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Unfriendly Climate Greets Gore At Apple Meeting
theodp writes "Apple's shareholder meeting this week took on a Jerry Springer vibe, with harsh comments about Al Gore, former VP and Apple board member, setting the tone. Several stockholders took turns either bashing or praising Gore's high-profile views on climate change. Apple shareholder Shelton Ehrlich urged against Gore's re-election to the board, claiming that Gore 'has become a laughingstock. The glaciers have not melted. If [the] advice he gives to Apple is as faulty as his views on the environment then he doesn't need to be re-elected.' Hey, at least he moved a few copies of Keynote, Shelton. Shareholders introduced proposals regarding Apple's environmental impact — one asking Apple to commit publicly to greenhouse gas reduction goals and to publish a formal sustainability report; another proposing that Apple's board establish a sustainability committee. These proposals were rejected by shareholders. However, preliminary voting results indicated that Gore was re-elected to Apple's Board."
Just curious how I got modded to Troll status for pointing to an obvious fact. I believe in evolution, by the way. It's just that there's no hard evidence to back it up.
Not off topic at all. And for the record, I'm about as left as it gets.
Further Correction: Making Joke != Asking for History Lesson
The only moderation on this thread has been modding me down and modding everybody else up, so I don't know what you're talking about.
Also, God should be capitalized since it is a proper noun. In fact, in your context, you used it as a name/title. If you were speaking of Obama by title, you would write "The American President would..." not "The American president would..."
Actually, in proper style usage, titles are lower-case, unless properly attached to a name. So it would be President Obama, but simply the president. I suggest picking up a copy of the Chicago Manual of Style. I think it'd be a big help for you.
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
It is amazing what kdawson allows to be worked in to get these global warming discussions going.
Last time it was about Bill Gates and bridges.
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/02/23/2036231
Then, the day before that, "Debuking a Climate chage skeptic.:
http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/02/23/0158232
He seemed to take some time away from slashdot after the 17th (no storied posted,) but before he did, his final contributions was "Utah Assembly Passes Resolution Denying Climate Change"
http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/02/16/2346202
The day before that "A warming planet can mean more snow"
http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=10/02/16/2146227
It goes on and on.
I know, but seeing the scores reminds me that people don't understand how hypocritical they are ;)
Notice how you're both correct. God, in terms of monotheistic religions, is a name and not a title. Gods, in terms of the greeks, should not be capitalized (except at the beginning of sentences) because it refers to the title of the gods. Though, you would capitalize it in terms of Ares, God of War but not Ares was one of the gods.
"Educate the mind but never at the expense of the soul."~Blessed Basil Moreau
I'm confused. Can someone please explain to me why I was modded troll?
My page.
Moderators: troll and overrated != I disagree with post and want to censor
LOL "troll",
slashdot's moderation system is totally boned
(Hint - moderations change, often in ways you didn't expect).
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