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11 must-see science videos of 2011
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)Disgraced gamer PR guy says 'uncle'
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com)
Paul Christoforo, the gaming hardware marketer who went from anonymity to infamy this week, irking thousands of gamers, appears to have reached the level needed for forgiveness: A huge helping of Humble Pie.
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Shuttle astronaut stops to smell the roses
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: One of the last astronauts to ride on a space shuttle will be riding a totally different vehicle on Sunday: a flower-bedecked float in the 2012 Rose Parade.
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12 must-see skywatching events in 2012
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
As the year 2011 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2012? What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?
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Verizon drops $2 'convenience' fee
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com)
Less than 24 hours after it announced it would charge a $2 "convenience fee" for every one-time online or phone payment customers make, Verizon Wireless reversed course after consumer outrage spilled onto the Web.
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16-year-old computer prodigy's life at risk
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com)
Arfa Karim Randhawa, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan who 7 years ago became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in the world, is on life support after suffering an epileptic attack.
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Video: The best game of the year
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://video.msnbc.msn.com)
Dragons and lightsabers defined some of the best games this year. These are the nominees for the game of the year. In-Game's Todd Kenreck reports. (In-Game)
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Gulp down a swig of New Year's Eve science
Posted by desidalal 143 days ago (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: When scientists play with their drinks, the results can make for interesting cocktail-party conversation.
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Scientists test sick Alaska seals for radiation
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
Scientists in Alaska are investigating whether local seals are being sickened by radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Globe-trotting turtle returns to sea after long rehab
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
A world-traveling sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is back home in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday after three long years of rest and rehabilitation. The endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found frigid and near-dead off the coast of the Netherlands in 2008, thousands of miles from the Gulf waters these turtles call home.
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Phishing email seeks Apple billing info
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com)
You won't get an email from Apple asking you to update your billing information. But if you think you got one in recent days, delete it; it's a phishing scam designed to snatch that info from you, and it's definitely not from the Cupertino company.
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D'oh! Top science journal retractions of 2011
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com)
Pot dispensaries lead to a crime drop. Use antibiotics, not surgery, to treat appendicitis. Some startling research has been published in the last year - and then retracted. Read about the top five most egregious.
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Did Columbus' crew bring syphilis to Europe?
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://www.msnbc.msn.com)
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, but when he returned from 'cross the seas, did he bring with him a new disease?
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Where will Russian probe fall? Too early to say
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Will Russia's doomed Phobos-Grunt spacecraft fall in Afghanistan? Experts say it's way too early to be that precise about a prediction.
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Kardashian, Jobs among most 'stumbled upon'
Posted by desidalal 146 days ago (http://digitallife.today.msnbc.msn.com)
Never thought you'd see Kim Kardashian and Steve Jobs linked in any way? The two, along with the Occupy movement, the royal wedding and Japan's tsunami tragedy, are among the most "stumbled upon" searches and links of 2011 — that is, those performed by StumbleUpon users.
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