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Italy’s Google verdict won’t stop hate speech
But does that mean that Google executives deserve a jail sentence for what online haters post through its services? Absolutely not. Unfortunately, an Italian judge found otherwise last week and has convicted three Google executives for violating Italy's privacy code. The offense? A misguided user of a Google video service — a predecessor to YouTube [...]
The making of OK Go’s new viral video – CNN.com
The making of OK Go’s new viral video – CNN.com.
NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra Funds
The chief of NASA’s space shuttle program said Tuesday that the agency could technically continue to fly its three aging orbiters beyond their planned 2010 retirement if ordered to do so by President Barack Obama and lawmakers. All it would take would be the extra funding needed to pay for it. via SPACE.com — NASA: [...]
Secret Military Space Plane Primed For Test Launch
A secretive military spacecraft resembling a small space shuttle orbiter is undergoing final processing in Florida for launch on April 19. The Air Force confirmed the critical preflight milestone in a response to written questions on Thursday. The 29-foot-long, 15-foot-wide Orbital Test Vehicle arrived in Cape Canaveral, Fla., last month according to the Air Force. [...]
SpaceX says Falcon 9 rocket test fire is a success
Saturday 3.5-second 'static' firing of the Falcon's nine kerosene and liquid oxygen-burning motors took place on a refurbished oceanside launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It followed an earlier firing test aborted last week due to an improperly configured valve. The successful test by California-based SpaceX clears the way for Falcon [...]