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Is ethanol really good ??

I found this really scary.. after some thoughts I just had to post it here..

we should watch trends in ethanol production that might affect the price of corn:

The ethanol advocates like to say “we don’t eat much corn,” which is true. But in Mexico and some Central American countries, it is the food staple. It’s even more important as a source of feed. Our refrigerators are stuffed with corn: milk, eggs, cheese, chicken, pork, beef, yogurt, ice cream—these are all corn products.
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What’s actually happening in the world now is that the price of grain is moving up towards its oil equivalent value. That means that the price of grain is now being set by the price of oil. If at any time the food value of a commodity is less than the fuel value, the market will move it into the fuel economy—that’s what the market does. So if the price of oil jumps from $60 to $80, the price of food will also jump. I don’t think most people realize yet that the price of oil is going to dictate the price of food.

Via IFTF

Intertwingling indeed

The RedMonk sez "All I can see is, business information travels fast, and in interesting ways. Communities are where information flows. [..]  Intertwingling indeed"

This is indeed a blend of old (Blog /RSS) and new (Twitters) methods  that  communities  consume and share  information.  The interesting  part is that people are getting real world information, in virtual worlds first, e.g. Second Life.

These emergent technologies are surely going to change the way we consume and digest information. Like do trackbacks really matter now ??

Vista another Zeroday Bug!!

Microsoft has confirmed new 0-day type vulnerability related to Animated Cursor handling.  When the workstation is being infected malicious executable wincf.exe will be copied to the machine. This is simliar to the bulletin MS05-002.

As Vista moves forward, there will be more bugs then features I belive.
Hat Tip:SecuBlog

mortal networkers and personal branders !!

I really suck at networking and have not given it the due dilgence it required of me. This is a good article for those who feel the same as me !!

Always offer to help someone even it you don’t know how to do it. Levitan never turns someone in need down, and if she can’t help, will find someone who can.
• Give selflessly. “When you help someone,” says Levitan, “don’t expect you’ll get something back. While some people will return the favor and others won’t, the important thing is that you’ll feel good making a difference in someone’s life. And I guarantee over time you will see it returned in spades.”
• Don’t forget people. Levitan is always finding ways to help people in her vast network and finding reasons to stay in touch.
• Be clear when you ask for help. “Don’t be frivolous when you reach out to meet people,” advises Levitan. "Give people a valid reason why you want to connect with them."

Death Threats!!

I have always tracked abnormal behaviour within the Net. Early indictors can lead to some distrubing consequences. Just like " Kimveer Gill who includes a photo of a tombstone with his name printed on it - below it the phrase: "Lived fast died young. Left a mangled corpse." This was the story at Dawson College.

Today, its become a bigger issue after I read and followup on the Kathy story. Threats, trolling and worse seem to be an inate part of the blogosphere, but it should be take seriously. These are early warning of dysfunctional people.

Can someone tell me what this is ?? 

Many Special Messages from RageBoy^®
that due to certain legal considerations,
never appear on the website at all!!!

Isn't that terrific?

What is terrific ??  he started one blog, which was removed, then he started another, which was removed. I kinda feel that something  fishy happening here and Mr.RageBoy is not coming clean !!

"Ethan Kaplan of blackrimglasses has some thoughts about anonymity and cyberspace and its effect on behaviour. Danah Boyd of apophenia reflects on her own experience with cyber-bullying, and Hugh McLeod of Gaping Void has some thoughts as well, as does Karoli at Odd Time Signatures, and Cynthia Brumfield at IPDemocracy." [Via : Matt].

Its good to see the good old blogsphere kick back try to bring this into the fore front. I wonder if those who posted threats and pics' can be held for liable under criminal justice procesess ?

Update : "Should people fear becoming too public both online and offline, because they might open themselves to attacks?" -  A good question in the making

 

War Games in Progress ?

I was one of the first peeps that picked up the Chatter on the 15 POW of Iran.  I immediatly twittered it !!

Today, I am seeing a massive War Games in play. The US is givine out a sow of power play.  This is going to be serious as the US have always been after IRan. British POW is just am opportunity for them to target Iran.

The World is become a disaster and the middle east is beginning to explode.. so much for war games. I think its time that people ready to be prep'ed for a WWIII !!

Chindia ?

First time I am running across a term "Chindia" - A combo of China and India in the  landscape of economies termonlogy. I pulled this term because there is  some heavy food shortage in the coming months due to weather conditions  This will impact inflation.

next gen Leadership

The great leaders of the future will absolutely know technology. Not from a geeky perspective, but from a practical business approach.
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I'm talking about developing the strategy, recruiting and developing the people to implement strategy, developing the culture and communicating all of the above. Those are the four things a CEO does.
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The point I'm making is that what gets an executive into technology is not a love for the technology. That's the exception. It's understanding what technology can do to achieve personal or business goals. Any CEO who is goodwill grasp what technology can do to enable their business strategy, achieve their productivity goals, their cost savings, enable their movement into new markets. They'll absolutely use it.

Via : An interview of Cisco's John Chambers by USA Today:

The new Cold War in progress !!

Speaking in the State Duma today, Sergey Ivanov, the defense minister, mentioned some details of the 2007-2015 armament program.

Ivanov was reported as saying that by 2015 the Rocket Forces will receive "tens of silo-based missiles and more than 50 road-mobile ones". This is generally consistent with the earlier reports of 69 new Topol-M missiles by 2015, although it would be great if the information about the plans were more specific. Given that by the end of 2006 the Rocket Forces had 42 silo-based Topol-Ms and three mobile ones, earlier projection of about 100 Topol-Ms by 2015 seems about right, even though it appears to look more like 110 or even 120 missiles now - 60+ in silos and 50+ in garages. [source]

Russia is not quietly back down on thier missle technology deployement. Are we seeing a new cold war in the making ?

HatTip : ArmControlWonk.

questions and responses from real court hearings.

Scribd is What People say in Court, real questions and responses from real court hearings. Here's a couple of teasers;

Q:  What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?

    A:  Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

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Q:  So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?

    A:  Yes.

    Q:  And what were you doing at that time?

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Q:  Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?

    A:  No.

    Q:  Did you check for blood pressure?

    A:  No.

    Q:  Did you check for breathing?

    A:  No.

    Q:  So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began
          the autopsy?

    A:  No.

    Q:  How can you be so sure, Doctor?

    A:  Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.

    Q:  But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?

    A:  It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere.

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