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links for 2008-05-09

May 9th, 2008 by timelady

• Switched On: The Linux ultraportable opportunity - Engadget
  This summer seems to be shaping up as a key time for ultraportables with new powerful and power-optimized processors coming to market, the highest-profile of which is Intel’s Atom.
  (tags: atom intel hp asus eee eeepc ultraportable laptop notebook mininote linux windows novelll suse xandros)
• Closer encounter: Nasa plans landing on 40m-wide asteroid travelling at 28,000mph | Science | The Guardian
  Nasa engineers have identified the 1.1m tonne asteroid, which in 2000 was given a significant chance of slamming into Earth, as a potential landing site for astronauts, ahead of plans to venture deeper into the solar system with a crewed voyage to Mars.
  (tags: nasa asteroid space exploration cool astronaut)

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