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GoG.com adds more Ubisoft games to DRM-free library

CD Projekt’s GOG.com game download site continues to add new classic PC game titles to its DRM-free library. Today the site announced a new agreement with Ubisoft that will bring a new batch of older games from that publisher to GoG.com …

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The Chimp Chat: Are Humans more rational then animals-Chimps

In this case, then, animals are more rational than we are. Whereas we’re willing to lose a couple bucks so that the other guy gets punished for his inequitable offer, chimps only act according to what will guarantee them the most …

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Welcome Entertainment Weekly readers to Physics Today – Physics …

Physics Today: In one of the first examples of embedding a video player into a print magazine, the US television network CBS has paid Entertainment Weekly to play a 40-minute video in the 18 September issue. Ironically the ad mentioned …

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Panel Nerds: Two Cents on Online Entertainment Content …

What: Media Bistro’s Producing Online Entertainment Content. The most telling moment of the night came when Paul Kontonis was asked “What would you tell someone just starting in online video?” and he replied “Don’t.”

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Mom Takes School Shopping to a Whole New Level | Strollerderby

Karen Dougherty is every 10-year-old boy’s nightmare mom. Take her views on school shopping , for instance: Well, you know how boys are, said Dougherty, as.

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More real estate hassle: New rules make home appraisals pricier …

The Home Valuation Code of Conduct was designed by regulators to protect appraisers from undue pressure from interested parties, such as real estate agents. The housing crisis was partly blamed on faulty appraisals, so the change in how …

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Last Polaroid cameras and film to be sold at Urban Outfitters tomorrow

We’ve had a hole in our hearts ever since the original Polaroid company stopped manufacturing instant film , filed for Chapter 11, and sold off its brand name, but it looks like those crazy kids at The Impossible Project are making some …

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U.S. Health-Care Not to Blame for Lower Life-Expectancy – NRO …

Its low ranking is often blamed on a poor performance by the health care system rather than on behavioral or social factors. … We find that, by standards of OECD countries, the US does well in terms of screening for cancer, …

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