And when we recently saw snow in India, how can anyone take a 6oC *rise* seriously.

Seeing how Himalaya (parts of it, anyway) is in India, I fail to see much shocking in this.

Some places are getting hotter, some are getting colder, nature will adjust itself as always.

Indeed. And that means that previously fertile areas will dry out as climate patterns shift, infrastructure designed for warm/cold climate will become unsuitable for the new conditions, and coastal areas - which are the most heavily-populated pretty much everywhere - flood as the sea level rises due to melting icecaps and expanding (heat expansion) water.

It's not that global warming spells the end of our planet, biosphere, human race or even human civilization; in fact we could even conceivably end up benefiting in the long run. It's simply that the cleanup required to adapt our societies to their new surroundings will be massive, and that makes them expensive. And of course the societies which can't perform them fast enough due to political or resource issues will end up having massive problems, possibly leading to mass deaths and major wars.

What in the hell? Seriously.

How many scribes is one printer worth? I don't have any idea what the exact number could be, but I'm pretty sure this comparison wasn't included in CNet's article because there's no way you can get the scribes to win.

If the Chrome OS is only an access point into a Google (or other) cloud then it is of no interest to me and shouldn't be of interest to anyone else.

Its not.

Its primarily designed as an interface into remotely hosted applications (though supporting applications that can run in an "offline mode" is a key feature) using web standards, but cloud computing (server abstraction and dynamic provisioning) have little to do with that except that it can provide a convenient platform for web apps, and the parts of "cloud computing" (really, just remote application hosting, which was around long before cloud computing) that Slashdotters tend to complain about ("ZOMG! I can't control my own data!") have even less to do with it, since nothing stops the apps you use on your Chrome OS device from being hosted on the inexpensive Linux-based server you've got plugged into your home router.

About the only thing either of those have to do with Google Chrome OS is that some aspects of Chrome OS will leverage facilities on Google's cloud, and that Google of course hopes that beyond that, Chrome OS users will find it a convenient platform for using Google's existing cloud-based apps. But its an open source project, so the first of those things can be replaced, and you are no more forced to use Google's other cloud apps with Chrome OS than you are with the existing Chrome browser.

Where? What name do we search for? Depending on if it decides to work today, you might be able to friend me here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/DJVlad

Why shouldn't the USPTO judge patent applications based upon the abstract as well as the claims? Since the abstract is used for the purpose of performing preliminary searches of patents, poorly worded abstracts, or those that don't properly summarize the patent claims should be a basis for denial. Polluting the patent database with misleading data is one thing that the examiners should be taking into account.

Don't forget that no one ever vocalizes your name unless its a sequel or part of an already established franchise.

What do we need more bandwidth for? Mostly to deliver HDTV video.? All the high-bandwidth applications used by average consumers are video playback. That doesn't deserve a single tax dollar.

This all 3D-to-the-eyes is an old trick, but over the past year I've started to think that now theres actually good technology available for it.

I purchased myself the NVIDIA 3D Vision and played with it on various games. My favourite game for the past year has been left4dead and the 3D effect on it is really outstanding - everything looks so much scarier and you actually feel like being there.

The old cheap tricks are quite obsolote now as tech has improvent. But the future of gaming and movies surely is in this 3D and "be there" experience. Even MS and Sony have admitted that just pushing megapixels and polygony amount isn't the best thing, as they're at their maximum already anyway. We always see these things in movies, but the technology isn't really far from there now.

Now the only thing is about making it convenient for end users.

Good job cumstain.

when can I get one for the bedroom, I'm seeing endless potential fun with this!

Girlfriend left you again?
       

I generally agree. The writing is and has been on the wall since intel got their act together:
1) intel is winning due to volume and execution
2) there is room for other players in other niches (large=IBM Power, small=ARM, etc.)

The advantage Power7 will still have over intel cpu's is that they are designed for large scale SMP, intel will still not be able to touch Power7 in 32 and 64 proc systems.

So if someone writes something libelous against me, it's my own fault if it causes me to lose my job or my spouse or my life?

I think you underestimate the power of the written word.

... the whole jumping up on a chair and screaming strategy may no longer be effective?

I'd better warn the wife.

Yes, because humans are much better at remembering numbers than symbolic names.