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    To limit warming to 1.5ºC, huge amounts of fossil fuels need to go unused

    Ban cryptocurrencies.
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    How the Xbox’s default “instant on” feature could harm the environment

    Cryptocurrency says 'hold my beer' . . .
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    Review: The Old Guard is a solid thriller whose parts don’t add up to a whole

    Typo first paragraph: "and very much in the same vein as the Chris Hemsworth vehicle Extraction, which the streaming platform r earlier this year" Random 'r' after 'platform'.
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    Verizon’s desperate bid to revive Yahoo: A Yahoo 4G phone service

    No.
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    Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iOS and Android

    I cannot think of a more tedious thing to do than try to accomplish real work in Word or Excel on my phone.
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    Equifax to pay $575M for data breach, promises to protect data next time

    Since Citizens United declared corporations people, Equifax should receive the death penalty.
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    Chemically treated wood could send excess heat to space

    Time to whittle me a laptop.
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    New Chernobyl mini-series delivers big drama without nuclear-scale hyperbole

    Curious if this is in any way based on the book "Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster" by Adam Higginbotham. Was an eye opening account of just how improvised the entire response was.
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    Large ad on front page loads slowly, pushes content down

    Ars, Sorry, but these gigantic half page ads forced me to turn back on uBlock for your site.
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    Hands on with the triangular Nanoleaf Aurora smart lighting system

    Would make a neat, rich man's Ambilight system to put around your TV. Just missing the sensor.
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    Bees can train each other to use tools

    Someone, somewhere will teach them to solve the "I'm not a robot" CAPTCHA.
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    Kate Rubins just scienced the @$!# out of the International Space Station

    Great to see a feature on women in STEM.
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    Tesla to buy engineering firm in quest for “machine that builds the machine”

    So when he perfects the "the machine that makes the machine”, it will be Elon Musk that develops the infrastructure for the Terminator? I had my money on Google for that.
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    Google to punish sites that use intrusive pop-over ads

    I'm looking at you every single Yahoo news article.
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    BlackBerry’s new round of lawsuits targets BLU—and Android

    He's asking about 'parents' here, not patents. Amazing someone has gotten this far in life without 'the talk'.
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    BlackBerry’s new round of lawsuits targets BLU—and Android

    I hope this doesn't spell the end for BLU. They are one of the few unlocked GSM phones I can run out and pick up at Microcenter when my wife breaks her current phone. You get a decent piece of hardware for the $100/$150 you're spending, and I don't feel bad if it does break. Even done a...
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    As promised, Aetna is pulling out of Obamacare after DOJ blocked its merger

    He's already paid for the roads, water system, and military production via his taxes. Government can't fund those items without taxpayers. I fail to see your point. The left wants more entitlements disguised as 'rights' because it sounds nice and who's for taking away people 'rights'...
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    Virtual reality roller coasters coming to Six Flags theme parks

    And what happens when one of these goes flying off the face a rider and into someone further back on the coaster? Hope it has a tether system.
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    Laser strike forces Virgin Atlantic flight to turn back to London

    One way mirrored cockpit windows?
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    Hurricane Patricia the strongest ever seen in Western Hemisphere

    Hurricane Ditka.