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  • n  the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids

  • But the increasing porousness of the East-West border coincides with the disintegration of the economies of most of Eastern Europe, and it does not require much imagination to .
  • At first glance, the remedy for what is technically called osteoporosis (porousness of bone) seems obvious: feed the patient more calcium-rich food.
  • One of Second Life's big selling points, says Cory Ondreijka, Linden's chief technology officer, is "this porousness with information flowing in both directions.
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  • Kremlin finds way to avoid leaks: Typewriters
    Is this the future of national security? (Credit: Conrad.com screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) Dust off your Olivetti. It might be the future. The future of national security, at least. This quaint thought comes to mind as the result of news emerging from the inner bowels of the Kremlin. It seems the prospect of porousness created by WikiLeaks and current Russian resident Edward Snowden has ...
    July 11, 2013 - CNET

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