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Straws made from sugar, wheat, bamboo and pasta are vying to replace the now-reviled plastic ones. But are any up to the...Test.
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From the archives: Android is open—except for all the good parts. Source: Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling ope...I’m starting to think the EU’s nasty attitude towards UK leaving is mostly fear combined with a bit of miff. The EU is afraid. Britain was the stabilizer for the EU, the big nation-state with massive democratic political legitimacy and insulated from continental tribal history.
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I have a Nokia 6.1 (US 2018) phone running AndroidOne. No complaints except the camera locks up every once in awhile, bu...Federal Government Should Not Be Funding Local Projects
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