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Microsoft fixes a serious 15-year-old bug

2015-02-12 21:47:20| Wireless - Topix.net

Computer glitches, even serious ones that let hackers in, can be around for a long time. Microsoft just fixed one that's 15 years old.

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Upcoming report on technological fixes for climate change adds to debate

2015-02-07 13:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: Heres a word guaranteed to start an argument among scientists and environmental activists: geoengineering. The word covers a variety of hypothetical technological fixes for the problem of climate change. For example, tiny particles of sulfur dioxide could be sprayed into the upper atmosphere. That would mimic the effects of a volcanic eruption. The thin haze would reflect sunlight, cooling Earths surface. Our planet would literally be shinier when seen from space. Many environmentalists and...

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Google Fixes Homophobic Slurs in Translate

2015-01-28 19:02:42| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

The Web giant apologized for a glitch that translated the word "gay" into homophobic terms.

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Johnnie St. Vrain: Who fixes teeth-rattling railroad crossings?

2014-12-22 02:53:12| Railroads - Topix.net

A car goes over the tracks at 21st Avenue in Longmont Sunday afternoon. Surface repairs for rail crossings are the responsibility of the railroad, in this case Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

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