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links for 2008-07-05

July 5th, 2008 by timelady

• It’s the law but it will make you laugh | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
  I like the one about not taking oyur lion to the theatre. Or playing bingo more than five times a month, you degenerates.
  (tags: culture humor law laws stupid weird)
• Apricot » Blog Archive » First Playable Demo!
  Finally, Blender has released a playable demo of their new game!!!
  (tags: games opensource blender game)
• Nasa: How the New Mission to the Moon Will Work
  The NASA 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class recruitment may be over, but if you didn’t send your résumé, don’t worry: you can still look at the pretty images and videos, like this newly-released NASA simulation showing how the whole thing is going to work.
  (tags: moon nasa space exploration)
• Home automation in GNU/Linux
  Home Automation is anything that your home does for you automatically to make living there more enjoyable or productive. (A) groundswell of developers from around the world has been providing similar solutions to the free and open source community.
  (tags: home linux htpc automation)
• BBC NEWS | Technology | Google bets on Android future
  Google has made no secret of its ambitions in the mobile space. At the end of 2007 it lifted the lid on Android, an open mobile operating system that is being used to power a new generation of devices under the Open Handset Alliance
  (tags: android mobile google innovation internet opensource)
• MESSENGER Scientists ‘Astonished’ to Find Water in Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - Planetary News | The Planetary Society
  I think flabbergasted would also apply. WOW!
  (tags: water mercury messenger planet)

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