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Another week comes to close and it's certainly not without some quirky sci-tech stories to end on a bang. First, you've got to give the Germans credit for trying whatever might work when it comes to staving off the effects of global warming. Scientists are reportedly using a giant screen to trap cold air over a large glacier in the Swiss Alps. If nothing else, they hope the process will be slowed. Technically, it's supposed to make a difference. But obviously on a practical level it's hard to see it used on a much larger scale. Whether you believe it will work or not, that story's got nothing on the believability of the latest Bigfoot tale.

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Is the Lego brick really 50 years old? Wow. Google also has a tribute. (Of course that link won't make sense after today.) In any case, how many people remember building Lego cities or robots or life-sized sculptures of Stephen Colbert? Ah, those were the days. OK, if the latter seems odd, check out the work of Nathan Sawaya. (Who knew there were pink bricks?) Anyway, I'm finalizing a story for tonight's Evening News with Katie Couric that has to do with updating brick and mortar abodes, especially for the elderly. Be sure to tune in.

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TGIF. U2? U23D?? Definitely. It's Friday and one of my New Year's resolutions was to update this Tech Talk blog more frequently. So, I've resolved to make the entries less wordy, more casual-y, and perhaps even timely. The subject matter will still be based in the high-tech domain but occasionally may branch out to include more pop culture stuff.

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