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July 29, 1958: Ike Inks Space Law, NASA Born in Wake of Russ Moon

Tony Long — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 +0000

President Eisenhower signs the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Amazon Strikes Back at the iPad With New, $140 Kindle

Steven Levy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:00 +0000

Amazon will ship the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader on Aug. 27, offering a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version for just $140. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also offers some optimistic predictions about the future growth of e-book sales.

Photoshop of Horrors: Readers Show BP How It’s Done

Betsy Mason — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:15:00 +0000

We asked for your help to show BP how to improve upon their terribly Photoshopped oil-cleanup images, and you delivered some awesome images.

Let the Little Guys Get In on Pre-IPO

Paul Boutin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The rich are adding to their millions with pre-IPO stock, but today’s internet stock rockets are social networks built by their members — so shouldn’t Regular Joes get a cut, too?

U.S. Military Learns to Fight Deadliest Weapons

Adam Higginbotham — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

The most deadly weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan aren’t AK-47s or grenades — they’re roadside bombs made out of gas cans, garage door openers and fertilizer. Here’s how the U.S. military is fighting back.

Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring

Noah Shachtman — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:30:00 +0000

The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real-time — and says it uses that information to predict the future.

What’s the Fastest and Best ISP in Your City? Look It Up Here

Ryan Singel — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:25:00 +0000

Rankings of the best and fastest ISPs in U.S. cities are now available, thanks to stats from Speedtest.net. And while the country is far from leading the world, the nation’s tubes aren’t nearly as bad as many suspect.

W3C’s Unicorn Validator Checks Multiple Standards at Once

Michael Calore — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Want to find out how magically terrible your web code is? Just ask the Unicorn. The web’s governing body has launched a new validation tool called Unicorn that checks the quality of your website’s code against multiple web standards simultaneously.

Court Says Privacy Advocate May Publish Social Security Numbers

David Kravets — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:33:00 +0000

A federal appeals court orders Virginia’s attorney general to back away from threats of suing a woman for posting elected officials’ Social Security numbers. The reason: The government published the private data first.

Making of a Meme: The Story Behind Wookieeleaks, a Hash Tag With Legs

Lewis Wallace — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:45:00 +0000

A storm of Star Wars-themed jokes hit Twitter, mimicking WikiLeaks’ recent disclosure of U.S. military memos. Only this stuff is funny. Greg “Storm” DiCostanzo shares techniques he used to get the #wookieeleaks hashtag to take off.