the underlying core of Apple's new OS. And OS X is targeted directly at desktop consumers. Linux aficionados have always yearned for increased desktop share. While Linux is a perfectly capable one for desktop use, its key strengths reside primarily on the server side as opposed to the desktop side. Perhaps this is the reason why Linux is mopping the floor with its competition in the server segment but has not yet secured a significant desktop presence. A D V E R T I S E M E N TBad Comparison Thus, bragging about BSD's desktop share over Linux' might be likened to an individual bragging that he is the fastest downhill skier in all of Egypt. While it may be true, one must ask if such an achievement is worth boasting about. Nonetheless, I can understand why BSD users may want to scream the latest statistics from the rooftops. The various BSDs are just as capable as Linux (some would argue more so), but it has been Linux that traditionally has managed to garner the majority of the media's attention. Now that BSD is getting a fair time allotment in the spotlight, its users have every right to boast. I would only argue that it is not in Apple's best interest to lead this effort, as Mr. Prabhakar did earlier this week. Fighting the Little Guy? Following corporate rivalries between large and influential technology entities is a fun pastime for many of us. But because Linux is composed primarily of independent coders (rather than a large corporate entity), Apple risks conveying the notion (as ill-conceived as it may be) that it is doing battle against the very demographic that it hopes to entice. In short, those consumers may perceive that a large corporate entity is doing battle against the little guy. If it is initially believed by a Linux consumer that the Apple/BSD relationship produces a more compelling solution than the OS he currently uses, that potential convert may be lost if the martyr instinct sets in and causes him to resist making the transition out of spite. Stay Out of It It might be wise to leave the market-share boasting efforts to the core BSD community. They're a rowdy enough group that they can get the message out when need be. Apple, the BSD community will continue to sing your praises as long as your efforts continue to further their cause.
If you actually read the two out of 300 stories you would know that the shooter stopped because he ran out of bullets, and not because some other kids were pointing guns at him. In fact he was so unfazed that he punched some one while those kids were pointing guns at him. In the end he had to be tackled. So there you have it. And i repeat dont listen to rush he lies to you.