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MrSteveSD writes:
A Chinese Song Class submarine has managed to surface close enough to the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk to launch torpedoes. How the sub managed to slip past all of the defences is not yet known. Were the Chinese military trying to embarrass the US? Was it a mistake? Or is it simply a case of one of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk crew ordering a takeaway?
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MrSteveSD writes:
I've been visiting http://www.ericblumrich.com/ for several years. It's sort of an anti-Bush site with videos and fun animations, but it covers all sorts of things. Today I visited and there is a Department Of Homeland Security logo and a notice saying the site has (possibly) violated the Patriot act. I don't know if it's a joke or if it's real. You decide... Is this happening a lot in the US?
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MrSteveSD writes:
The BBC is reporting that China has tested an anti-satellite weapon against one of it's own weather satellites. In the past China has called for an international treaty against the weaponization of space, but these calls were rejected by the US, which continues to pursue its own space weapons programme. It is also worth noting that both the US and Russia already posses anti-satellite weaponry.
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MrSteveSD writes:
According to the BBC , German officials have seized Sandisk's MP3 players at the IFA show in Berlin. The Italian company Sisvel claims that Sandisk has refused to pay licence fees for the MP3 codec. Sisvel President Roberto Dini has said that Sandisk could get an edge over competitors by not paying the fees. How much are proprietary format licensing fees pushing up the cost of consumer goods?
