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Zero emissions idea floated by climate 'nerd' getting traction at UN conference in Peru
2014-12-10 21:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Pulling a worn, yellowed copy of the 1992 U.N. climate change convention from her handbag, Farhana Yamin points to the paragraph that states its goal: To stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations at a level that would prevent dangerous warming. It doesn't provide any guidance on how to do that. But Yamin does. And, in a historic first, dozens of governments now embrace her prescription. The global climate pact set for adoption in Paris next year should phase out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,...
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DHX Media to buy Vancouver-based Nerd Corps for up to $57 million
2014-12-02 17:15:55| Telecom - Topix.net
DHX Media Ltd. has agreed to pay up to $57 million to acquire Nerd Corps Entertainment Inc., which has an animation studio in Vancouver that produces content for television, mobile and online media. Among the Nerd Corps original properties is "Slugterra," which has been broadcast in more than 150 countries including Disney XD in Canada and the United States.
On Fire in The Valley: Why Halt and Catch Fire, Is the Strongest of the Nerd Shows
2014-09-11 08:16:05| Real Estate - Topix.net
Taking iphone-glued Millennials back three decades, ' Halt and Catch Fire ' is AMC's response to the recent TV tech craze . The period drama features three driven characters, Joe MacMillan , Gordon Clark , and Cameron Howe at Cardiff Electric, a tech startup in the early 80's racing against IBM to engineer the first portable PC.
Navy NeRD eReader Lacks Ports and WiFi, but Comes Chock Full of Books
2014-05-07 23:48:08| Wireless - Topix.net
There are plenty of eReaders out there, but none of them are secure enough to be used on US Navy vessels.
Christmas, nerd style: Play with 22,000 remotely controlled lights, watch the results in real-time
2013-12-24 16:36:14| Extremetech
What do you get if you combine Christmas, jury-rigged electronics, 22,000 lights, over a dozen inflatables, webcams, and custom server software running on a Linux server? Alek Komarnitsky's controllable Christmas lights, of course! Every year, Alek -- who is one of the world wide web's most infamous OGs -- lights up his house with 22,000 lights and over a dozen inflatables, and then lets strangers on the internet control them all via a gaudy website. Why? To raise money for research into celiac disease, which his kids were diagnosed with a few years ago.
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