Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Nuclear energy is key to establishing a hydrogen-powered rail corridor in Toronto, says Greg Naterer, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT).
A big issue with hydrogen, he says, is that 96 per cent of what’s produced in the world comes from fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, through a [...]
Filed under: Canada, GTA Development, GTA Environment | Tagged: AECL, Atomic Energy of Canada, electricity, Electrolysis, emission-free, Greenhouse Gases, hydrogen, hydrogen economy, nuclear, nuclear plants, Nuclear power, Toronto, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, UOIT | No Comments »
Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Toronto Council is likely to approve two new taxes later today, according to Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone. “I think that the mayor’s compromise is going to pass - that’s my sense, absolutely,” said Pantalone, who represents Ward 19 (Trinity Spadina). “From the discussion, that’s clear what’s going to happen. The opponents are disheartened.”
Pantalone made the [...]
Filed under: Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics | Tagged: 2007, City of Toronto, David Miller, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Joe Pantalone, land-transfer, tax, Taxes, Toronto Council | No Comments »
Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
“I wasn’t a big fan of the “Wow” campaign around Windows Vista. But its newest incarnation — 100 Reasons Why Everyone’s So Speechless — might be even worse.” Who is working at the marketing department for Microsoft? Why do set yourselves up for easy jokes?
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Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
Seeking support for the vote on tax plan, the mayor discovers consensus. It was meant as an innocent political observation. It sounded like a lot more.
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Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
We’re seeing signs that Microsoft is rethinking its monolithic approach to not only the mass-market Windows operating system but the entire family of Windows products from servers down to CE-based embedded devices. While newly minted Windows head Steven Sinofsky continues to play his cards close to his chest, we’re seeing signs that Microsoft is rethinking [...]
Filed under: Microsoft | Tagged: ASCIIEye, CE, Microsoft, MinWin, NT, University of Illinois, virtualization, Vista, windows, Windows 7, XP | No Comments »
Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
We all know how far open source software has progressed, but has it come so far to not only challenge Windows, but replace it? Can you really install Linux and open source software in place of Windows, and want for nothing?
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Posted on October 22, 2007 by thegtapatriot
“Have we reached the beginning of the tipping point? I think we may just have.” Since the late 90s I’ve dabbled with Linux, but there have always been compelling reasons to return to, or stick with, Windows. No more, for two reasons: Vista, and Ubuntu 7.10 (ala Gutsy Gibbon).
“Through all this time I have looked [...]
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