I heard that CO2 level have been dropping for a very, very long time and look to continue to decline as carbon is sequestered at the bottom of the ocean.
I ask because this is not my area of expertise, and I was hoping that someone who is more of an authority might be able to comment.
The researcher whose perspective I am parroting here used Hawaii as an example, pointing out how the massive rainfall and runoff causes carbon to be washed deep into the ocean.
It was enough to cause one to wonder about the future of plants!
LOL! This might all be more junk science, but I thought that it was ironic.
Ah well, let's have some pie.
People should try reading "The Gene Bomb"
(http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Bomb-Technology-Accelerate-Disruptive/dp/1878267388)
without getting lost in the politics.
....or just watch "Idiocracy" if reading is annoying.
I was in line with friends to buy tickets to what was at least our second concert by Blue Oyster Cult (at Trip Tickets in El Cajon) when the dude in line in front of me asked the clerk whether the Pink Floyd tickets were available yet. The clerk checked with his boss and started the signup sheet with that person.
This was the "The Wall" tour.
I could not convince my gang to switch in the 45 seconds in line that I had.
I just want to be there when they blow up his body.
That was how he wanted to go: gather all his friends and just blow him up.
"Look at him go!"
"What a guy"
This is what the man said....but he may have been joking.
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Realisant mon espoir, je me lance vers la gloire
While I cannot speak authoritatively, and am not familiar with Perelman's work, I thought that the work of Richard Hamilton was also fundamental to this new work. He researched Ricci Flow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricci_flow)
I want to add that he is a cool guy too. I recall him working out an analysis, finding that it was failing, and then turning to the class to say "Hmmm..... it worked in the car". I also heard him give a talk a few years later at UCLA that had those people cheering.....a weird sight really, to see such folk all giddy.;0)
My approach was a quick and dirty perl scan for keywords.
While it only took a few hours to hack, it did find several GPL'ed files that were removed from the product.
What my script did not do is recognize code elements that had had their licensing headers removed. This sort of thing requires a more subtle comparison, i.e. Black Duck software uses what they refer to as "code prints" (think "finger prints") to spot public sources.
A test run of their software showed some amazing results: it was as if you were seeing the ancestry of common sources. (one "crytpo.[ch]" lead back to the early 80's)
If a developer wanted (why, I cannot say) to insert a kill switch in the form of obfuscated Free Software into a product, then it will be hard to stop them....but "due dilligence" might save a firm in court, but then again I am not a lawyer.
One distinction that should be made is the difference between the platform employees
use to develop on and the platform that users develop for.
Linux as a desktop, replacing windows, and used for sending/receiving email,
composing documents and presentation, and such should not involve a company in licensing
issues.
It is when a company developes software for Unices, and uses open source software, that
problems arise.
What scares companies is the idea that they might face lawsuits when they (inadvertantly)
include OSS in their product.
I have had to do "legal searches" against my companies sources, in order to protect
against this possibility.
POINT: Using Linux instead of windows for employees desktops is a totally separate thing!
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I heard that CO2 level have been dropping for a very, very long time and look to continue to decline as carbon is sequestered at the bottom of the ocean. I ask because this is not my area of expertise, and I was hoping that someone who is more of an authority might be able to comment. The researcher whose perspective I am parroting here used Hawaii as an example, pointing out how the massive rainfall and runoff causes carbon to be washed deep into the ocean. It was enough to cause one to wonder about the future of plants! LOL! This might all be more junk science, but I thought that it was ironic. Ah well, let's have some pie.
Isn't water vapor a stronger greenhouse "gas" than carbon dioxide?
Is anyone asking the Fuel Cell people about this?
Amen Brother!
....or just watch "Idiocracy" if reading is annoying.
People should try reading "The Gene Bomb"
(http://www.amazon.com/Gene-Bomb-Technology-Accelerate-Disruptive/dp/1878267388)
without getting lost in the politics.
Amen brother.
I was in line with friends to buy tickets to what was at least our second concert by Blue Oyster Cult (at Trip Tickets in El Cajon) when the dude in line in front of me asked the clerk whether the Pink Floyd tickets were available yet. The clerk checked with his boss and started the signup sheet with that person.
This was the "The Wall" tour.
I could not convince my gang to switch in the 45 seconds in line that I had.
I know how you feel.
I just want to be there when they blow up his body. That was how he wanted to go: gather all his friends and just blow him up. "Look at him go!" "What a guy" This is what the man said. ...but he may have been joking.
--
Realisant mon espoir, je me lance vers la gloire
While I cannot speak authoritatively, and am not familiar with Perelman's work, I thought that the work
....a weird sight really, to see such ;0)
of Richard Hamilton was also fundamental to this new work. He researched Ricci Flow
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricci_flow)
I want to add that he is a cool guy too. I recall him working out an analysis, finding that it was
failing, and then turning to the class to say "Hmmm..... it worked in the car". I also heard him give
a talk a few years later at UCLA that had those people cheering.
folk all giddy.
Didn't Compton Multimedia get a late-in-the-game patent on hypermedia too?
(hopefully this one will last as long)
The Surgeon General announced today that Saliva causes cancer, but only if take in small amounts for a long period of time. - George Carlin
My approach was a quick and dirty perl scan for keywords. While it only took a few hours to hack, it did find several GPL'ed files that were removed from the product. What my script did not do is recognize code elements that had had their licensing headers removed. This sort of thing requires a more subtle comparison, i.e. Black Duck software uses what they refer to as "code prints" (think "finger prints") to spot public sources. A test run of their software showed some amazing results: it was as if you were seeing the ancestry of common sources. (one "crytpo.[ch]" lead back to the early 80's) If a developer wanted (why, I cannot say) to insert a kill switch in the form of obfuscated Free Software into a product, then it will be hard to stop them....but "due dilligence" might save a firm in court, but then again I am not a lawyer.
One distinction that should be made is the difference between the platform employees use to develop on and the platform that users develop for. Linux as a desktop, replacing windows, and used for sending/receiving email, composing documents and presentation, and such should not involve a company in licensing issues. It is when a company developes software for Unices, and uses open source software, that problems arise. What scares companies is the idea that they might face lawsuits when they (inadvertantly) include OSS in their product. I have had to do "legal searches" against my companies sources, in order to protect against this possibility. POINT: Using Linux instead of windows for employees desktops is a totally separate thing!
Great idea!! ...but to follow the pattern, we should use "CD-DUM". ...or perhaps reinterpet "CD-ROM" to mean "Compact Disk - Rip Off Media"