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Microsoft Reacts To Feedback But Did They Get Windows 8.1 Right?
MojoKid writes "Microsoft's Windows "Blue" 8.1 update has been long-awaited. Those who've been using the base OS since launch have no doubt been anticipating some of the enhancements that are coming. At the moment, Windows 8.1 is available only as a preview, and if you are looking to give it a try, there are a couple of things to be aware of. The most important is the fact that once you upgrade, you can't easily downgrade — so you may wish to try the update in a virtual machine or on a test machine if possible. In addition, your current product keys will not work, so you'll effectively be turning your activated OS into an evaluation (it's assumed that once 8.1 goes final, we'll be able to update using our original keys). That said, Microsoft's free update offers a slew of enhancements like a new Start Screen, the return of the Start Button, even quicker shutdown and restart, boot to desktop, quicker integrated search and Skydrive enhancements. All told, Microsoft's new OS release is a more than worthy successor for end users but now Microsoft really needs to work on getting developers on board."
97% of scientists believe there is human influence on the global climate.
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I am not a climate change denier, but science is not consensus. The reason to think the climate is changing is because of the evidence, not that most scientists believe it.
97% of scientists believing in global warming may be a compelling reason for a layperson who does not personally want to do any climate science to also believe it, but it is not a scientific reason to believe something.
For example, if I submitted a paper to nature claiming to prove climate change was real, and in the paper it said "I am 97% sure climate change is real and my evidence is that 07% of climate scientists believe it", it would be rejected (I hope). Why? Because that's not science. Science is the research those scientists are basing their opinion on. If you have not done any climate science yourself, or even know what the data is, then you have no business pretending to know anything, whether you are a believer of climate change or not.