cbh - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Full text of article (Score 0) 179

by cbh on Tuesday January 02, 2007 @08:16PM (#17437650) Attached to: Macworld Rumor Round-Up

Jesus christ! The original article was slashdotted so I posted the full text. I thought it might be a novelty for /. readers to actually, you know, read TFA. I didn't notice it had already been posted, although I did check.

I don't endorse the article; it was mostly fluff. The fact that it managed to load for me, albeit terribly slowly, made me think it might be a public service to provide it in-line.

Karma whoring? I don't give a damn about karma. Don't project your petty concerns on me.

And now I'll leave you to continue pissing in your own sandbox.

Oceans Empty By 2048? 589

Posted by Zonk on Saturday November 04, 2006 @01:23AM from the dang-i-liked-fish dept.

F34nor writes to mention a CBS news article about the depopulation of ocean species. According to a study by a scientist in Halifax, Nova Scotia and assisted by research from all around the world, the world's oceans will be emptied of large lifeforms by 2048. From the article: "Already, 29% of edible fish and seafood species have declined by 90% — a drop that means the collapse of these fisheries. But the issue isn't just having seafood on our plates. Ocean species filter toxins from the water. They protect shorelines. And they reduce the risks of algae blooms such as the red tide. 'A large and increasing proportion of our population lives close to the coast; thus the loss of services such as flood control and waste detoxification can have disastrous consequences,' Worm and colleagues say."

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