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| Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:07 PM PDT  10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:1. Don't talk to aliens, warns Stephen Hawking THE aliens are out there and Earth had better watch out, at least according to Stephen Hawking. He has suggested that extraterrestrials are almost certain to exist — but that instead of seeking them out, humanity should be doing all it that can to avoid any contact. More @ TimesOnline 2. Introducing Google Places Today the Local Business Center is becoming Google Places. Why? Millions of people use Google every day to find places in the real world, and we want to better connect Place Pages — the way that businesses are being found today — with the tool that enables business owners to manage their presence on Google. More @ Googleblog 3. Facebook Accounts Hacked, Sold Verisign's iDefense Labs has discovered a website that lists some 1.5 million compromised Facebook accounts "for sale." The selling price is $25 per 1000 accounts with ten friends or less, and $45 per 1,000 for those accounts with more than ten friends. More @ PCWorld 4. WiFi and Bluetooth sniffing rifle 5. Security FUD In Action: Not Windows' Fault, Nope, Not at All The game of giving Microsoft a free pass on security flaws continues, despite the rapid growth of the world wide botnet and more Windows exploits roaming the planet than ever. More @ LinuxToday 6. Why StarCraft isn't coming to iPad, consoles anytime soon After playing the version of Red Alert released for the iPad, it's clear that the device's large, beautiful touchscreen is a natural fit for real-time strategy games. Now it's just a matter of someone stepping up and doing it right. During our time at Blizzard, we asked the question that has been flooding our inbox: is StarCraft coming to the iPad? More @ ArsTechnica 7. White House Gives Back: Drupal Gets New Custom Code Taking its relationship with Drupal to the next level, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it has released to the public some of the custom code it's developed for the Whitehouse.gov website. More @ LinuxInsider 8. Japanese Government and Industry Aim for Mind-Controlled Robots and Electronics in 10 Years 9. Hubble Celebrates 20 Years of Astonishing Discoveries Space shuttle Discovery roared into orbit April 24, 1990, with a most precious cargo, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. In the two decades since, teams of astronauts working from other shuttles repaired the orbiting eye on the universe and extended its abilities far beyond what was thought possible for longer than many thought realistic. More @ nasa.gov 10. 10 Bizarre and Fascinating Medical Tales The medical world is full of tales of the bizarre, ranging from rare, mysterious diseases to odd medical anomalies. Today's list will focus on ten of these fascinating stories. More @ Listverse  |
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