Sunday OT - way off track for .NET, but there is a 28-minute talk by Bill Gates given recently at TED 2010 called "Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!" I thought that some may be interested in Bill Gates' perspective.
Summary: At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world's energy future, describing the need for "miracles" to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he's backing a dramatically different type of nuclear reactor. The necessary goal? Zero carbon emissions globally by 2050. http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates.html TED 2010 - Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero! The blurb above is not a very good summary, in my opinion. It's a much more wide-ranging talk than indicated. In view of his position with Microsoft and his influence, I think the possibility of working some new technological "miracles" is quite strong. There is a download button for DL of files in MP4 (Macintosh) format. Direct link at http://www.ted.com/talks/download/video/8669/talk/767 filename: 787.mp4 duration: 27mins49 size: 87Mb ________________________________ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia
