Steve's latest consumer-oriented rant:
I remember growing up in the 1970's with free television. It was analog television
with an antenna on the roof that worked very well. There was always a clear signal and a clear image on the screen. You had to watch commercials
of course, to support the free programming - I had no problem with that.
Today now that we are paying for television, why are we still watching commercials?
Think about it- we are paying to watch advertising. Steve Johns
Here is another one for you:
About the global warming thing: Our large industrial footprint does have an effect somewhat, but it is mainly due to natural celestial mechanics. See this link from the University of Minnesota for a summary on Milankovitch cycles and the precession of the equinoxes, which happens every 19,000 and 23,000 years -
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The main PC (an IBM Thinkcenter) died and went to the trash. This system is now running on a backup workstation (an old Compaq Deskpro). Performance might be slower until I build a custom server soon. Look for faster performance by the end of May '08.
