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Submission + - Acer, Lenovo, Motorola now more green, Apple not.

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RowboatRobot
RowboatRobot writes: "Greenpeace has re-ranked the large hardware companies on their environmental friendliness (You may remember their previous rankings in August). As can be seen from their new chart, Acer, Lenovo, and Motorola have made progressive strides in reducing e-waste and toxic chemical usage, while Apple has become dead-last, showing consistent indifference to environmental issues. Apple's continued apathy towards the planet in this respect has lead Greenpeace to launch the "Green My Apple" campaign to petition Apple to reform its policies. What will it take for apple to clean up its act?"
Google

Submission + - Google Maps may have led Kim to his death

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Technical Reporter James Kim who died in the Oregon Mountains trusted an online map which failed to label the roads as unsafe for winter. According to Associated Press, drivers are advised not to take Bear Camp Road to Gold Beach in winter, the route taken by the Kims. The Mapping Service isn't named, but of those checked only Google Maps recommended the dangerous route. Are we putting too much trust into high-tech navigation devices? Do readers think Google be held liable?
Toys

Submission + - Make average faces

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Lisa DeBruine
Lisa DeBruine writes: "Make your own face averages at faceresearch.org. You can choose any number of 91 faces to average together. For example, you can make the average of the ten faces you find most attractive to see your ideal face. The website also has face perception experiments that you can participate in and information about the science behind all of this."

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