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E=mc^2 Verified In Quantum Chromodynamic Calculation chirishnique and other readers sent in a story in AFP about a heroic supercomputer computation that has verified Einstein’s most famous equation at the level of subatomic particles for the first…
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Google empowers users to edit search results

Internet giant now lets users reshuffle results so their favourite websites get top billing and disliked destinations get discarded
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Apple stock back to pre-iPhone levels

Apple experienced significant stock growth thanks to the iPhone, but even Steve Jobs & Co. are susceptible to the financial doldrums. The entire tech sector is chill’n on the poop…
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In Search of a Research Assistant

If you follow me on Twitter, then you already know that I’m looking for a research assistant, a person whose primary job would be to help me dig up information for longer, in-depth blog…
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Q-Dir Explores Files with Multiple Panes and Custom Views [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Free file browser Q-Dir makes for a good USB drive app or installed replacement for Windows Explorer for those who do a serious amount of file swapping, or just like to be able…
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iPhone 2.2 Firmware Update Now Available [IPhone] The long-awaited 2.2 firmware updates for iPhones and iPod touch models hit iTunes at midnight last night, pushing a good deal of new features and long-awaited fixes to the mobile devices….
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Evernote Passes 500,000 Registered Users, Most of Them On The iPhone

Some apps wander around the wilderness for a while until they can find the perfect home. For Evernote, that home is the iPhone. The note-taking, picture-capturing, voice-recording,…
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OrbLive Apps Stream Media and TV to Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download] iPhone/iPod touch only: Streaming media server Orb has released free and $9.99 versions of an app that lets you watch videos, listen to music, check documents and even stream live or recorded…
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Quick look at the 2.2 iPhone firmware scaled.IMG 0003
I took some shots of 2.2 in action. The walking directions would have been great for the past two weeks - I’ve had so much trouble using car-based GPS in walking/biking cities. Streetview…
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[Edible Idiom] Avoir du pain sur la planche

Baguette

This is part of a series on French idiomatic expressions that relate to food. Read the introductory Edible Idiom post, and browse the list of French idioms featured so far.

This week’s…