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- noun A
technological solution to aproblem .
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Examples
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Think about one "technofix" that went wrong - the Aswan Dam on the Egyptian Nile.
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But for me, the problem with the ending was that it hinged on a sudden Doctorish technofix that was completely out of place in this story.
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That's probably less than what some of the CEOs of these companies collect in a single year, which gives me an idea on what we could use to try plugging the leak. "bloommarko4 said," There's no reliable technofix for deep water oil drilling other than to reduce our demand for irreplaceable resources.
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Where, then, lies the hope or technofix that is more authentic than fantasy or daydreaming?
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Furthermore, the side-effects of technofix are not always considered.
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I say guilty pleasure because this movie is the paradigmatic technofix movie.
Energy Bulletin - 2009
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I say guilty pleasure because this movie is the paradigmatic technofix movie.
Energy Bulletin - 2009
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Along with a belief in progress, we have been tempted by "technofix."
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No technofix is available to change that and building new highways will only make it worse. it's cities that work.
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The technofix urge is remarkable amongst the owning-class.
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