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Journal Journal: Out-of-control teens abuse toddler and then post a video

I was pretty shocked by this post which shows a video of a child huddling on the floor of a car while being slapped and prodded by her teenage guardians. The teenagers make jokes about the child being on drugs (I hope they were joking).

Scary stuff if you're a parent.

Microsoft

Submission + - Delay in new releases cause MS partners to bail (nojailforpot.com)

Frosty Piss writes: "A new study says past delays in Microsoft Corp.'s products are causing some businesses to think twice about renewing the long-term service agreements that include rights to upgrade to future versions of its programs. 26 percent of the 61 information technology professionals surveyed by Forrester Research said they had decided not to renew their Microsoft Software Assurance agreements when they expire, opting instead to buy the software as needed."
Space

Submission + - Female Astronaut Sets Space Record (thestar.com)

Raver32 writes: "U.S. astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams set a record for the longest single spaceflight by any woman. Williams, who has lived at the space station since December, surpassed the record of 188 days set by astronaut Shannon Lucid at the Mir space station in 1996. "It's just that I'm in the right place at the right time," Williams, 41, said when Mission Control in Houston congratulated her on the record. "Even when the station has little problems, it's just a beautiful, wonderful place to live.""

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