... much of the region is suffering from drought conditions. While eastern drainages to the Colombia have a fairly robust snow pack, many to west and south of the river are suffering. This would normally suggest the Army Corps of Engineers would want to hold back more water in the reservoirs, but this news impacts such actions. In the mixed new category, storms are currently lining up to dump on the region. Snow pack data is available, here: http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/snow/ 10-day weather forecast maps, here: http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/weather/10_day.cgi

How is this the tech industry and not the news media? The media is devising the click bait; Evans is just piling on.

... could the ethical operation of a company be characterized as irresponsible.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26358042

Barter is the way of the future. How many goats for that Lexus?

An intriguing proposition, but upon reflection, I'm left to conclude that, at least in the case of certain politicians, the Divine Architect assigned that function to the cranium.

If God had intended man to elevate, he would have given him counterweights.

I have long held that the former Soviet Union and its satellites provide the best example of the costs extracted from a society by the most common form of corporate welfare, being allowed to pollute. Unfortunately, it is a lesson the West has largely ignored.

Thank you for your insightful post

At least at first, expect more hand-washing than environment cleaning.

... all over again for those who lived through Love Canal.

Well, for what it's worth, I settled on Kubuntu 12.04 some time ago. The version of Kdenlive from the repos maddeningly crashed every time on render. I got the PPA version, its now 0.9.6, and have only had a very infrequent lockup. Maybe two or three times in the last several years.

What is your platform and what is your build, (taking software; nothing personal)?

I fully agree with your comments. Perhaps Kdenlive lost some potential admirers with those earlier, unstable builds. I know it was frustrating to get the editing done, only to have the software crash every time you tried to render. Hopefully people will get the word that it is now a stable, capable and accessible alternative to costly proprietary products.