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Jupiter took a bullet for us last weekend.

nytimes.com

“An object, probably a comet that nobody saw coming, plowed into the giant planet’s colorful cloud tops sometime Sunday, splashing up debris and leaving a black eye the size of the Pacific Ocean.” read

Chris Sharma Rocks!

Bacteria make computers look like pocket calculators

guardian.co.uk/science

“Computers are evolving – literally. While the tech world argues netbooks vs notebooks, synthetic biologists are leaving traditional computers behind altogether. A team of US scientists have engineered bacteria that can solve complex mathematical problems faster than anything made from silicon.” read

Wireless power could make the electric plug a thing of the past

Red Bull to retain Webber for 2010

racer.com

German Grand Prix winner Mark Webber will stay on with Red Bull Racing for the 2010 season after agreeing a new deal with the team.more

When will you get Windows 7 RTM?

“Microsoft’s Windows team blogger Brandon LeBlanc set out the schedule for actual availability of the Windows code, with various milestones between now and general availability on 22 October.” read

via news.zdnet.co.uk

10 Motorsports Events You Must See

wired.com/autopia

“There’s a famous quote that goes something like “There are only three true sports: auto racing, bullfighting and mountain climbing. All the rest are children’s games at which men play.” With that in mind, we put our noodles together and came up with our list “The Top 10 Motorsports Events You Must See.” From the home office in Maranello…” read

Apollo Turns 40

The untold story of the lunar landing per popularmechanics.com.

Click on the image for the whole story:

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NASA - Apollo 40th Anniversary. Click on the image:

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WSJ’s photo journal on the Moon landing. here

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Apollo 11 moon landing: top 15 NASA inventions

Obama’s All-Star Pitch Coverage

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
Obama’s All-Star Pitch
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Political Humor Joke of the Day

The grand Google plan against the whole Microsoft stack

blogs.zdnet.com

“With its release of a NeatX server, however buggy and primitive it may be, Google has signaled its effort to go after the entire Microsoft software stack.” more