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Disqus, pronounced “discuss”, is a service and tool for web comments and discussions. Disqus makes commenting easier and more interactive, while connecting websites and commenters across a thriving discussion community.

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Steller sea lions from Alaska’s Panhandle to California’s Channel Islands have reached recovery targets and should be removed from the endangered-species list, according to the federal agency that oversees them.

The eastern population of the marine mammal has increased from about 34,000 in 1997 to 70,000 in 2010, according to federal officials.

The recommendation Wednesday from the National Marine Fisheries Service, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), does not affect the endangered status of the western population, which includes sea lions throughout the Aleutian Islands.

Fishing restrictions put in place there to aid sea lions were challenged by commercial fishing interests and the state of Alaska.

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While Google’s augmented-reality glasses are receiving immense attention they’re certainly not the first pieces of eyewear to include an integrated display.

Recon has been in the head-up display (HUD) game since 2010. The company’s first product, the Transcend, was a partnership with Zeal Optics to bring a HUD to the eyes of skiers and snowboarders. The HUD goggles use a rider’s GPS location to display elevation, speed, and time of day in a small screen that sits at the bottom-right of the user’s field of vision — and it’s all in real time. All the cumulative data from a day on the slopes can be downloaded to a computer, and the GPS information can be associated with interactive maps so users can chart their speeds against location.

Recon’s current MOD ($300) and MOD Live ($400) products augment the original Transcend goggles with features that include jump analytics, buddy tracking, music playback, navigation, and smartphone connectivity. The goggles won’t tell you that the subway is running late, but Android connectivity will alert you when you have an incoming call or text.

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Even after spending $1 billion in cash and stock to buy instagram earlier this week,facebook STILL has at least $4 billion in cash to spend right now. In a couple weeks, Facebook will have another couple billion to spend, thanks to its $5 billion IPO. Now, it’s obviously very unlikely that Facebook will go out and spend any of that $4 billion in the next few weeks or months. But and this was our source’s good point the cash does mean that Google or microsoft orAmazon can’t step in and buy Tumblr, Pinterest, or some other big social media startup without worry about Facebook bidding up the price. There is no Facebook is out of cash discount for its rivals.

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