Headlines below the fold

I checked the headlines, and now Italy is broke, and Obama is fighting with the Republicans to have the US next in line.

So let's have some really important news you might have overlooked:
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How Stuxnet works.

Stuxnet: Anatomy of a Computer Virus from Patrick Clair on Vimeo.

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Smartphone app to diagnose Malaria.

Guess it's easier than lugging a microscope around with you.

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via dave barry:

jelly fish one, nuclear reactor zero.

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Mother Jones says the amount of mercury in the newfangled light bulbs is not as much as you get by burning coal.

Yes, but we use geothermal and hydroelectic power, and I worry about it here, and although the mall has a recycle bin for batteries, there is no push yet to safely discard lighbulbs.
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