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Milky Way packed with planets*
We may be getting closer to ‘solving’ the [in]famous Drake equation. The only worrying variable is L, the lifespan of an intelligent civilization. Although, if other civilizations are as keen on self-destruction as are we, then that might also explain Fermi’s Paradox.
* However, the Nougat Quotient remains, sadly, unknown :(
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Dark matter
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Top 10 places to find royalty free, public domain, stock photos
Stephen Hawking in the news: “It is important for the human race to spread out into space for the survival of the species… Life on Earth is at the ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by a disaster, such as sudden global warming, nuclear war, a genetically engineered virus or other dangers we have not yet thought of.” – He’s also working on a children’s book a la Harry Potter, sans magic. Dude!
Footage of meteoroid hitting the moon.
Court orders Bob Taft (Governor- OH) to disclose potentially scandalous records. Corrupt Bob must give up. What a loser.
Aussie lyrebird is like a freaking dictaphone of nature! I’ve heard wild stories about this bird, but hear it imitate – perfectly! – a buzzing chainsaw, and two different camera shutters!
After the Rodney King riots in South Central, the city gave residents a plot of land in good faith. How nice! They’ve since turned it into the largest urban farm in America! Unfortunately, it is at this very moment under corporate and police attack. It seems the land was dubiously sold out from under The People to developers. Shame, shame, shame! This is outrageous, and reeks of the kind of “indian-giving” that white people are most famous for.
Don’t even try to cancel AOL. They’ll just give you the runaround and, erm, ask for your father. WTF.
Sexy ro-bots having sexy sex.
An even weirder video: “dancing” Japanese girls teaching defensive English. I guess. Don’t make fun of them.
EFF‘s The Corruptibles!
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“Triple Neptune” system discovered
Fourteenth Colony of Kobol discovered a scant 41 light-years away!
The first two orbit closer to their sun than does the Earth from its own; the third lies in a more habitable zone, although it likely has a crushingly heavy atmosphere. Cool news.