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    What Roles Do Corporate R&D Labs Have in the Web Era?

    The very nature of government-funded research compells research to be done at a snail's pace. Once the project is complete--the money is gone. This is another attempt at changing thinking. The government invents nothing, private industry (so long as its around) invents everything.
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    Upcoming Military Robot Could Feed on Dead Bodies

    Are you fucking kidding? War has resolved more differences in opinion to date than diplomacy will in forever. I'm sure you believe that the Holocost could have been averted through this means, but, it was tried, and it failed. TBH the only reason we have to resort to "smart" weapons is because...
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    Water Powered Car

    Its merely a car-sized water rocket.
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    ‘Best Lightbulb in the World’ Costs $119

    This is a perfect example of taking advantage of the ecotards. I researched a few different companies' products last year for my town to replace sodium street lamps with LED. For about $3k, a city could replace one streetlight, and pay for itself in about five years with the power savings. The...
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    Uncool To Be a Mac User in These Tough Times?

    Alas, the carpet doesn't match the drapes.
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    Facebook Follies Get Trooper In Trouble

    You mean like Democrats? wow. That's like telling the guy that's building your house that it doesn't matter how many nails he bends building it so long as it gets done. Or handing out a 'participation award'. Or accepting said award.
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    Uncool To Be a Mac User in These Tough Times?

    'Apple fans will tell you that Apple PCs are not only slicker-looking but that they're also built better, last longer, and run a better operating system. In other words, you're not just paying the Apple premium for looks, but also for brains and brawn.' In real world terms this translates to...
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    Scientists Are Studying Déjà Vu...Again

    Let's completely dismiss the notion that it may be a genuine premonition intended to allow foresight into a life-changing event, however trivial that may be. We cannot allow the ideation of a higher being being the instigator of this phenomenon.
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    Surgeons Using Twitter During Brain Surgery

    Watch the video... there was a female using an unshrouded blackberry in the OR, supposedly a sterile environment. No way to sterilize that device with its many nooks and crannies without an autoclave, which would destroy the device.
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    White House Sides with RIAA in P2P Suit

    #1 rule in politics, keep your lobbyists happy. BO has that one down to an art. Between the RIAA and JDs he's just doubled his revenue.
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    Surgeons Using Twitter During Brain Surgery

    I meant Blackberry
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    Surgeons Using Twitter During Brain Surgery

    Malpractice indeed. Tell me how they autoclaved their iphone so that it was sterile and managed to keep it working.
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    3G Phones Exposing Mobile Network Limitations

    Greedy companies stealing our bandwidths! We early adopters are getting screwed every time!!! How dare we pave the way for those less fortunate!
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