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Absolutely blown away by the diversity of "news" and what may not even be "real" listed as news here. What a fascinating site. I suspect there is a lot more than the subtitle suggests... news for nerds. stuff that matters. Who invented this site anyhow? No, I bet you answered that in the FAQ. forget that I asked. It just slipped out. From the pace of the action I have seen in this short time online, I suspect a story becomes OLD stories within 24 hrs or less. That is astounding. I do beli

Comment Good Grief How Long (Score 1) 782

Folks if we have this in our hands now doesn't it beg the question of "how long will it be before the enemy has it too?"? In which case it becomes a genuine game changer and perhaps we won't need them any more! Or perhaps we simply demolish each other and go up in smoke together. How does our military decide which soldiers will carry and use these weapons? How will they debrief them when their tour of duty is over? I see a ton of questions for each remarkable comment they have made about how much more effective our troops will be in the field.
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Submission + - Earth's water didn't come from outer space (sciencemag.org)

sciencehabit writes: Where did Earth's oceans come from? Astronomers have long contended that icy comets and asteroids delivered the water for them during an epoch of heavy bombardment that ended about 3.9 billion years ago. But a new study suggests that Earth supplied its own water, leaching it from the rocks that formed the planet. The finding may help explain why life on Earth appeared so early, and it may indicate that other rocky worlds are also awash in vast seas.

Submission + - US Army Unveils New $35,000 "Rifle" (foxnews.com)

rbrander writes: Don't call it a "rifle", call it the "XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System" and get your $35,000 worth. Much more than a projector of high-speed lead, this device hurls small grenades that automatically detonate in mid-flight with 1-metre accuracy over nearly 800m. The vital field feature is the ability to explode 1m behind the wall you just lazed, the one with the enemy hiding behind it.

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