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Submission + - Greenpeace says Internet emits too much CO2. (latimes.com)

Submitted by Pharmboy on Friday April 22, 2011 @11:51AM

Pharmboy writes: In an article entitled "Cloud computing and Internet use suck energy, emit CO2, says Greenpeace", the argument is put forth that the Internet is equal to the 5th largest "country" in emitting green house gases. It doesn't mention how much CO2 is saved by telecommuting and higher corporate efficiency, however. So exactly how "green" or "polluting" is the internet, really?

Submission + - Liberalism, atheism linked to IQ (cnn.com)

Submitted by Pharmboy on Saturday February 27, 2010 @09:35AM

Pharmboy writes: CNN is reporting that "Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa at the the London School of Economics and Political Science correlated data on these behaviors with IQ from a large national U.S. sample and found that, on average, people who identified as liberal and atheist had higher IQs. This applied also to sexual exclusivity in men, but not in women. The findings will be published in the March 2010 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly."

Submission + - How to get your Steam account pwned

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Pharmboy

on Tuesday October 31, 2006 @09:26AM

Pharmboy writes: "Seems a 13 year old was trying to pose as a Steam employee to gain access to someone elses Steam account, but had the tables turned on him and ended up giving out his OWN Steam account information. In a battle of wits, it helps to be smarter than the next guy. Reported here at The Register, based on the forum exchange found here. I won't spoil the ending for you, it is something you just have to read for yourself."

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