...by which time the nations with better infrastructure will have extended their lead over New Zealand and left them behind!
Posts by james lewis
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Submarine cable plan sinks without trace
Ever considered putting a rocket up someone's backside?
Sellers flogging vid games to underage kids face jail, unlimited fine
1TB USB stick shoved into Swiss Army knife
Durban failed: Relax, everyone
Monday 12th December 2011 16:27 GMT 
Durban Failed:...
...be very concerned everyone.
Only the terminally stupid believe that contiuing to exploit finite resources as though they're infinite and polluting our atmosphere as though we can manage without it is a reason to relax.
I don't expect balance from El Reg regarding climate change etc. so i'll try to add it in the comments.
We can't live on a dead Earth, so trying to find a way to avoid killing it is a vital aim. Flawed and frustratingly slow though the political process is, it's the only process we have.
We are currently in overshoot. The next stage is collapse, and arguably this is happening in many parts of the world as water and land resources disappear rendering large populations destitute.
Get your head out of your arse and wake up!
SSDs choked by crummy disk interfaces
Superhero oil-burping algae will save the world
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 14:05 GMT
I was with you right up until the end. Unfortunately there are two finite resources we will still rely on.
One is the stuff of which things are made. the tnsions between china and japan for example illustrate how important access to natural resources used in electronics can be to a nation's prosperity.
The other 'resource' is the waste disposal capability of the planet and its ecosystem.
A renewable energy powered future is attractive, but it certainly doesn't mean that the concept of 'sustinability' becomes redundant.
In fact, if energy is no longer a constraint, the rate at which the resources mentioned become depleted will doubtless accelerate.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
