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Simulation shows Discovery’s final flight — into D.C. (video)

Slash — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:08:08 +0000

Next week, the Space Shuttle Discovery will take to the air for the last time, aboard NASA’s special 747. But why wait to see the combo soar above Washington when you can watch this video?

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YouTube returns to rock out in Coachella this weekend

Slash — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:41:26 +0000

Like last year, YouTube will live-stream the giant music festival. You can choose from three channels, and (probably) see the headliners, all without bathroom lines.

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Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuclear plant on thumb drive

Slash — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:19:59 +0000

A story in ISSSource says that Iranian double agents used an infected memory stick to hit the facility with the worm that severely damaged Iran’s nuclear program.

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‘Cool’ gadgets shine at Stanford

Slash — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:33:34 +0000

At the Cool Product Expo, entrepreneurs show off everything from electric cars to personalized 3D printers to a scent production machine.

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‘Texts from Hillary’ calls it quits

Slash — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 21:48:04 +0000

The hit Tumblr got Hillary Clinton to make a submission. But now the site has become too much, and its creators said today that they’re pulling the plug on the project.

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Titanic disaster unlikely to happen in this age, experts say

Slash — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Modern warning systems plus radar and a better sense of oceanography make it unlikely that a ship could be lost at sea–with hundreds or even thousands dead–in 2012.

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George Lucas loses NIMBY clash over giant digital arts complex

Slash — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:04:31 +0000

The “Star Wars” filmmaker had hoped to build a 260,000-square-foot technology production facility about 30 minutes north of San Francisco. But neighbors didn’t want the project.

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3D printing pioneer 3D Systems buys My Robot Nation

Slash — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:37:00 +0000

With the acquisition, the 3D printing giant gains access to a new customer base, one that is familiar with personalized 3D creations and primed to buy many other types of products.

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‘Texts from Hillary:’ When LOLCats met Hillary Clinton

Slash — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:37:54 +0000

The hottest new Tumblr features witty fictional text messages between the U.S. secretary of state and the likes of President Obama, Lady Gaga, and others. Now Hillary herself has weighed in.

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Who says Silicon Valley forgets you if you’re over 40?

Slash — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Everyone knows that talented, young software engineers are getting handed bags of money these days. But older tech workers are also finding it easier to get hired in the Valley.

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