Donald Trump: It would be “a great thing” to see Apple build devices in the US
thenextweb.com — Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has challenged Apple CEO Tim Cook to begin building its devices in the US.
My mate posted this to facebook. He heard a flapping sound on the plane, and turned around to see this!
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The Facebook IPO: Google All Over Again, and a New Tech Bull Market?
finance.yahoo.com — Facebook is going public, and comparisons to Google's 2004 IPO are inevitable. However, market conditions are drastically different.
How strong would the casing of a nuclear bomb be to hold in a nuclear blast? What would be the effects?
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TIL that in 2009 China cancelled the debts of 32 African countries. I don't remember seeing banner headlines about this. It was good news, wasn't it?
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Mind-reading program translates brain activity into words
guardian.co.uk — The research paves the way for brain implants that would translate the thoughts of people who have lost power of speech
Oh, so that's what killed music.....(sleeve for a 1977 LP I found)
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xkcd: Baby Names
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I sent an email to my PA state rep who sponsored the 'Year of the Bible' resolution. No response yet.
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U.S. May Release Taliban Prisoners From Guantanamo Bay
huffingtonpost.com — WASHINGTON -- U.S. intelligence officials acknowledged Tuesday that the United States may release several Afghan Taliban prisoners from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as an incentive to bring the Taliban to peace talks. Meanwhile, Afghan officials told The Associated Press that a plan to give Afghanistan a form of legal custody over the men if they are released satisfied their earlier objection to sending the prisoners to a third country.