Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code, need I say more?
[tags]MS, Microsoft, CO2, emisssions, kyoto, abatement[/tags]
Author: jezmck
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Neglect
I’ve been neglecting this blog.
The main reason is maybe because I’ve lost a lot of my time freedom by going and getting a real have to commute to the office and work regular hours job.
But it could also be because I’ve not had much to talk about.
Which in turn could be because I’ve got the new job.
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Daniel Craig, Actor
Apparently, [tag]Daniel Craig[/tag] (now of [tag]James Bond[/tag] Fame of course), was initially reluctant to take the role of [tag]007[/tag].
…he was understandably reluctant to give up a versatile career to camp it up as British super-spy James Bond – a role not typically associated with serious actors.
Ha! He was in Tomb Raider for goodness sake!
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IE7’s Zoom Feature
I am of the strong belief that IE7’s Zoom feature is significantly flawed.
The problem is explained at boagworld.com.
The worst result is the that on many sites it will force a horizontal scroll bar! A well known no-no.The other problem which doesn’t appear to be mentioned there is the fact that background images aren’t scaled, and this can result in illegible text if the colours aren’t defined – not always possible.
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CCTV – Not Invading Privacy
Last week saw another wave of ‘public concern’ over the increasing numbers of CCTV cameras.
The BBC recently used the topic as one of their ‘Have Your Say‘ debates.
The majority of the replies ‘recommended by readers’ were scathing remarks against the “you must have a guilty conscience” “brigade”.Unfortunately for them, many of these criticisms were flawed, along the lines of “why do you have curtains?” and so on – missing the vital point that CCTV is used to monitor people in public places – i.e. not invading privacy as too many people think.
Fact: authorities don’t care what most of us do with our lives; they aren’t watching you – unless you give them reason to.
There were other, more meaningful, comments – CCTV costs lots, cameras push crime elsewhere, cameras can’t arrest (or help) people, etc.
I personally am glad there are cameras, I don’t like the idea that sentence can be passed on verbal ‘evidence’ alone and after semantics-stretching creative-truthing.
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Ready for IE7?
The majority of (legit) Windows users may get a shock over the next 24 hours or so as IE7 is rolled out.
How soon until users stuck with [tag]IE6[/tag] start to get frustrated with ‘broken’ websites?
Will it encourage them to get legit copies of Windows?
Of course not, there are too many alternative browsers out there, notably [tag]Firefox[/tag] (my browser of choice).Have you seen any sites which break horribly in [tag]IE7[/tag]? Or any particularly good examples of new designs?
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‘Real’ Beauty
Dove Campaign For Real Beauty: ‘Evolution’
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USA Population Hits 300m
Seconds from now, the US population will hit 300,000,000.
[The latest (projected) figure is visible at the US Census.]Should they be trying to limit the population?
I think perhaps they should, but will they ever? I seriously doubt it.Why should they? Because the planet is now in ‘ecological debt’ – we, as a race, are taking more from the planet than it can provide, and Americans are the worst of all. The average US citizen uses 5.3 times what he should. More detail in the BBC Report.
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bbPress
bbPress is a fantastic example of how the web should be made.
While there are of course a few (minor) issues, bbPress is still a beta / pre-v1 product (0.72 ‘bix’ in fact), and ‘issues’ may actually be simple matters of preference.
If I was to set up a forum I’d use bbPress. But what to talk about?