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Exclusive: Congressman Preps Bill to End Terror War Authority

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 10:35pm
A prominent legislator thinks it's time for the broad post-9/11 law authorizing the war on terrorism to expire. And he's going to introduce a bill to repeal it.

There's a Movie in the Works About the Bra Designers Behind the Apollo Spacesuits

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 10:25pm
Warner Bros. has tapped a new writer to pen a screenplay based on the book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, which chronicles the Playtex designers behind the NASA program's spacesuits.

No Longer Dominating Its Market, TiVo Plots a Software Comeback

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 9:46pm
TiVo has become the Kleenex of the TV world -- a once dominant brand that's become a generic commodity. Yes, we still call recording a TV show "TiVoing." But as cable and satellite companies started offering their own DVRs and cheap streaming boxes from Roku, Apple and others flooded the market, TiVO has been increasingly marginalized and risks irrelevancy. That's changing, though, as the company moves beyond hardware to the far more lucrative world of software and licensing.

Solar-Powered Plane Breaks World Record for Distance

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 9:40pm
Solar Impulse pilot Andr? Borschberg completed a record-setting flight in the wee hours this morning after flying more than 950 miles on solar power alone, even if he was, strictly speaking, going backward for part of the trip. His impressive flight from Phoenix to Dallas completed the second leg of the Solar Impulse team's "Across America" ...

A Natural History of Fluoride

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 9:30pm
Contrary to what many people believe, fluoride is not some evil scourge of industrial society. Wired Science blogger Deborah Blum debunks some anti-fluoride misinformation, and shares a natural history of the element.

Not a Fan of Runways? This Off-Roading Jet Is for You

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 9:23pm
The Swiss love adding functionality to existing products. But you can only tack on so many corkscrews and tweezers to a knife, so one company decided to make a twin-engine jet that can take off and land without the luxury of a runway.

Salesforce Nabs Open Source Database Guru for War on Oracle

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 8:48pm
The grudge match between Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and his former protege Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce.com, has reached legendary proportions in recent years. Salesforce has now added more fuel to the fire, hiring Tom Lane, a core contributor to PostgreSQL, an open source database that provides an alternative to Oracle software.

Teens, Social Media, and Privacy

Slashdot - May 23, 2013 - 8:45pm
Categories: Geek, Opinion

Obama Swears Drone Surge Is Done

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 8:04pm
Drone strikes will remain a fixture of U.S. counterterrorism. But President Obama, in a major speech, signaled that he's going to rein in their use.

WikiLeaks Donations Down to a Trickle

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 7:42pm
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange approaches the one-year anniversary of his confinement in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, a report released Wednesday reveals that donations to the secret-spilling site have slowed to a trickle.

Kim Dotcom Claims Ownership of Two-Factor Authentication

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 7:37pm
Infamous file-sharing kingpin Kim Dotcom claimed today he is the inventor of two-factor authentication, a method of securing online services.

Strange Dark Matter Interactions Could Create Galactic Disks and Dark Light

Wired - May 23, 2013 - 7:02pm
A small percentage of the dark matter in our universe might be able to interact with itself through an as yet unknown dark force, forming dark atoms and possibly even emitting dark light.

3D Printers For Peace Contest

Slashdot - May 23, 2013 - 5:45pm
Categories: Geek, Opinion

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