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Technical Problems, Cost Overruns Plague Mars Project   more similar news »
Engineers must redesign the heat shield for the Mars Science Laboratory, adding another $20 million to $30 million to NASA's ambitious project that is already $165 million over budget.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Microsoft Wants Sync to Control More Than Gadgets   more similar news »
Microsoft wants to bring the internet to our cars -- oh, and advertising, too.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Facebook Launches Band Pages   more similar news »
Look out, MySpace -- Facebook Music adds cool ways for bands to promote themselves on the popular social networking site.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Rock Star-Turned-Physicist Trades Keyboard for Atom Smasher   more similar news »
Physicist Brian Cox played in a band that recorded what became the anthem of Britain's Labour Party. Now he's about to simulate the big bang at CERN's super collider. A Wired.com Q&A from the TED conference in Monterey, California.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Teenage Hacker Is Blind, Brash and in the Crosshairs of the FBI   more similar news »
A 17-year old from East Boston, blind from birth, has nevertheless gained access to telephone company systems over and over again. It's pissing off AT&T and Verizon and making him the target of federal prosecutors and the FBI.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Regina Lynn's Sex Drive: Internet Pushes Polyamory to Its 'Tipping Point'   more similar news »
After heating up on Usenet and relationship blogs, "responsible, consensual nonmonogamy" boils over into the mainstream. Commentary by Regina Lynn.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Feb. 29, 45 B.C.: Julius Caesar Takes the Leap   more similar news »
Julius Caesar figures out that those extra hours have added up, and he reforms the Roman calendar by adding an extra day every four years. Enter the leap year.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Algebra, Geometry, Functions: At 38, Taking the SAT Is Tough   more similar news »
Wired Staff Writer Steve Knopper guinea pigs himself by taking the SAT as an adult, and finds it just as grueling as was the first time.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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TED 2008: Humans Are Just Machines for Propagating Memes, Susan Blackmore Says   more similar news »
British scholar Susan Blackmore says that as memes -- ideas or information that copy themselves from person to person through repetition -- are evolving much like genes. In fact, Blackmore argues that humans are mere vehicles for the replication and evolution of memes.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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The Cold War-Era Assault on Comic Book Culture, Revisited   more similar news »
Author Dave Hajdu tells the story of an infamous time in magazine history in the United States in his new book, The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America. While today's gamers eagerly await the latest version of Grand Theft Auto, we recall a time when the ten-cent comic book was about as titillating as it got, and what the U.S. did to try to purge it.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Alt Text Video: Link's Weapons in Zelda   more similar news »
Wired's Lore Sjöberg dives into the Legend of Zelda universe for a look at Link's boomerangs, swords, bombs and other tools of destruction. Join us each week for Lore's cartoons and his insightful, slightly warped commentary.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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How to 'Google Bomb' an Enemy   more similar news »
Got a bone to pick with an internet adversary? Peeved at a scofflaw organization or a shady political figure? Get revenge in proper geek fashion by crafting a Google bomb.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Will New Blu-ray Drives Suck Your Laptop Battery Dry?   more similar news »
One reason Blu-ray drives haven't shown up in many notebook PCs may be that early versions of the drives are power hogs, eating up so much battery life that you might only get halfway through a movie before needing to plug in.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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NASA's Lunar Low-Rider   more similar news »
The Chariot is NASA's radically new design for a lunar rover. No doors, no windows and no seats -- and each of its six wheels has independent steering.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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'Chicago 10' Animates 'Woodstock of Politics'   more similar news »
Filmmaker Brett Morgen mixes rotoscope animation with vivid archival footage from the '60s into what he calls a "mythomentary," radically repackaging historic political protests for the YouTube generation.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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NASA's Lunar Lowrider   more similar news »
The Chariot is NASA's radically new design for a lunar rover. No doors, no windows and no seats -- and each of its six wheels has independent steering.

Fri Feb 29, 2008
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Heated Snoozing Suit Boosts Deep Sleep   more similar news »
Dutch researchers have created a warmed sleeping suit that helps insomniacs and healthy people sleep better.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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The Environmental Defense Fund's Fred Krupp on the Best Capitalist Climate Solutions   more similar news »
Wired sits down with author and president of the Environmental Defense Fund, Fred Krupp, and discuss his new book, green technology and the state of the U.S. economy.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Robin Williams' Impromptu Riff Fills Dead Air at TED Conference   more similar news »
At the TED conference in Monterey, an unexpected technical glitch almost led to an embarrassing spot of silence -- until comedian Robin Williams stood up from the audience and entertained the crowd with an impromptu riff on the day's topics.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Paint LED Art With Philips' Giant Light Canvas   more similar news »
Philips unveils a paint-by-LED art canvas and the G-Lab has its own home-brewed version.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Ubuntu Brainstorm Takes the Pulse of the Linux Community   more similar news »
A new community website named Ubuntu Brainstorm aggregates user feedback about the popular Linux distribution. Visitors can comment on and rank the various suggestions and feature requests using a Digg-style voting system.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Google Sites, a New App for Building Your Own One-Click Wiki   more similar news »
A new web application for creating websites joins Google's stable of browser-based tools. Google Sites is a free application that anyone can use to build a community-editable wiki.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Forget Dark Matter: This Astrophysicist Found the Fastest Way to Board a Plane   more similar news »
Astrophysicist Jason Steffen has found a way to get people aboard an airplane that's at least four times more efficient than what most airlines are doing now. It will save you time and the airlines money.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Coming Soon From VW: A 69.9 MPG Diesel Hybrid   more similar news »
Toyota beware: Volkswagen's jumping into the hybrid game with a 7-speed, twin-clutch diesel electric Golf that's cleaner than the Prius. Europe gets it first, of course, but it meets California emissions and could come stateside.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Online Health Service Won't Take Ads, Google Promises   more similar news »
Saying that "trust for Google is the most important currency on the internet," CEO Eric Schmitt describes the company's controversial new service as platform for users to store their medical files, and nothing more.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Yahoo Investors Suing Embattled Company Over Microsoft Bid   more similar news »
Saying that Yahoo breached its duty by spurning Redmond's $44 billion takeover offer, seven shareholders are suing to make the deal go through.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Harvard Net Scholars Spearhead Safety Task Force   more similar news »
The creation of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force fulfills an agreement to keep a more watchful eye for sexual predators who haunt social networking sites like MySpace.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Now Google Wants to be Your (Website) Creator, Too   more similar news »
New tools designed to allow almost anyone to create a website will be made available for free by the company, which says "We are literally adding an edit button to the web."

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Newest Terrorist Threat: Unmanned, Robotic Drones   more similar news »
Robotics offers terrorists a cheap and easy way to produce aerial drones that can be used to attack targets from the air, military experts say.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Ethanol Industry, Bigger Than Ever, Says Its Critics Are Wrong   more similar news »
Ethanol production and consumption skyrocketed last year. So did criticism from environmentalists and scientists. The industry has two words for its critics: You're wrong.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Ex-Dishwasher Brings 'Dishwasher' to Xbox Live Arcade   more similar news »
A rising star in the world of game design, James Silva revisits his humble restaurant roots (and tips his hat to Bruce Lee).

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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How to Get Ahead on LinkedIn   more similar news »
More than just a biz-minded social network for grown-ups, LinkedIn is one of the best places on the web to meet your future employer. Learn to rule the digital job market with our simple guide.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Sleek In-Ear Buds, MacMini Rival and PC-to-HDTV Media Extender   more similar news »
Browse this week's Wired.com gadget reviews for ear buds designed by hearing aid specialists, an extender to put your PC media on your HDTV, and more of the latest tech.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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What's Wired This Month -- Stargate: SG-1 Reborn, March Madness on Demand, 100 Days of Monsters   more similar news »
From resurrected TV shows and killer schoolgirls to advanced wine accoutrements and a nose-hair trimmer for the future, see what's got us all agog this month.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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The Brash Boys at 37signals Will Tell You: Keep it Simple, Stupid   more similar news »
The developers at 37signals created the software tools that defined Web 2.0. But add features or horsepower? Not a chance, no matter how much you beg.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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TED 2008: How Good People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib   more similar news »
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo speaks Thursday at the TED conference about parallels between his 1971 "prison experiment" at Stanford and prisoner abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq more than 30 years later. Wired.com's exclusive video from Zimbardo's talk features Abu Ghraib photos he says have not been published.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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NSFW: Disturbing New Photos From Abu Ghraib   more similar news »
Wired.com is publishing several rarely seen photos of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, taken from a video shown by psychologist Philip Zimbardo at the TED conference in Monterey, California.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Feb. 28, 1561: 'Father of Surgery' Explains the Head Wound   more similar news »
Ambroise Paré's treatise advances the treatment of head injuries and skull fractures. It comes too late to help Henri II, however.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Got Obama Junk? ObamaCycle.com Salvages T-Shirts, Signs   more similar news »
A new website helps volunteer supporters of presidential candidate Barack Obama connect and recycle campaign paraphernalia in a pinch.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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New Air Force Recruitment Campaign Touts Fledgling 'Cyber Command'   more similar news »
A 30-second TV spot aims to excite would-be recruits by showing Air Force cyber warriors handily defeating a hacker targeting the Pentagon.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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New Facebook App Lets Groups Issue Ultimatums   more similar news »
Got a rad idea? Want to "make change" like Clinton and Obama? Set a goal, band together and get 'er done online, people.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Gallery: Eco-Friendly Gadgets for Your Home and Your 'Hood   more similar news »
High-tech solutions for saving power (or generating your own power) abound in this gallery of new and proposed products on display at the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco.

Thu Feb 28, 2008
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Wired Epidemiology: Is a Nasty Cold Going Around?   more similar news »
The Centers for Disease Control tracks influenza, but not the common cold -- and a particularly nasty form of the cold seems to be spreading in the United States. Help us figure out how widespread it really is with this poll.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Air Force Blocks Access to Many Blogs   more similar news »
The Air Force is tightening restrictions on which blogs its troops can read. At least one senior Air Force official calls the squeeze so "utterly stupid, it makes me want to scream."

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Analyst Firm Says Apple is Splurging on R&D and Air Travel   more similar news »
Apple is spending more and more money on research and development and sending Steve Jobs around the world to make iPhone deals, according to a Morgan Stanley analysis of the company's recent spending habits.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Facebook Readies iPhone-Inspired Redesign   more similar news »
Social networking site Facebook is preparing an update which simplifies the user interface of its website. The changes are an obvious nod to the site's mobile-optimized version, which is already popular with iPhone users.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Why Do Mormons Make Such Good Sci-Fi Writers?   more similar news »
The GeekDads are joined by Howard Tayler, creator of the Schlock Mercenary web comic, to talk about green toys, Doctor Who and why Mormons make such great sci-fi writers.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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Powerset Co-Founder to Launch Crowdsourced Green VC Fund   more similar news »
A serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur considers founding a new green venture-capital fund that will draw its cash, and its wisdom, from crowds of small investors.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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HP iPaq Travel Companion 310 Is a Globetrotter's BFF   more similar news »
The HP iPaq Travel Companion 310 navigation device crams a boatload of extras, like 3-D maps and lovely touchscreen navigation.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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It's Red China Again, Thanks to a Badly Polluted River   more similar news »
As many as 200,000 people are left with high and dry after workers at a water plant in central China discover that the Dongjing River has turned red and foamy, the result of industrial pollution.

Wed Feb 27, 2008
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