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Comment Re:CO2 at an active volcano? Who wudda thot? (Score 3, Interesting) 497

by Guezo on Friday May 10, 2013 @09:57PM (#43691623) Attached to: CO2 Levels Reach 400ppm at Mauna Loa For First Time On Record

The annual cycle in CO2 is due to springtime uptake of carbon by plants and autumn release of CO2 as leaves fall and photosynthesis shuts down. The paleoclimatic delay between temperature and CO2 concentrations is characteristic of a positive feedback in the system.

North Korea's Own OS, Red Star 316

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 03, 2010 @06:00PM from the linux-is-sometimes-for-communists dept.

klaasb writes "North Korea's self-developed computer operating system, named 'Red Star,' was brought to light for the first time by a Russian satellite broadcaster yesterday. North Korea's top IT experts began developing the Red Star in 2006, but its composition and operation mechanisms were unknown until the internet version of the Russia Today TV program featured the system, citing the blog of a Russian student who goes to the Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang."

Why Do We Name Servers the Way We Do? 1397

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday February 02, 2009 @07:20PM from the just-no-more-muppets-please dept.

jfruhlinger writes "If you use a Unix machine, it probably has a funny name. And if you work in an environment where there are multiple Unix machines, they probably have funny names that are variations on a theme. No, you're not the only one! This article explores the phenomenon, showing that even the CIA uses a whimsical server naming scheme." What are some of your best (worst?) naming schemes?

Comment Re:Misconception (Score 1) 635

by Guezo on Thursday April 06, 2006 @05:11PM (#15079921) Attached to: Climate Researchers Feeling Heat From White House

> And global warming is linked to an incidence of skin cancer... how?
> I think you're referring to the ozone hole.
> That was the LAST Impending Global Catastrophe. Keep up with the times.

One of the robust predictions of climate models is that the stratosphere will cool, making the prevelance of PSCs (polar stratospheric clouds) more likely. Ozone-destroying chemistry is accelerated by having ice crystal surfaces available. Thus it is not true that there's no relationship between global warming and the ozone hole.

Typical misconception on your part.

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