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Tue 1 Mar 2011

WaPo: New Macbooks Have “Thunderbolt”

Posted by Garrett Tedeman under Uncategorized
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The new interface that might enable data transfers even faster than SATA 3.0 is Intel’s “Thunderbolt”, which can supposedly have transfer speeds of 10 GBps.  The Washington Post does a breakdown:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/03/thunderbolt_for_home_users_dis.html

 

Tue 12 Aug 2008

Bush to “relax” Endangered Species Rules by Allowing Developers to Decide What’s Endangered… Rather Than Scientists…

Posted by Garrett Tedeman under Finance, General News, Politics, Science, Uncategorized
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MSNBC staff and news service reports
updated 4:53 p.m. CT, Mon., Aug. 11, 2008
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration on Monday said it plans to let federal agencies decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.

The proposal, which does not require the approval of Congress, would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews that government scientists have been performing for 35 years. Developers welcomed the plan, while environmentalists derided it.

Bald eagles are among the wildlife protected by the Endangered Species Act over the years. The Interior Department announced plans to streamline the act, a move criticized by environmentalists. The proposal would reduce the mandatory, independent reviews that government scientists have been performing for 35 years.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26143098
 

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