European activists are hoping to stop the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which they say will erode Internet freedom and stifle innovation.
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A New Question of Internet Freedom
China suffered another setback at the WTO yesterday, thanks to a ruling that could spell trouble for its controversial rare earths industry. In a decision issued Monday, a WTO panel determined that the Chinese government has been acting in violation of international trade rules, due to export restrictions on a number of raw materials.
China suffered another setback at the WTO yesterday, thanks to a ruling that could spell trouble for its controversial rare earths industry. In a decision issued Monday, a WTO panel determined that the Chinese government has been acting in violation of international trade rules, due to export restrictions on a number of raw materials.
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WTO ruling revives debate over China’s rare earths trade
On January 28, 2012, In Gadgets, by netma
Vending machines would be a lot more user friendly if they didn’t always demand money. Maybe I don’t have $1.25 for that can of soda. Maybe I’ve got a seventy-five cents and four cigarettes
Vending machines would be a lot more user friendly if they didn’t always demand money. Maybe I don’t have $1.25 for that can of soda. Maybe I’ve got a seventy-five cents and four cigarettes
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Trade Whatever You’ve Got for Whatever You Want with the Swap-O-Matic
Google’s Real Name policy embodies a theory that states the way to maximise civility is to abolish anonymity Google Plus’s controversial identity policy requires all users to use their “real names”. Commentators have pointed to problems with this, including the implausibility of Google being able to correctly determine which names are real and which ones are fake. Other problems noted include the absurdity of Google’s demands for scans of government ID to accomplish this task and the fractal implausibility of Google being able to discern real from fake in all forms of government ID
Google’s Real Name policy embodies a theory that states the way to maximise civility is to abolish anonymity Google Plus’s controversial identity policy requires all users to use their “real names”. Commentators have pointed to problems with this, including the implausibility of Google being able to correctly determine which names are real and which ones are fake. Other problems noted include the absurdity of Google’s demands for scans of government ID to accomplish this task and the fractal implausibility of Google being able to discern real from fake in all forms of government ID
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Google Plus forces us to discuss identity
China’s control over the rare earths market hasn’t faced too many challenges over the past few years, but that may be changing, thanks to a major discovery in Japan. Geologists say they’ve uncovered expansive new deposits of rare earth minerals, buried within a seabed some 20,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean surface. Research leader Yasuhiro Kato estimates that the deposits contain anywhere from 80 to 100 billion metric tons of rare earths, which, if commercially viable, could pose a serious threat to China’s global hegemony
China’s control over the rare earths market hasn’t faced too many challenges over the past few years, but that may be changing, thanks to a major discovery in Japan. Geologists say they’ve uncovered expansive new deposits of rare earth minerals, buried within a seabed some 20,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean surface. Research leader Yasuhiro Kato estimates that the deposits contain anywhere from 80 to 100 billion metric tons of rare earths, which, if commercially viable, could pose a serious threat to China’s global hegemony
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Japanese scientists discover massive rare earth deposits, China bristles
On June 13, 2011, In Gadgets, by Lobo
You read Gizmodo. You have lots of old electronics and games and bygone gee-gaws. You should sell them.
You read Gizmodo. You have lots of old electronics and games and bygone gee-gaws. You should sell them.
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Amazon vs. Best Buy Trade In Shoot Out
You’d think working for a big tech company would have its gadget-related perks and in Dell’s case that’s very much true. The big PC vendor has demonstrated its commitment to building up its own smartphone services by offering to trade employees’ old and busted BlackBerry devices for the shiny new hotness that is the Venue Pro
You’d think working for a big tech company would have its gadget-related perks and in Dell’s case that’s very much true. The big PC vendor has demonstrated its commitment to building up its own smartphone services by offering to trade employees’ old and busted BlackBerry devices for the shiny new hotness that is the Venue Pro
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Dell offering free Venue Pros to employees in exchange for their BlackBerrys
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These are the tools of the trade. Check out the latest trailer for Mafia II! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ” PC | Mafia II Tools of the Trade Video ” was posted by DanM on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:07:16 -0700
These are the tools of the trade. Check out the latest trailer for Mafia II! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ” PC | Mafia II Tools of the Trade Video ” was posted by DanM on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:07:16 -0700
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PC | Mafia II Tools of the Trade Video
Earlier this week, police arrested two men in Arizona for attempting to trade a third generation iPod touch and about seven grams worth of marijuana for a 32G iPad via an ad on Craiglist, a local ABC station reports . After receiving a tip about the ad, which included photos of both the iPod touch and marijuana (see below), police officers sent an e-mail purporting to be interested in the exchange.
Earlier this week, police arrested two men in Arizona for attempting to trade a third generation iPod touch and about seven grams worth of marijuana for a 32G iPad via an ad on Craiglist, a local ABC station reports . After receiving a tip about the ad, which included photos of both the iPod touch and marijuana (see below), police officers sent an e-mail purporting to be interested in the exchange.
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Pair Arrested for Trying to Trade iPod Touch and Marijuana for iPad on Craigslist