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Apple.com Pays Tribute to Al Gore's Peace Prize Win
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Please do enlighten us to the facts surrounding what algore said.
quote from algore:
He stated this on CNN's "late edition" with Wolf Blitzer March 9th 1999. Transcript can be found here.
Check this web site, it's quite good for looking things up
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=al+gore+invented+the+internet&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
wow, you are right. Google is a good website for looking things up and I already did find his actual statement on CNN where he stated he took the initiative in creating the internet. Unless Gore took this initiative in 1959 when ARPANET was created for the military I don't think he can really take any credit for the invention of the internet. Oh yeah, I also found that fact on Google.
Al Won For His Communications Skills Not For Being A Scientist
According to the scientists interviewed last night on the PBS News Hour, they are delighted he shared the award with them. So looks like you may have misunderstood why he won it - not for being a scientist but for helping communicate their findings to the lay public so well.
As it's been said before:
Personally, I believe Al Gore is a hack. But, good for him that he won a Nobel Peace Prize (whether I believe he deserves one or not)... BUT no company in their right mind should put this as THE front page feature on their site. Does it deserve a place on the site? Of course, but that's why there is a news/press release section on most corporate sites. Throw a blurb on the front page that links to the full article, sure.
I know he's on the board and all that jazz, but HONESTLY, it screams "Yep, you bet we've always catered to an extremely liberal crowd, and this is what a typical Mac user wants to see!" Because what do I think of when I think of a stereotypical Mac user? I think of a whiny leftist college kid who thinks they have all the answers and doesn't shut up about their Mac and how awesome it is to save the planet, while drinking their Starbucks... and this is just for them.
Personally, I believe Al Gore is a hack. But, good for him that he won a Nobel Peace Prize (whether I believe he deserves one or not)... BUT no company in their right mind should put this as THE front page feature on their site. Does it deserve a place on the site? Of course, but that's why there is a news/press release section on most corporate sites. Throw a blurb on the front page that links to the full article, sure.
I know he's on the board and all that jazz, but HONESTLY, it screams "Yep, you bet we've always catered to an extremely liberal crowd, and this is what a typical Mac user wants to see!" Because what do I think of when I think of a stereotypical Mac user? I think of a whiny leftist college kid who thinks they have all the answers and doesn't shut up about their Mac and how awesome it is to save the planet, while drinking their Starbucks... and this is just for them.
perhaps try reading some scientific journals. I've over 100 issues of the journal Science stacked neatly on the floor of my office that I would gladly send you.
Apple shouldn't get involved in politics. It's a very unwise move for any company to make, since it by definition polarizes their present -- as well as their future -- customer base, essentially instantly alienating them.
I've known for years, of course, that Algore was on Apple's BoD. However, if Apple's going to start being a part of that man's agenda, they may well sour me on wanting to do business with them, since I have no use for the man.
And this whole thing isn't about winners of the NPP any more, it's all nothing more than politics, which is disgusting because the NPP didn't used to be for "politics". How ugly things have become indeed!
Also, why in the he** did this story make Page One news?
I've known for years, of course, that Algore was on Apple's BoD. However, if Apple's going to start being a part of that man's agenda, they may well sour me on wanting to do business with them, since I have no use for the man.
And this whole thing isn't about winners of the NPP any more, it's all nothing more than politics, which is disgusting because the NPP didn't used to be for "politics". How ugly things have become indeed!
Also, why in the he** did this story make Page One news?
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And sorry I only read the first 4 of 16 pages since it got a little boring to read. I'm sure most companies would put a 250x200 image MAX on the front page linking to the press section... NOT 1034x487.
AND their "HotNews" ticker.... has only two stories... BOTH about this.
Good for him. I never won an award for anything in my life. So he must feel really warm and fuzzy right now 
That and don't u also win like 1 million$ too?
That's on Page 2 rumors
Outside of the US, politicians are the most honest, law-abiding, beings walking the earth?
That and don't u also win like 1 million$ too?
That's on Page 2 rumors
Outside of the US, politicians are the most honest, law-abiding, beings walking the earth?
It does not surprise me that they have Gore plastered on Apple's site.
Liberals have always misunderstood the results of their own actions.
Gore is a polarizing figure, the BOD have not the best interest of the shareholders in mind. It has been historically true.
Liberals have always misunderstood the results of their own actions.
Gore is a polarizing figure, the BOD have not the best interest of the shareholders in mind. It has been historically true.
Since you are into looking up facts, try this one on for size.
(And the last quote is from Leonard Kleinrock, one of the creators of ARPANET):
Campbell-Kelly and Aspray note in Chapter 12 of their 1996 text, Computer: A History of the Information Machine, that up until the early 1990s public usage of the Internet was limited. They continue to state that the "problem of giving ordinary Americans network access had exercised Senator Al Gore since the late 1970s" leading him to develop legislation which would alleviate this problem. Gore thus began to craft the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991 (commonly referred to as "The Gore Bill") after hearing the 1988 report Toward a National Research Network submitted to Congress by a group chaired by UCLA professor of computer science, Leonard Kleinrock, one of the central creators of the ARPANET (the ARPANET, first deployed by Kleinrock and others in 1969, is the predecessor of the Internet).
Indeed, Kleinrock would later credit both Gore and "The Gore Bill" as a critical moment in Internet history:
"A second development occurred around this time, namely, then-Senator Al Gore, a strong and knowledgeable proponent of the Internet, promoted legislation that resulted in President George Bush signing the High Performance Computing and Communication Act of 1991. This Act allocated $600 million for high performance computing and for the creation of the National Research and Education Network [1314]. The NREN brought together industry, academia and government in a joint effort to accelerate the development and deployment of gigabit/sec networking."
However you want to state it, he DID: initiate, get the ball rolling, bring to the forefront, . . . however you want to state it . . . the elements of what we know as the "Internet" today possible by that bill and bringing resources and funding.
A total opportunist and hypocrite that has done so much good promoting awareness for environmental issues and climate change that he's been awarded a Noble Peace Prize.
No. Your point is a fallacy that somehow because you think he's a hypocrite that you can immediately dismiss all his work as irrelevant. Being a spokesperson and a figurehead and communicating complex issues to the public is exceedingly difficult. He's done this extraordinarily well and has been awarded the Nobel Prize because of this. It doesn't matter in your opinion what you perceive his his motivations to be.
edit: spelling.
This is how politicians think of the internet "series of tubes".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes
Al started holding hearings on environmental issues as soon as he joined congress in Congress in 1976 after his return from Vietnam and spending some time in law school. One of his early witnesses was one of his professors from Harvard who had been tracking the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere for several years.
Al's book "Earth in the Balance" was first published in 1992. Here's an Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Balance...9563110?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192289584&sr=8-1
I'm guessing a lot of folks on the board haven't seen Al's film which captures a power point that he'd been giving for years. Pick it up at Bestbuy, etc. And it's probably available for check out for free at your local library. If you don't have a library card, now is great time to get one!
Peer-reviewed science publications don't show a debate about global warming. However, media stories are often a different matter. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/306/5702/1686
Here's a NOAA paleoclimatology link that is interesting and CO2 atmospheric concentration graph for the last 1,000 years, from the same NOAA link. http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/what.html The CO2 levels stay between 260 to 280 for the first 900 years and then pick up around the industrial revolution's inception and then take off in the 20th century.
There has been an interesting politcal component too it in some quarters, which has been unfortunate. If someone says something in that climate and you're on the other side of them on some issue, they must be incorrect. Thankfully, that's being healed in a way that hopefully takes us back to the days when the environment was Nixon's issue. Newt is out there speaking about global warming and what can be done to address it too. Perhaps he's working on a powerpoint presentation.
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Here is an "uninformed sheep":
Baaaa! Baaaaa!
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/gore-gets-a-cold-shoulder/2007/10/13/1191696238792.html
To give it a very funny spin
Actually the amount of hatred end envy that spreads in this whole thread convinced me:
After first reading the news, I thought to myself "What the heck has Al Gore done, to make him earn this price?". Now seeing all deniers creeping out their holes I can honestly say, Al, you earned it. If only one more stupid energy waster gets his head turned and starts leading a better, more environmental-friendly life, then the decision made sense.
And people arguing, that global warming has nothing to do with peace, here comes some reality check for you. The next wars on Planet Earth (if not inflicted by some pseudo-dictatoric regime led by the religious rights - be it Islamic or WASP) will be for Fresh Water!
Guess what will happen, when famine drops on Third World countries, when whole areas turn into desert. What will happen, when the sea leavel rises? Tovalu's highest point is 3m above sea level. So what, if their state just drowns? Aren't these reasons for war?
I for one waste a lot of electricity. I know it. But I have a contract, and my electricity is completely derived from renewable energy. That's my little piece I contribute (And yes, I pay more for it). What is yours?
Actually the amount of hatred end envy that spreads in this whole thread convinced me:
After first reading the news, I thought to myself "What the heck has Al Gore done, to make him earn this price?". Now seeing all deniers creeping out their holes I can honestly say, Al, you earned it. If only one more stupid energy waster gets his head turned and starts leading a better, more environmental-friendly life, then the decision made sense.
And people arguing, that global warming has nothing to do with peace, here comes some reality check for you. The next wars on Planet Earth (if not inflicted by some pseudo-dictatoric regime led by the religious rights - be it Islamic or WASP) will be for Fresh Water!
Guess what will happen, when famine drops on Third World countries, when whole areas turn into desert. What will happen, when the sea leavel rises? Tovalu's highest point is 3m above sea level. So what, if their state just drowns? Aren't these reasons for war?
I for one waste a lot of electricity. I know it. But I have a contract, and my electricity is completely derived from renewable energy. That's my little piece I contribute (And yes, I pay more for it). What is yours?
Actually, that was determined several posts back. We were enlightened to discover that Apple is simply waiting for Gore's permission.
Yes it is? Why would they have that up there? Kind of dumb to have on your front page, and can alienate some customers. They should have products up there!
"We are bursting with pride"?
I would not want to even KNOW the "customer" that this would alieeate!
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