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The Canadian pipeline (almost) everyone hates gets a go-ahead
2014-06-17 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has approved the Northern Gateway pipeline. This is not a huge shock. This is the man, after all, who called Barack Obama to personally register his displeasure over the president`s failure to approve Keystone XL. In the years before he was prime minister, Harper was a second-generation employee of the Imperial Oil Company. The man has governed in a way that is not only anti-environment but anti-environmental science. What else was he going to say to a pipeline...
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HooToo TripMate Wireless N Portable Router and Power Bank Gets 50%...
2014-06-17 14:21:55| Wireless - Topix.net
HooToo's TripMate HT-TM01 is currently being offered for only $39.99 shipped, this week only, originally priced at $79.99.
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Pinguy OS Makes Gnome Desktop as Good as It Gets
2014-06-14 00:37:49| TechNewsWorld
The Pinguy OS is a solid Linux distro with a focus on simple and straightforward usability for the non-geek desktop user. This approach may disappoint those who favor newer user interfaces, but if you consider yourself a normal computer user who does not like to tinker with settings and various desktop environment options, Pinguy OS could be a good choice.
Nvidias $3000 Titan-Z takes on the $1500 Radeon R9 295X2 and gets crushed
2014-06-12 12:57:13| Extremetech
Nvidia's Titan Z has gotten a review, and the results aren't pretty -- not only is it beaten decisively by AMD's R9 295X2, it's outclassed by the GTX 780 Ti in modern gaming.
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Today's social-media object lesson: The NYPD tries for outreach and gets backlash
2014-04-23 04:57:10| Footwear - Topix.net
The New York Police Department got more than it bargained for when it tried to drum up social-media engagement by asking followers to post photos with members of the police force.
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