>snipComparison of CO2 emissions from volcanoes vs. human activities. Scientists have calculated that volcanoes emit between about 130-230 million tonnes (145-255 million tons) of CO2 into the atmosphere every year (Gerlach, 1999, 1992). This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts. Emissions of CO2 by human activities, including fossil fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring, amount to about 22 billion tonnes per year (24 billion tons) [ ( Marland, et al., 1998) - The reference gives the amount of released carbon (C), rather than CO2.]. Human activities release more than 150 times the amount of CO2 emitted by volcanoes--the equivalent of nearly 17,000 additional volcanoes like Kilauea (Kilauea emits about 13.2 million tonnes/year)!
The general rule is that any semi-complicated operation mediated through a GUI will appear complex when described textually, but may well be simple to actually carry out. Meanwhile any command line operation will be simple to write down, but often impossible for a neophyte to discover by themselves.
Bottom line - if you want your city to host an Olympics, you have to promise to pass this sort of law. A similar piece of legislation was passed in the UK a couple of weeks after London won 2012.
money today is worth far more than money (or electricity) in the future.
While I applaud your post in general, I'm not quite so sure this holds true for an energy market where we can possibly (probably) predict that the cost of energy will rise inexorably over the medium term.
So buy some better low energy bulbs, none of mine buzz or flicker and they come in a variety of colour temperatures. And I suspect if other countries followed Oz the technology would improve still faster.
Yes I have that light above my kitchen table. Friends simply don't notice.
But I doubt that I'll buy a Mac as my work computer, because I like Synaptic and apt-get so much.
You know, some people choose their work computer based on the applications they need. For what it's worth most recent Mac programs (and I guess Windows apps) have a preference marked 'automatically check for updates'.
It's Mac only, I guess quite simply that it uses the Xgrid software that is bundled in as standard with OS X. Details here. I seem to recall that there was a Java version of the Xgrid agent that ran on Windows, but I can't find it at the moment.
It's acceptable as a workaround, it isn't acceptable as an alternative to a long-term fix. For various reasons I have one of my Macs diretly connected as the default host for a couple of years now. It has hardly any external services running and I've never encountered any security problems. That's not to say that I won't, of course. But as a short-term workaround, it should be fine.
OK, Well I'll tell you why I switched several years ago. These factors may be or may not map onto any of your requirements.
1. I wanted to tinker around with, and learn a Unix - but I also wanted to run MS Office 2. I was starting a family and new I would want to be creating some home movies and DVDs. I had a video camera with firewire- the iMovie/iDVD/iPhoto combo is SO cheap for what it gives you, that this was the main selling point. 3. I liked OS X - I found it elegant and thought it just 'did things right' not perfect, by any means, but overall a pleasure to use. 4. Decent security. Not perfect, not invulnerable but a good compromise between usability and security. 5. The hardware was cute (it was one of the new G4 angle poise iMacs which fitted nicely in a cramped room).
That was it. When I factored in support for Firewire and the iLife software costs, the price wasn't too far over a comparable PC and I knew it would work without too much dicking about.
I once read somewhere that the only identifying information that you could legally acquire, being installed on someone's computer, was MAC, IP, and Nickname.
... so there is legislation which prevents and application from checking its own license information?
Bear in mind, however that the DRM is a vital element in ensuring that the iTunes store acts as an inducement for people to buy iPods, rather than any other MP3 player.
That's odd - the advisory suggests that Mac Office v.x and 2004 are vulnerable, but that certainly doesn't chime with the mechanism quoted. What's going on here?
Actually your correction could do with some clarification. It is very confusing. You say "What he was doing was incredible to everyone else. Not incredulous" - which appears to be exactly same point as the poster to which you are responding is making.
That poster says: "Incredible: hard to believe. Incredulous: a person who finds something hard to believe."
Are you disagreeing with those definitions? If so what do you think the correct definitions are? They look correct to me, but I'm willing to be educated.
What else do I "want"?... well there are quite a few TV stations in the UK. offering downloadable "watch again" versions of their TV programmes and films for rent. Not available for Mac users of course because, according to their FAQs there is no viable OS-supported DRM video standard for the Mac.
I leave it to you to decide whether this is a good or bad thing.
This is an industry-wide issue caused because the accepted Digital Rights Management (DRM) system used to protect online video content, which is required by our content owners, is not compatible with Apple Mac hardware and software. The closed DRM system used by Apple is not currently available for licence by third parties and there is no other Mac-compatible DRM solution which meets the protection requirements of content owners. Unfortunately, we are therefore unable to offer 4oD content to Mac users at this stage.
Actually Fahrenheit ties "zero" to the inaccurate freezing point of saturated salted water, and 100 to an inaccurate measurement of normal body temperature.
rich western countries will probably have the money to do this relatively painlessly
You're not from New Orleans by any chance, are you? Thought not. Daft idea to build a city below sea level wasn't it? So it was with New Orleans, so it will be with much of the Eastern seaboard.
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... how the purveyors of bottled water would like to see kitchen sinks banned.
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>snipComparison of CO2 emissions from volcanoes vs. human activities.
Scientists have calculated that volcanoes emit between about 130-230 million tonnes (145-255 million tons) of CO2 into the atmosphere every year (Gerlach, 1999, 1992). This estimate includes both subaerial and submarine volcanoes, about in equal amounts. Emissions of CO2 by human activities, including fossil fuel burning, cement production, and gas flaring, amount to about 22 billion tonnes per year (24 billion tons) [ ( Marland, et al., 1998) - The reference gives the amount of released carbon (C), rather than CO2.]. Human activities release more than 150 times the amount of CO2 emitted by volcanoes--the equivalent of nearly 17,000 additional volcanoes like Kilauea (Kilauea emits about 13.2 million tonnes/year)!
" volcanoes are the biggest polluters on the planet, not man"
Ah, that old myth again.
The general rule is that any semi-complicated operation mediated through a GUI will appear complex when described textually, but may well be simple to actually carry out. Meanwhile any command line operation will be simple to write down, but often impossible for a neophyte to discover by themselves.
Bottom line - if you want your city to host an Olympics, you have to promise to pass this sort of law. A similar piece of legislation was passed in the UK a couple of weeks after London won 2012.
While I applaud your post in general, I'm not quite so sure this holds true for an energy market where we can possibly (probably) predict that the cost of energy will rise inexorably over the medium term.
So buy some better low energy bulbs, none of mine buzz or flicker and they come in a variety of colour temperatures. And I suspect if other countries followed Oz the technology would improve still faster.
Yes I have that light above my kitchen table. Friends simply don't notice.
Mindboggling incompetent? Want to cast your mind back to the ERM debacle, old chap?
She was actually Maureen O'Gara.
You know, some people choose their work computer based on the applications they need. For what it's worth most recent Mac programs (and I guess Windows apps) have a preference marked 'automatically check for updates'.
It's Mac only, I guess quite simply that it uses the Xgrid software that is bundled in as standard with OS X. Details here. I seem to recall that there was a Java version of the Xgrid agent that ran on Windows, but I can't find it at the moment.
And the price of the Audigy card + Premiere + Encore + Nero?
It's acceptable as a workaround, it isn't acceptable as an alternative to a long-term fix. For various reasons I have one of my Macs diretly connected as the default host for a couple of years now. It has hardly any external services running and I've never encountered any security problems. That's not to say that I won't, of course. But as a short-term workaround, it should be fine.
OK, Well I'll tell you why I switched several years ago. These factors may be or may not map onto any of your requirements.
1. I wanted to tinker around with, and learn a Unix - but I also wanted to run MS Office
2. I was starting a family and new I would want to be creating some home movies and DVDs. I had a video camera with firewire- the iMovie/iDVD/iPhoto combo is SO cheap for what it gives you, that this was the main selling point.
3. I liked OS X - I found it elegant and thought it just 'did things right' not perfect, by any means, but overall a pleasure to use.
4. Decent security. Not perfect, not invulnerable but a good compromise between usability and security.
5. The hardware was cute (it was one of the new G4 angle poise iMacs which fitted nicely in a cramped room).
That was it. When I factored in support for Firewire and the iLife software costs, the price wasn't too far over a comparable PC and I knew it would work without too much dicking about.
Bear in mind, however that the DRM is a vital element in ensuring that the iTunes store acts as an inducement for people to buy iPods, rather than any other MP3 player.
That's odd - the advisory suggests that Mac Office v.x and 2004 are vulnerable, but that certainly doesn't chime with the mechanism quoted. What's going on here?
Actually your correction could do with some clarification. It is very confusing. You say "What he was doing was incredible to everyone else. Not incredulous" - which appears to be exactly same point as the poster to which you are responding is making.
That poster says: "Incredible: hard to believe. Incredulous: a person who finds something hard to believe."
Are you disagreeing with those definitions? If so what do you think the correct definitions are? They look correct to me, but I'm willing to be educated.
What else do I "want"? ... well there are quite a few TV stations in the UK. offering downloadable "watch again" versions of their TV programmes and films for rent. Not available for Mac users of course because, according to their FAQs there is no viable OS-supported DRM video standard for the Mac.
I leave it to you to decide whether this is a good or bad thing.
See for instance Channel 4 on demand.
Will you offer 4oD for the Macintosh?
Unfortunately not at the launch of 4oD.
This is an industry-wide issue caused because the accepted Digital Rights Management (DRM) system used to protect online video content, which is required by our content owners, is not compatible with Apple Mac hardware and software. The closed DRM system used by Apple is not currently available for licence by third parties and there is no other Mac-compatible DRM solution which meets the protection requirements of content owners. Unfortunately, we are therefore unable to offer 4oD content to Mac users at this stage.
Actually Fahrenheit ties "zero" to the inaccurate freezing point of saturated salted water, and 100 to an inaccurate measurement of normal body temperature.
You're not from New Orleans by any chance, are you? Thought not. Daft idea to build a city below sea level wasn't it? So it was with New Orleans, so it will be with much of the Eastern seaboard.
Relatively painless you say.
Sorry, yes I missed the meat of your original point.
I'm sorry but I get annoyed by comments that simply discount ergonomics and design.
Why would anyone EVER buy a hammer? This rock I have just picked up does exactly the same thing it does.
The Beatles' company is Apple Corp. (geddit?) Apple Computer is now Apple Inc.