About the Future of Linux

...the article (and discussion) on the same subject which addresses many of my questions.

Was that deliberate?

[i]Are you stalking him, in hopes of [b]luring[/b] him back?

BTW, did you notice that he's changed his [b]avatar[/b]? [/i] - which is a sign that says "Gone [b]fishin[/b]'".

It could be just a coincidence, but I have to know for sure.

There'd be no way of ascertaining that without reviewing all of his past post, observing any and all Edit Dates, and comparing those to that during which he was observed to be logged-in.

his other activities are professional in nature and having his name tied into the sensative subjects could hurt the venture(s) he is currently pursuing

I know Max and I usually were on opposite sides of the discussions, but neither of us took it personally. A non inflamatory message wouldn't generate an inflamatory response.

If the current warming trend continues at the same rate, less than that.

Check the antarctic melts in the last few years, there was one 3 month period where 200 miles of ice broke off and floated away.. 200 miles at 3 miles thick is a lot of water. yet it is less than 1% of the water in the antarctic ice cap. The scary part is, that is the ice cap that is actually resting it's mass on land. It is so heavy it has pushed the continental plate under sea level. if that ice cap was to float away, the reduction in pressure would have that land rise, causing changes to the tectonic plates around the world. This COULD lead to massive numbers of volcanic eruptions, it would cause a huge number of earthquakes around the world as the plates adjusted to a new balance.

The higher humidity from that ice melting would promote higher temperatures, melting more areas we currently call permanent ice caps, like the mountain tops in the higher ranges.

doesn't matter if the warming trand is natural or not. doesn't matter if humans contribute or not. if we don't pay attention to it those living near sea level will be living below sea level.

the antarctic ice cap itself contains enough water to raise sea levels by appoximately 120 meters. that is in the area of 500 feet.

The artic ice cap is not supported by land, it freely floats on the ocean, so it melting is of no concequence to sea levels. it has ecological concequences, such as causing many creatures adapted to the arctic climate to have no climate suitable to survive in.

most people live in the northern hemisphere, we tend to forget about the impact of the southern hemisphere on us and visa versa.

Only if one considers blind obeisance the measure, as max did indeed frequently go off the deep end at the merest hint of disagreement.

In fact, more often than not, his "rebuttals" were purely [i]ad hominem[/i] attacks, directed not at the message but knowingly and deliberately at the messenger alone.

I, frankly, would not count his "professionalism" elsewhere, such as may or may not be the case, when compared to his behavior here, as weighing much in the balance.

It contains a volume of water roughly equivalent to that of all the Gulf of Mexico.

And, there is recent evidence to suggest that it's might be about to begin melting even faster, owing to the presence of a hot spot in the Earth's mantle beneath it.

Luckily, having been born and raised there, I'll feel right at home back in the Appalachian Mountains.

Deep, Max was not always so fast to boil over. If you look at his (much) earlier posts, he forged a good reputation. Over time, his fuse shortened... This happens to nearly everyone once in a while. A break, I often told him, would do him good. I backed off a lot, too, and I feel better for it.