The prospect of sitting at a desk (probably in front of a computer), with only a thin partition separating you from a sea colleagues is sometimes too much to bear.

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In front of each computer in the Emergency Operations Center is a placard: Ethics, Immunization, Mental Health, Security, and dozens more.

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"Radio on demand, in one's home, in front of the computer, which is what MySpace actually is, is not a sexy alternative to owning what you want and taking it to the beach, to the party, to your workout, " he said.

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Nor is it for any denizen of the web who spends her days in front of a computer monitor.

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Almost every time you sit down in front of a computer, tap a smartphone or swipe an iPad screen, someone is collecting data about you.

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The study, out of the University College London, confirms that time spent at a computer is as damaging to the heart as time spent lounging in front of a television screen.

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The MREAL System for Mixed Reality (that's the full name -- or, if you want to drill down even further: the headset is the HM-A1 and the software platform is MP-100) generates video of one's surroundings using a pair of cameras positioned in front of the wearer's eyes, which is combined with computer-generated graphics.

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When objects are made up of a set number of polygons, the computer usually has to draw them all regardless of whether the object is right up front or a mile away.

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Much of the work is mind-numbing document review, my source says, sitting in a Midtown office in front of a computer, searching for highlighted words or phrases and quickly assessing their value as evidence in the case.

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