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The 'what about the sun?!' climate change denialists sound quite a bit like the 'where are the intermediate species?!' anti-evolution folks and the 'HIV does not cause AIDS!' faction of stupidity.

What is going to be the scientific ignoramuses next topic, something from Geology perhaps? Where are the subduction zones!

"a pretty good Apple Remote application"??

Have you guys tried using Mira in, say, the last twelve months? Front Row comes up all over the place, even older bugs remain unfixed and the "fixes" they offer don't only not work but also involve deleting system files! The software is totally defunct. They even start locking topics on their forums that ask for a fix before complaints start to cumulate:

http://in.mypocket.com/index.php?showtopic=1342

I got a free license back when they did another PR stunt, so I was lucky enough not to put down money for this. I'm still angry about all the hot air and empty promises from Twisted Melon and sure enough can understand the anger of those who put down money for this crap.

If you want to get an idea of what makes a pretty good Apple Remote app, try Remote BUddy (http://www.iospirit.com/) and Sofa Control (http://www.caseapps.com/).

I sure hope TUAW will check the apps they recommend in the future.

Actually, it's $1.50 per post.

required said:

How much are you folks paid to troll blogs posting your anti-environmental nonsense? Is it two bucks a post?

Wouldn't you get more if you could articulate why you are so afraid of the movies train of thought?

Why is Global Warming bad?

So it'll get a little hotter then start cooling off again - just like it's done in the past - every 208 years.

If Global Warming is caused by humanity (anthropomorphic climate change) - then how come the current cycle started before widespread use of fossil fuels?

I'm growing fatigued of the 'blame us first' alarmists like Al and Leo.

Mr. Dicaprio should moderate his own lifestyle before preaching to us about ours....

Bruno,

Did climate change not happen before us? (y/n)

Why is climate change bad?

Without us, do you assume the climate is stable? (y/n)

Weather forecasters have a poor probability of forecasting any weather more than 48 hours from now. How can they forecast climate change YEARS from now?

I love it how you believe that these film makers are doing all this for the environment. They're doing it for MONEY MONEY MONEY! (and there's nothing wrong with that, trust me)

This is a FOR PROFIT venture. If he cared so much for the environment he'd DO something about it instead of make a film to PROFIT from it.

Enlightened marketing. Very clever.

Phil (in comment #2), Patrick Moore, the logging shill in that Vancouver Sun article you mentioned, is no longer with Greenpeace and is certainly not speaking for that organization in his article.

taken directly from the article:

"the leadership of my old organization Greenpeace"

The problem today is US. The human race. And it can be seen in this comment thread. People playing "not my problem" or deaf, blind and dumb (hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil).

I suspect Mr. Patrick Moore did not see the movie, otherwise he would not suppose certain anti-(responsible)-forestry sentiment that was definitely not present in it. The movie didn't wantonly advocate against the use of wood or wood products. Responsible forestry will continue to play an important part in the ecological balance. It's irresponsible deforestation that has been a problem and continues as such in many parts of the world.

Lastly, The 11th Hour has very little similarity to An Inconvenient Truth in both style and substance. They're both well-made and thought-provoking, but one is not a replacement for the other.

This movie is about social responsibility and problems with the human condition more than anything else. The news clips show only the effects of these problems.
And Joel, the company focus is on its products, but we have run the company from day one with the aim of keeping its environmental footprint as small as possible. Minimal packaging when shipping out product, recycle every last bit of incoming packaging and products used in the office, run efficient computers, rooms lit by sunlight during the day, etc. This movie deserves a bit more attention not to make its producers any more money, but simply to get people thinking and talking. I just wished most of the talking was done after watching the movie rather than trying to dismissing it without giving it a chance (as most critics of these things do).

Jonathan Miller, why exactly do you presume this is a "rehashed version of Al Gore's movie"? Are you daft?