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52 Things To Do With Google

google.co.uk — You can do a lot more than search the web with Google nowadays, from reading newspapers in languages you don't speak to seeing the natural habitat of Komodo dragons.More… (Tech Industry News)

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GM, Chrysler in merger talks

reuters.com — General Motors has had talks with smaller rival Chrysler LLC about a merger that would combine the No. 1 and No. 3 American automakers at a time when both are struggling to cut costs and shore up cash, according to a source briefed on the matter.More… (Business & Finance)

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Is Laser-Powered HDTV the Highest Def Yet?

time.com — "This, my friend, is the Mitsubishi LaserVue-65 in. of blazing, high-definition fury," I said. "Is it a cheap LCD, like the one in your Man Cave? No, it is not. Is it a somewhat better plasma TV, like our neighbor has? Wrong again. The LaserVue is the first HDTV to be powered by lasers!"More… (Gadgets)

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Employees, not hackers, cause most corporate data loss

arstechnica.com — Much security coverage focuses on malware, hackers, and the dangers both pose to unwary companies, but there's evidence to suggest the problem lies a good deal closer to home. How close? Try one cubicle over. More… (Security)

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Turning carbon dioxide into fuel

edition.cnn.com — LONDON, England (CNN) -- You might have thought that recycling is limited to paper, plastics and glass. Well, think again. A Californian company is developing a new technique for recycling carbon dioxide, or CO2, and turning it back into fuelMore… (General Sciences)

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13 Great Free Backup Programs for Windows, Mac, and Linux

downloadsquad.com — Making sure you've got a reliable backup solution is a must for any user - and more so for an administrator. Why? Well, mostly because your users probably aren't very good at remembering to back up their own files. And so it falls to you to provide the right software for the job! More… (Software)

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Astronaut's Son Blasts Off to Space Station

space.newscientist.com — US video game magnate Richard Garriott launched into space aboard a Russian rocket on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.More… (Space)

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Apple Install Guide Slips Out New MacBook, MacBook Pro

appleinsider.com — An Apple support file unearthed on the weekend confirms that at least two portables will get an update in short order.More… (Apple)

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European Union Bans Incandescent Light Bulbs

redgreenandblue.org — The switch to energy-saving bulbs was approved by EU ministers this past week. Advocates claim that replacing the worst-performing lamps with today’s best available technology will reduce domestic energy consumption for lighting by 60 percent; equivalent to preventing 30 million tons of CO2 pollution every year.More… (World News)

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Man fills strangers' gas tanks [VIDEO]

cnn.com — A man surprises strangers at a gas station, offering to pay their tab if they 'pay it forward'. ADVANCE NOTICE: There is a short ad before the video; grab a soda or beer before you settle in to watch the vid - you won't even have to press pause first. More… (People)

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We the Gamers - A (Virtual) Player Bill of Rights?

escapistmagazine.com — Over the past several years many journalists, game developers and gamers themselves have tried their hand at drawing up a document that definitively catalogs players' rights. Reactions against DRM, including the recent Amazon review-bomb against Spore, comprise the majority of those arguments currently on the average gamer's radar, but older documeMore… (Gaming Industry News)

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American Fundamentalist Right No Different Than Taliban

theamericanboy.net — It’s hard to believe how or why, but there really exists a subculture in America that is militaristic, hateful, vengeful, irrational and ambitious. These extremists are cancerous to progressive society and similar groups have had similar effect throughout the history of civilization.More… (US Elections 2008)

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Complete guide to Google Analytics

techradar.com — Things change so quickly on the web. When I started working at software firm Urchin in 1996, web analytics was a niche product, important to (and understood by) perhaps a handful of people at an organisation.More… (Tech Industry News)

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How Linux Can Help Reduce Poverty

linuxhaxor.net — “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to use a cheap Linux powered computer and you have fed him for a lifetime”More… (Linux/Unix)

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Blizzard President Suggests Diablo 3 May Come to Consoles

1up.com — There's yet to be any official confirmation that the upcoming Diablo 3 will be released on anything other than the PC, but according to recent comments made by Blizzard president Mike Morhaime, it certainly seems like they're strongly considering console versions of the highly anticipated sequel at some point in the future.More… (Gaming Industry News)

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