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Dig We Must (NOT!)

Living in the States means I don't have the problem of un-exploded bombs buried in our landscape.

The Map Room posts: "Unexploded WWII Bombs", extrapolating locations of still-buried bombs from historical records and contemporary insurance maps (who've made payments from bomb damage).

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Seems that it's safe to eat tomatoes again

.. as they're my favorite fruit .. and my favorite dish is Caprese:

I'm glad to hear the news from PhysOrg: "FDA declares it's OK to eat tomatoes again".

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Planetary "Pac Man"

Amazing, that in my lifetime:

• Pluto is no longer a planet (shattering my age-old belief that there are / were nine planets in our Solar System)
• Jupiter's Red spot, long the icon of the planet (besides being the biggest our Solar System) would have contenders.

Check this out:

There are now three Red spots .. and they're messing with each other:

JPL: "Three Red Spots Mix it Up on Jupiter"

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Netflix content streamed via Xbox 360

We just announced Netflix content is coming to Xbox 360 via Xbox Live, offering instant access to a broad catalog of content.

The deal will also enable users to watch movies together through the Live Party System (some details in the PC Magazine article, below).  Imagine the possibilities: watch film with an online friend and rant / rave in real time!

In the news:

• Business Week: "Microsoft's Xbox 360 to stream Netflix movies"
• Yahoo! Video Games News: Microsoft, Netflix bring streaming movies to Xbox 360
• PC Magazine: "Microsoft to Stream Netflix Movies on Xbox 360"
• Microsoft Press Pass: "New Xbox Experiences Reinvent Home Entertainment, and Everyone Is Invited"
• Microsoft Press Pass: "Microsoft and Netflix Unveil Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies and TV Episodes to the TV via Xbox LIVE"
• Associated Press: "Microsoft's Xbox 360 to stream Netflix movies"

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Live Mesh Available for All

Per the Live Mesh Forum, "We are now accepting new customers on Live Mesh!".  All it takes is a LiveID.  From the article:

The Live Mesh team is pleased to announce that anyone in the U.S. can now use Live Mesh just by signing in to www.mesh.com with a valid Windows Live ID. No sign up needed to participate!

There's more. LiveSide reports "Microsoft opens up Live Mesh for basic mobile access" and offers a "Live Mesh tutorial: Synchronising browser favourites across devices" for those who want to get Mesh-y with their data.

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