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Submission + - Stunning time lapse of the Earth from the ISS (youtube.com)

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The Bad Astronomer

on Sunday September 18, 2011 @12:08PM

The Bad Astronomer writes: "Science educator James Drake took 600 still photos from the International Space Station as it orbited the Earth, and created a fantastic time-lapse animation out of them. It must be seen to be appreciated; storms and cities fly past below in amazing clarity. I found this via Universe Today and added some commentary on my blog as well."

Submission + - Israel to join CERN as first non-European member (reuters.com)

Submitted by WorldPiece on Friday September 16, 2011 @03:57PM

WorldPiece writes: More accurately, first non-European full member. This comes with some opposition from groups pushing to boycott Israel academia in response to the Israeli government's policies.

Submission + - Linux update that looks like a redacted CIA doc (fedoraproject.org)

Submitted by StealthHunter on Friday September 16, 2011 @12:26PM

StealthHunter writes: When did updates start looking like recently unclassified and fully redacted documents? This recent update to the Fedora distribution leaves quite a bit to the imagination to the reader. Security folks may advise "apply security patches in a timely manner" while others may go a step further and say "read about what the patch does and consider the impact to the system before applying it." What is somebody supposed to do with this patch? Fav part: (See also _______)

Comment Morals (Score 4, Insightful) 384

by WorldPiece on Thursday September 15, 2011 @01:04PM (#37411328) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Low-Cost Tools To Track Employees' Web Use?

Seems to me that asking this question here is like going on a vegetarian's blog and asking whats the best cheap knife to butcher a cow with...

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