NASA: 2012 solar flares could DEVASTATE CITIES!

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NASA: 2012 solar flares could DEVASTATE CITIES!


NASA: 2012 solar flares could DEVASTATE CITIES!

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 04:31 AM PST

'Not capable of destroying Earth', though. Yay

OMFG  In an attempt to defuse internet hysteria regarding the purported end of the world next year as the Mayan calendar long-count completes, NASA has stated that next year's solar maximum will see solar flares which are "a problem the same way hurricanes are a problem".…

Bloke gets wedding tackle trapped in ring

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 02:32 AM PST

Firemen bearing grinder tackle Southampton hampton shocker

A Southampton man who got his wedding tackle wedged in a metal ring was freed from his todger vice in the traditional local fashion: by trained fire brigade operatives wielding a grinder.…

Ten... best Blu-ray movies of 2011

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST

Disc Assessment

Round-up  If you've recently migrated to Blu-ray, or are already a dyed-in-the-wool evangelist, you'll doubtless have developed an uncontrollable compulsion to build a collection of 1080p platters. But what releases deserve your attention? To provide answers of a sort, I've compiled this invaluable (and not at all off-the-cuff) guide to the best Blu-ray discs of 2011. 

Gongs (shall we call them Reggies?) are distributed in faux BAFTA category style, if only because it allows chalk to be lauded next to cheese. Feel free to concur, debate or disparage in the comments section.…

Tour de France winner sentenced for hack of doping lab

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:00 PM PST

Trojan siphoned 1,700 confidential files

Floyd Landis, the disgraced US cyclist who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory for doping, was handed a suspended 12-month prison sentence for his part in a hack of an anti-doping lab computer.…

Mozilla promises more speed with Firefox 9 beta

Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:24 PM PST

It'll need to be a lot better to win back punters

Mozilla has released the first beta of Firefox 9, just days after the release of the eighth build of the popular open source browser.…

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