Author: m1k3y

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill as seen from orbit

Devastating photo, taken from obrit by ISS resident Soichi Noguchi:

Oil spill of Gulf of Mexico, USA. on Twitpic

(higher rez photo here)

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill as seen from orbit

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The genomes of most modern humans are 1–4% Neanderthal — a result of interbreeding with the close relatives that went extinct 30,000 years ago, according to work by an international group of researchers. (via European and Asian genomes have traces of Neanderthal : Nature News)

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HUD pr0n in Iron Man 2

We want HUDs, we love Iron Man.

IronMan's in-suit HUD

(pic nicked from io9)

Here’s a neat viral video that will make more sense once you’ve seen Iron Man 2.

(viral vid via Tech Digest)

Gimme!

HUD pr0n in Iron Man 2

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Thousands of workers are to join in a nationwide strike on Wednesday, while the Greek parliament is expected to vote on the deeply unpopular measures on Thursday and European leaders hold a summit to approve the bailout on Friday.

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Financial markets fell sharply on fears the EU-IMF bailout package for Greece may not be enough and that the crisis could spread to other weak eurozone economies like Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

(via Acropolis stormed as Euro stocks dive)

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