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The Waterblogged.info team sat in stunned and uncharacteristic silence as our obviously exasperated editorial director went over our performance evaluation, point by point, explaining why we not only failed to get the overall Exceeds Expectations rating that we fully anticipated–leading to a raise and water-cooler bragging rights–but instead got spanked with an unexpected and embarrassing [...]

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Waterblogged.info recently discussed the Watercone®, a new product out of Germany—essentially a low-tech personal solar desalination unit that its creators see as a partial solution to the lack of potable water in many parts of the globe. The mini-still condenses freshwater evaporated by the sun from saltwater, sort of like a mini-water cycle. (The link [...]

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