.NET Tools: Ten Must-Have Tools Every Developer Should Download Now -- MSDN Magazine, July 2004
Worthy link also includes some sample real-world usage of a few
of the tools. The Snippet Compiler looks promising. I've
installed it. We'll have to see if I'm using it after a few
weeks.
.NET Tools: Ten Must-Have Tools Every Developer Should Download Now
-- MSDN Magazine, July 2004
First fries, then vans: McD's to recycle oil | Consumer Products & Retail | Reuters
From Reuters comes this promising article.
Having spent a few years in the PR industry I have to take all
articles like this with a huge grain of salt. However I am also
very optimistic. A move like this will certainly garner a lot of
positive media attention for McDonalds but the bottom line is they
are recycling their own waste product into fuel.
I think the article could have gone a lot further though. They
quote some 1,600+ tonnes of carbon will be saved. In the grand
scheme of things this is nothing. But what they failed to mention
is that the fuel they are burning is cleaner overall. While CO2 is
a major greenhouse gas it is not the only pollutant that spews out
of our tailpipes. Biodiesels generally produce cleaner emissions
in addition to less carbon. Yet another reason to consider
converting.
One concern I do have is the reliance on rapeseed oil. Although
the article does claim that they want to move away from it as soon
as possible and that it only represents about 10% of the fuel
makeup. A friend of mine made an interesting comment in relation
to the the U.S. increase in corn crops for Ethanol production. It
was something along the lines of "we are now growing food for our
cars!?!" Growing rapeseed to produce oil for vehicles is no
different. It is hugely irresponsible to commit precious
agricultural land and water resources to growing food for
vehicles.
First fries, then vans: McD's to recycle oil | Consumer Products
& Retail | Reuters