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First MacBook Air Benchmarks
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 25, 2008
We benchmarked the MacBook Air against the MacBook and MacBook Pro to see how it held up comparatively. Predictably, the MacBook Pro outperformed its counterparts in the majority of our tests. But the MacBook Air (1.6 GHz Intel, 2 GB RAM) went toe-to-toe with the MacBook (2 GHz Intel, 1 GB RAM) in many of our tests, falling just short in most.397 Diggs and 75 Comments in Apple - Submitted by...
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A Global Map of Skin Color
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 27, 2008
... by the skin – protection from excessive UV radiation and absorption of enough sunlight to trigger the production of vitamin D – means that people living in the lower latitudes, close to the Equator, with intense UV radiation, have developed darker skin to protect them from the damaging effects of UV radiation.1318 Diggs and 329 Comments in General Sciences - Submitted by MrBabyMan - Mirror
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Inflation Up 6.3% In 2007, The Highest Rate In 26 Years
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 16, 2008
The Labor Department reported that wholesale inflation was up 6.3 percent for all of 2007, reflecting a huge increase for the year in various types of energy costs ranging from gasoline to home heating oil.933 Diggs and
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Democracy Now Re-Hosts NBC debate to Include Kucinich
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 16, 2008
Kucinich was missing from the stage at last night’s Democratic debate hosted by MSNBC. Democracy Now decided to break the sound barrier and give Kucinich a chance to take part. In an exclusive broadcast, with excerpts of the debate, the Ohio Congressman answers the questions he might have faced if he hadn’t been been silenced.
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NBA calls for a rare do-over in Hawks-Heat game
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 13, 2008
For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back to the court for a do-over. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat must replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game last month because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal fouled out, the league said Friday. The Hawks won 117-111 at home in overtime Dec.
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Obama's accomplishments more substantial than Clinton's
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 17, 2008
He has a longer record in elected office than she does, as a 2nd term NY senator. Obama was elected to the Illinois state Senate in 1996, when Democrats were in the minority. He proposed hundreds of new laws, including universal health care, tougher gun control and expanded welfare, but saw most of them spiked by Republican leadership.
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US Senate: 400+ Scientists Dispute Man-Made Global Warming
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on December 20, 2007
Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called "consensus" on man-made global warming. These scientists criticized the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore. 1118 Diggs an
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The Zen of Shaving: How a Razor Can Change Your Life
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on December 19, 2007
If I told you a way you could improve your health, save money, help the environment, and feel better about yourself by doing something you already do every day, would you be interested?1051 Diggs and 210 Comments i
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The "Google generation" not so hot at Googling, after all
via Feeddit by (author unknown) on January 18, 2008
A new UK report on the habits of the "Google Generation" finds that kids born since 1993 aren't quite the Internet super-sleuths they're sometimes made out to be. For instance, are teens better with technology than older adults? Perhaps, but they also "tend to use much simpler applications and fewer facilities than many imagine."
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