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go back to maingo to old version
with this:
We will act!!... in a few years. Oh, and the standards we enforce? Industry, which has already been consulted for over a decade, will again be consulted to help us come up with the standards. But don't you worry your pretty little heads, because we've declared (in the name of the act, no less) that the air will be cleaner.
I love this part, too:
Ugh.
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October 20, 2006 -- 1:00 PM
posted by Beck
I'm installing IE 7, and the very first thing it does is start to download updates...
That makes me uncomfortable.
October 20, 2006 -- 12:28 PM
posted by Al
Quick question, after consuming a "Hungry Man" brand dinner and not feeling full, can I sue the manufacturer for false advertising?
October 19, 2006 -- 9:43 PM
posted by Par
More Olbermann for your pleasure, andy (and, I guess, whoever else is interested and has a hyperlink-compliant browser.)
October 19, 2006 -- 9:07 PM
posted by Al
Damn! Well I'll keep on guessing, okay guesses are now: Dodge Calibre, Honda Civic, Acura RSX, Chevrolet Cobalt, Nissan Pathfinder, Honda Ridgeline, Chev Silverado, Dodge Ram.
Must get imaginary prize!
October 19, 2006 -- 8:55 PM
posted by Jse(anonymity indeed)se
yeah, that was me, and no albert, you don't get the pretend prize. come again later.
October 19, 2006 -- 8:39 PM
posted by Par
Ugh.
Tory bill aimed at cutting greenhouse gases in half by 2050:
It's not that I necessarily have a problem with the headline. (Although 50% of 2003 levels is vastly different than 50% of 1990 levels.) The "Ugh" emerges more when I juxtapose statements like this:
Environment Minister Rona Ambrose said the days when industry voluntarily complied with set environmental standards "are over."
"From now on, all industry sectors will have mandatory requirements and we will enforce those requirements," she said.
with this:
Over the next three years, new regulations, targets and timelines will be discussed and set. They will lead to significant and long-term reductions in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from industry, transportation and consumer products, as well as new standards for energy efficiency in a wide range of everyday products and appliances.
We will act!!... in a few years. Oh, and the standards we enforce? Industry, which has already been consulted for over a decade, will again be consulted to help us come up with the standards. But don't you worry your pretty little heads, because we've declared (in the name of the act, no less) that the air will be cleaner.
I love this part, too:
The minister denied that the long-range timetables set out in the act meant the government was not acting immediately to tackle pollution.She is, of course, referring to the Tax Credit for Public Transit Passes. Which CRC describes as:
She pointed to the Tory transit pass credit which keeps motorists off the road. Another action is making mandatory the auto industry commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles by 5.3 megatons by the year 2010.
The tax credit is a non-refundable tax credit, which means that the amount you claim is multiplied by the lowest personal income tax rate for the year (15.25 per cent in 2006) and is then deducted from your tax otherwise payable.The Tories claim a transit user could save $153 per annum. Of course, that's if you spend $80 a month for 12 months of passes. Granted, it's money back, but I doubt that $153 is going to tip the scales for many Canadians. (Edmontonians, of course, could only get a maximum of $113 back; post-secondary students even less. But, you know, that'll get people to ditch their cars all the same.)
Ugh.
October 19, 2006 -- 1:20 PM
posted by Beck
Web Browser Standards Support.
Shows as objectively as possible the difference in standards compliance in IE 6 vs IE 7, also has FF 1.5 and Opera 9 for comparison.
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Apparently IE 7 is going to be included in a priority automatic update on November 1st, which means we have that much time to make sure everything works. IE 6 won't die for a long time though because IE7 isn't available to anything less than winXP...
October 19, 2006 -- 7:55 AM
posted by Al
Tons of spelling mistakes in the last post, it's morning that's why.
October 19, 2006 -- 7:53 AM
posted by Al
IO think Mr.Anoynomous(sic) is Jsess, ot it sounds alot like him. So I'm guessing X-terra or a Matrix.
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