Archives for January 24, 2012
Time to opt out of Google?
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 Google will now follow you around the internet, as you use e-mail, search, YoutTube, and so on and so forth, as you use web browsers or your Android phone, and you can’t opt out. This starts March 1st. I’m not sure if this is a bad thing or not. It depends on exactly what they…
Happy Birthday Opportunity!
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 Can you imagine driving around on roadless terrain with a four wheel drive vehicle for eight years and not ever changing a tire, getting a tuneup, adjusting the suspension, replacing the hydraulics or brakes, or doing any other service whatsoever on your vehicle? I’ve actually done that, and I’m here to tell you, you can’t…
Expect Controversy
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 … over This Billboard.
Climate Change Denialism: Follow the money
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 Go look at this: PUPPETS ON A STRING: US THINK TANK FUNDS NZ SCEPTICS The Heartland Institute, the US organisation that plays a key role in organised climate denial, has directly funded New Zealand’s most prominent sceptics, a search of US Inland Revenue Service documents has revealed. In 2007, Heartland granted US$25,000 (NZ$32,000) to the…
How to implement IT role changes
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 Free-Dos Fearless Leader and IT Manger Jim Hall has a post at Almost Diamonds that some of you will be interested in. Some time ago, I posted an online poll to survey the relative importance of four qualities at various levels in an IT organization. With the help of other bloggers, and through retweets, we…
Warning Will Robinson: There Is No Evidence of Life on Venus
Posted by Greg Laden on January 24, 2012 There is a story going around that there is evidence of life on Venus. The evidence would be very convincing if some descriptions of it were true: Scorpion or crab like creatures walking around on the surface sounds a lot like life to me! And, the research is published in a peer reviewed journal put…
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