I am a problem and puzzle solver who applies those skills and abilities to computers, networks, and electronics. My skills are infinitely transferable.

Please provide the evidence that his statement is "just wrong", specifically provide credible evidence as to the accuracy and precision of the methods used to determine the temperatures of the past centuries.

Well, how accurate and precise are they?

What is the margin of error for the records? I don't see anything in the article about that.

What is the margin of error for that "educated surmise"?

None of your links actually address the point raised by rubycodez. Rubicodez questions the precision, and/or possibly the accuracy, of the temperatures. I see nothing in your links about margins of error for the temperatures. How precise are the temperatures? What is the margin of error?

I am in the South as well, Southwest Florida to be precise. I think it may be more your industry than your location.

Nope, I am an ex-Navy nuke. I know exactly why those things cost so much, and most of it is that they can tell you where the part came from, back to the mine the metal was mined.

One's pay is not based solely on what one does now. It is also based on what one has done in the past and what one was paid in the past. Why do you think businesses don't want employees discussing their pay? It is because two people, even two men, can be working at the same job, doing the same work, shoulder to shoulder and one be paid much more than the other because that one's past experience and pay is greater and he asked for a higher salary as a result. If you don't understand that, you are either ignorant or an idiot.

Have you even worked in a major corporation before, or even worked for that matter? Slightly different job titles? There is no HR department in the United States that would put up with that because of the work alone. And, that ignores the fact that most HR departments are made up of women. Don't believe me? Check it out yourself.

Congratulations on shooting yourself in the foot. If men have to pick up the slack for women, why should women be paid the same? If you were always picking up the slack for a co-worker, would you be happy to be paid the same as that co-worker, or would you resent that co-worker and be a disgruntled employee because you work more and harder than that employee?

Ok, how about another version of QuickBooks? Every version from 2009 onwards either doesn't run or runs like crap.

Which is irrelevant because the suggested direction is Windows to Linux, not Linux to Windows. What is needed is Windows apps ported to Linux.

You'd never switch to linux to increase productivity by upgrading your tools...

You are thinking like a techy, not a manager. Productivity is a primary concern.

Having supported both in variously sized companies, I can safely say this is a false statement. In fact, the primary reason for maintenance was people doing non-business things(surfing porn, etc) on the business computers.

I am not sure what you mean by "dancing pigs". If, by "dancing pigs", you mean users, then you are also talking about increased salary costs because higher quality workers cost more. If you mean downloadable games, apps, etc., then you are talking about people doing non-business things on a business computer.

Except hardware is a depreciable capital cost and the only time one needs to upgrade is when one needs better hardware for an application or just preference, which would still result in a new purchase.

If you haven't noticed, it is often times cheaper to purchase a new computer with the latest version of Windows than to purchase one with no O/S or to build a system.

Remember what used to be said about IBM? Now, it is "No one ever got fired for going with MS Windows on the desktop." Especially, with the popularity of MS Office. Another big reasons is Outlook and Exchange.

You are looking at this from a tech angle and are missing a lot of things management and business owners look at, including lost productivity, retraining costs, and all the other switch-over costs.

That doesn't necessarily follow as you may be using it for ideological rather than technical reasons. And, again, you didn't answer the question.

A) Those are three letters, not words. B) I am sure that PDF will import into Excel to allow them to examine how the numbers were derived quite well. C)Seven words: Only send us Word and Excel documents.

No, the fact that women don't pursue higher pay does not support the contention that women are "disadvantaged in their careers by lower pay for the same work as men". It is funny that you accuse me of thinking women are weak and/or inferior then outright say that women are taught to be weak and inferior. Project much?

You haven't answered the question. Rather, you stated an arguably subpar alternative you prefer. What if the ability to run QuickBooks Pro 2013 is required for business reasons?

"Why is it that every single file you send me has to be reformatted? If you don't get your act together, I will have no choice but to cancel our contract and change suppliers."

Oh, you thought that the documents created are only used internally? Are you sure you have worked in the real world?

Really? What if the company is using software that is Windows only and doesn't run right under WINE? What if they need QuickBooks Pro 2013 which runs like garbage under WINE?