"I want to minimize my dependency on outside stuff, " he says, adding he built his own graphics technology instead of using Apple's.

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My mention of mineral resource vulnerability may surprise some but I should point out the heavy dependency of rare earth minerals in technology such as mobile devices and consumer electronics, and the limited supply we have.

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"I believe that as we increase our dependency on Internet of Things, and because it is not a fully stable technology per se, the probability of having problems increases, " says Evangeis Ouzounis, the head of the secure infrastructure and services unit at the European Network and Information Security Agency.

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"I am changing parties to a party of hope for America, not a party of dependency, " Shelby told The Associated Press on the day he defected.

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Anemia sets its own terms with quite obvious biological conclusions, and I have spent these last weeks under expert medical care in Los Angeles with an almost erotic dependency on various IV drips.

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