Specifically, Burke says that it was warmer in England prior (as in within a generation prior) to the medieval ice-age then it was "now" ("now" being when the program was aired - 1979).
You might find this article by the WaPo interesting, it explains how global warming can result in cooling of places such as Northern Europe.
A glance at the map puts the threat in chilling perspective. London is farther north than Winnipeg; Denmark has the same latitude as the Aleutians. Yet European winters are comparatively mild. The reason is that the North Atlantic is warmed by a mighty ocean "conveyor belt" that transports stupendous amounts of heat in a mile-deep layer of warm water that flows northward from the equator.
If that beneficent system were to stop -- as it apparently has many times in the past during glacial periods -- northern Europe's average winter temperatures would be 10 or 20 degrees Fahrenheit below what they are now.
We've all heard about 'good enough' software. Well, the Imperial system is a good enough measurement system in the eyes of the American public.
Saying that converting to the metric system would bring us in line with the rest of the world is actually a DISINCENTIVE to many Americans that want to maintain some level of uniqueness.
They went after projects like iPodder for having iPod in them. They've even made noises about going after anything that uses the term podcast. Then they just go ahead and use someone else's trademarked name without permission?!
Yeah, I'm sure the millions of people that will lose their homes to rising sea levels, not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost property in places like Houston, Miami, London, Tokyo, et.al. will take great comfort in that.
Winer is correct in that Microsoft does very little disruptive innovation. Scoble is right in that Microsoft does lots of sustaining/continuing innovation.
Nothing new in this. Many large software companies don't do disruptive innovation because there's really no financial reward in it. If a market gets big enough, a large company can usually pick among several startups and acquire one.
At the macro level it is, at the micro level it isn't (at least not always). Many machines can be protected from a threat before they're ever subjected to attack.
Symantec security is reactive, not proactive. Which means its quite useless against specific directed attacks.
Not true.
If an admin knows that his company is being attacked he can make sure that all systems within the company get updated anti-virus definitions IMMEDIATELY instead of on a time interval.
There are solutions, but the only way the Symantec can offer them is by converting to a service (not product) model.
That's putting your foot in your mouth, CEO...
LOL!
Talk about putting your foot in your mouth, Symantec has a service called DeepSight that can inform an admin when their domain is being attacked.
I personally don't want a crippled OS to accommodate third party security vendors.
Who says it's crippled?
You can write a Linux loadable kernel module to do what Microsoft is currently preventing with Vista? Is Linux "crippled" because it doesn't have that feature?
The U.S. patent system's idea of innovation and the real world's idea of innovation are two entirely different things.
Unlike many in these parts, I do believe that algorithms should be patentable, but the patent system needs serious reforming to require real innovation, not the pseudo-innovation that is often found today.
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Phase change storage has been sold commercially for at least 10 years. Hard to call that "crack pot"...
... that those in power never want the public looking over their shoulders?
The stock price would have tanked because there were no major announcements from Apple.
You might find this article by the WaPo interesting, it explains how global warming can result in cooling of places such as Northern Europe.
A glance at the map puts the threat in chilling perspective. London is farther north than Winnipeg; Denmark has the same latitude as the Aleutians. Yet European winters are comparatively mild. The reason is that the North Atlantic is warmed by a mighty ocean "conveyor belt" that transports stupendous amounts of heat in a mile-deep layer of warm water that flows northward from the equator.
If that beneficent system were to stop -- as it apparently has many times in the past during glacial periods -- northern Europe's average winter temperatures would be 10 or 20 degrees Fahrenheit below what they are now.
Neither likes any negative publicity and will do what they can to stifle public discontent.
What problem?
Saying that converting to the metric system would bring us in line with the rest of the world is actually a DISINCENTIVE to many Americans that want to maintain some level of uniqueness.
Now THAT'S a cock-eyed view!
Watta bunch of hypocrites!
Yeah, I'm sure the millions of people that will lose their homes to rising sea levels, not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars in lost property in places like Houston, Miami, London, Tokyo, et.al. will take great comfort in that.
"tree huggers" don't have lots of money to fund such things. Oil companies do.
Sure there is, it's called freedom. Freedom requires the acceptance of a certain amount of risk, but it has great rewards.
Guess that's just marketing BS...
Nothing new in this. Many large software companies don't do disruptive innovation because there's really no financial reward in it. If a market gets big enough, a large company can usually pick among several startups and acquire one.
I think there's prior art. With a little luck, a patent examiner might even realize it!
At the macro level it is, at the micro level it isn't (at least not always). Many machines can be protected from a threat before they're ever subjected to attack.
Well, I'm not a Symantec salesperson, but apparently, such a feature is on the way.
And to be fair to the other vendors, companies such as McAfee are also addressing this issue.
Not true.
If an admin knows that his company is being attacked he can make sure that all systems within the company get updated anti-virus definitions IMMEDIATELY instead of on a time interval.
There are solutions, but the only way the Symantec can offer them is by converting to a service (not product) model.
That's putting your foot in your mouth, CEO...
LOL!
Talk about putting your foot in your mouth, Symantec has a service called DeepSight that can inform an admin when their domain is being attacked.
This ain't got nuthin' to do with Linux or OS/X. It's got everything to do with McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro...
Smart people are more likely to have better jobs, with better wages and are thus more likely to eat "better"...
Who says it's crippled?
You can write a Linux loadable kernel module to do what Microsoft is currently preventing with Vista? Is Linux "crippled" because it doesn't have that feature?
Unlike many in these parts, I do believe that algorithms should be patentable, but the patent system needs serious reforming to require real innovation, not the pseudo-innovation that is often found today.
That's extremely childish.
Both Krugle and Koders already offered open source search services. Google isn't offering anything new.