TIME Magazine has published a photo essay, “Al Gore’s American Life,” which shows former U.S. Vice President and current Apple Inc. Board of Directors member Al Gore’s personal computer setup which features no less than three 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays which are each capable of 2560 x 1600 resolution:
See the full image, which includes Gore’s very cluttered office, here.
MacDailyNews Take: Obviously, Gore enjoys (screen) real estate, but you’d think that massive monitor setup would help Gore achieve something much closer to a paperless office (see full image). Think of the trees, Al. Although we’re hardly ones to talk, we hereby nominate Gore for TLC’s “Clean Sweep” TV program.
And think of the electricity he’s burning by having that kind of setup. Talk about being a hypocrite. Think about your carbon footprint there Al….
And talk about idiotic people thinking that by minimizing your …monitor real estate you can save the environment.
Get a hint, idiots, it’s the big industries that destroy the environment (petrol, chemicals, plastics, de-forestation etc), not your monitor or your fridge.
All you anti-Gore people, just think who you voted for instead! What a bunch of maroons! The worst president in history. All you guys sit down and shut up and let Gore and company save your worthless lives.
mr conversationist lives in a 20 room mansion with 2k plus electric bills.
from the photo it seems you have recently had the discipline to stay away from the fridge.
Well, comparing the size of his head to that of the monitors, I’d say that each of those screens must be about 15 feet across.
Who says that because someone didn’t vote Gore, they voted Bush? Ever heard of the other parties?
Damn! I only have two 🙁 Now I need to buy two more
He paid for all that stuff using his family’s OIL money from Occidental Petroleum. Hippocrite much?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occidental_Petroleum#Gore_Family_Ties
Yes, I meant Hippo.
Re: Who says that because someone didn’t vote Gore, they voted Bush? Ever heard of the other parties?
A vote for Nader was a vote for Bush. In a two-party system where power cannot be shared (as in a Parliamentary system), voting for a third party is denying a vote to whatever side best reflects your views. So all of you “Me? I never voted for Bush” folks, if you didn’t vote for Gore, then you’re responsible for the most inept, corrupt and dangerous administration in American history. It’s becoming harder and harder to find those Bush guys, except for the stupid ones, of course… the vast majority.
“Get a hint, idiots, it’s the big industries that destroy the environment (petrol, chemicals, plastics, de-forestation etc), not your monitor or your fridge.”
Then why is Gore always on people’s case about their cars and houses and whatever? He uses huge amounts of fuel in his vehicles and planes. Oh, but he buys carbon offsets…from his own company from profits he made on an oil company in which he owns stock…
Gore is the idiot…
i wish a had three of those in my office,here in europe its too dificult to afford one 30 inch,but now 3,thats awsome… .
Jeff,
You’re right, pollution is more than an industrial problem.
As for all that disinformation that’s been spewed out like bird crap all over the right wing press, well, consider the source. If you believe it, maybe you’re the idiot.
Comparing BUSH to GORE?
HA HA HA HA!
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-tribal.htm
“President” BUSH is an IDIOT, in the classic sense of the word.
If this is not obvious to you, than you too are ALSO an idiot.
This has nothing to do with conservatism (neither does BUSH), by the way.
As I noted, (along with most of the rest of the world). G.W. Bush is obviously stupid.
My own Son observed that when he was 10!
Comparing Bush to Gore HA Ha etc.
As I said, the few who admit to voting for the worst president in history are the dumb ones.
If Bush’s father had not been president, or rich, he would have wound up working in a garage somewhere. Wanna pass that… uhm… thingy… wrench… you know, the three-quarter… uhm, no the left hand one…
If he could use just one monitor, that would cut down “global warming” by two third! Brah ha ha ha!
Always Right, my apology. I misinterpreted your comments.
Unlike Bush or Bushies, I can admit my mistakes…
Al Gore buys carbon credits from a company he owns that completely covers his carbon footprint. He even buys credits for all the carbon dioxide he exhales and the methane that comes out the other end. He needs a lot of carbon credits, as you can imagine, but, believe me, he’s got it covered.
I followed his example and started my own carbon trading company. I now live environmentally guilt free.
It is easy being green. When your company is hopelessly in carbon credit bankruptcy, you simply fold it and start another company. After all, the world is full of greenhouse heating scams.
wow (in its true form).
mw: freedom as in free from doom!
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-propaganda.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-propaganda.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-foolme.htm
And talk about idiotic people thinking that by minimizing your …monitor real estate you can save the environment.
Get a hint, idiots, it’s the big industries that destroy the environment (petrol, chemicals, plastics, de-forestation etc), not your monitor or your fridge.
DUH! STUPID LIBERAL
If people begin being wasteful having three huge monitors made of aluminum (high energy to produce from aluminumoxide ore) and plastics (oil) instead of the average size monitor they need, who would you think will produce them? The same companies you critize.
IN CASE YOU MISSED THE POINT
Al Gore is supposed to be this great enviromentalist, but by his actions having three huge monitors he shows he’s a worse example to the enviorment than GW Bush is with his MacBookPro.
AL GORE IS A HYPOCRITE
Three monitors and runs nothing but his mouth.
No problem, Richard.
Yes, I agree, humility is an important aspect of ANYONE’S makeup.
Certainly, promptly admitting when wrong is a VIRTUE.
For instance, were Cheney & Wolfowitz (The MAIN proponents of the Iraq “war”, Bush doesn’t REALLY now what’s going on to admit the invasionb was a mistake, based on the faulty intelligence…
Oh, wait, I forgot.
Actually, they were lying.
Made it up.
Politics aside (I’m not a Democrat), Al Gore has done great things bringing environmental concerns to many, many people. Of course he’s using energy as all of us do. But I have no doubt he would want more environmentally friendly alternatives, as I and many people would want. I think having him on Apple’s board should have muted the absurd criticisms from environmental groups and I continue to be surprised that it did not. That they would think Gore would stay with a company abusing the environment seems foolish to me. His concern and activism in letting people know what’s going on with climate change should be appreciated separately from any differences in politics people may have with him. I do believe that climate change is one of the most serious issues we have. And bees are dying off? What’s with that? Gore’s done a good job on the environmental front. That, and the envy over his three 30 inch displays, should be the only issue here. Your current president seems to fail in both those areas (environment and 30″ Cinema Displays). Gore doesn’t appear particularly enamored with politics recently.
Al Gore NEEDS 3 monitors.
He sees the big picture.
HE’S GOT MATT DRUDGE REPORT ON THE MIDDLE MONITOR.
Wow. This stuff is unvelievable.
C’mon. Man up! Somebody please attemp here to refute the fact that we, as a nation, elected a fucking moron.
Twice.
Go on!
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-illiteracy.htm
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/multimedia/bushism_africa_nation.mp3
http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushism-uniquelyamerican.htm
It’d be fun to vote on these.
My favorite? “Tribal Sovereignty”, followed by maybe “Nation of Africa”.
Most unbelievable?
“Working 3 jobs-uniquely American”. (Although it’s not funny).