That was almost a haiku if you drag "wire" out into two syllables, but the last line completely strays. What about this?

Synchrotron light source
Positron tomography
Superconductors

...fuchsia? fucoids? I can't tell what you're spelling out.

Oh man! I knew these seemed oddly familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Thank you.

I glanced at the article and the first word was "Toronto". Apparently that's why this isn't a story about them getting arrested.

In related news:

Apple spent a tiny, tiny portion of their profits bludgeoning their competition in patent litigation.

$100 million sure sounds like a lot until you see how much they make.

With SOPA, they can take your site down if you link to (or, presumably, mention) megaupload.com. Think about that one for a minute.

I know that admitting this means I have to turn in my Obscure Indie Game Enthusiast card, but I didn't know about Uplink until yesterday when I bought the newest Humble Bundle. Played it some today. Still amazed that they made the idea work at all, and that it's actually quite a bit of fun.

We all owe a huge debt of gratitude to Introversion for their pioneering work in indie games. I know that their games have a particular flair that doesn't appeal to everyone, but *that's the whole point* of indie games; with enough independent developers, you eventually get something quirky and awesome that fits your particular tastes.

We already have a more appropriate name prepared for it.

Using stars between us and the black hole as a lens to magnify the viewing target? That seems like the astronomer's equivalent of a ninja move. Brilliant.

We're sure getting a lot of use out of Hubble. Weren't we planning on decommissioning it at some point in time? I'm glad we didn't.

They're not giving that vaccine to *my* sweet, innocent, raging hormonal teenage boy!