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8 Amazing Works of Art You Need a Microscope to Appreciate
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It's one thing to paint the weeping, planet-sized face of Jesus Christ hovering in space; it's another to intentionally make the job more difficult on yourself by picking the hardest possible medium to create your work. Like, for instance, if the thing you were sculpting or drawing on was microscopic. http://digg.com/news/business/8_amazing_works_of_art_you_need_a_microscope_to_apprec
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34 Votes
New Google privacy policy won't affect Apps for business, government
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Paying for Google services? Your contract may well give you greater privacy rights than the general public. http://digg.com/news/technology/new_google_privacy_policy_won_t_affect_apps_for_business_government
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36 Votes
Consumer 'White Spaces' Gadgets, Chipsets In The Works
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The official launch later today of the world's first commercial TV white spaces network is likely to spark questions about when the first white spaces-enabled consumer gadget will launch. The answer: one to two years. The first FCC-approved white spaces device is a 1.5-lb. radio. http://digg.com/news/technology/consumer_white_spaces_gadgets_chipsets_in_the_works
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26 Votes
Death Row Inmate's Life Of 'Leisure': Hembree Writes a Shocking Letter
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A North Carolina community is outraged by a death row inmate's public note outlining his life of "leisure" and mocking the families of his victims. In an open letter to the The Gaston Gazette, convicted murderer Danny Robbie Hembree Jr. taunts a "cowardly" justice system and lists the luxuries he enjoys while locked up behind bars at Central Prison in Raleigh. http://digg.com/news/wor
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40 Votes
Untangling the question of antimatter mass
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Boffins spin up positronium A group of researchers at University of California Riverside hopes to chip away at one of physics’ ‘question of questions’ – why the blazes we’re here at all. Their hope is to make electron/positron pairs live long enough to measure the positron’s mass and find out if it’s different to the electron.…
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39 Votes
Planet-hunting Kepler hits EXOPLANET JACKPOT
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11 systems, 26 planets added to inventory NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler spacecraft has identified a slew of new subjects, adding 26 planets in 11 systems to its inventory.…
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20 Votes
Newt Gingrich wants Moon to be 51st US state
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Promises permanent Moon base by 2020, Mars as next target Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is telling the people of Florida about his plans for a permanent base on the Moon, and suggesting it may be possible for the satellite to become the 51st US state.…
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23 Votes
Scott Walker Recall Effort: Governor Leads Opponents, Has Favorable Approval Rating
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Slightly more Wisconsin voters approve than disapprove of the job Republican Gov. Scott Walker is doing as he prepares for an expected recall election, according to a poll released Wednesday. Walker also showed a slight lead or a lead when compared to four potential Democratic opponents, according to a Marquette University Law School poll. http://digg.com/news/politics/scott_walker_re
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