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Beautiful Photo of the Winter Solstice

Although technically the winter solstice only lasts a moment, this photo shows the entire 24 hour period that occurs either during the shortest day or longest night of the year.

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Judge: Americans can't be forced to divulge crypto passwords

A federal judge in Vermont has ruled that prosecutors can't force a criminal defendant accused of having illegal images on his hard drive to divulge his PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) passphrase.U.S. Magistrate Judge Jerome Niedermeier ruled that a man charged with transporting child pornography on his laptop

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Windows Vista SP1 (release candidate) publicly available

You've heard about it, you know what it's got, you want it like crazy -- and about 11 months after launch Microsoft delivers on Vista's first service pack (in release candidate form, anyway). Go crazy!

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Congress Likely to Pass Incandescent Bulb Ban

Congress is getting close to passing an energy bill that contains a little-known provision designed to phase out the 125-year-old incandescent light bulb in the next four to 12 years. Instead the future will be lit with next generation energy-efficient lighting.

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Top 10 Astronomy Pictures of 2007

The Bad Astronomer's selection of the best astronomical images for the year 2007. Several of the images are simply stunning but all are worthy of a viewing.

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OFFICIAL: Facebook drops 'is'

Well folks, it has finally happened. Facebook have dropped the "is" from status updates. Login and update your status now!

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Best Windows Error Ever May Rip Time-Space Continuum

In what computer analysts and physicists all over the world have classified as "a clear and present danger to the survivability of the Human Race and the Universe as we know it," LA area-man and Gizmodo reader Kevin Barbee reports that his Windows Vista Problem Reporting has reported that it has stopped reporting

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Sorry, your account has been disabled. Gmail

Sorry, your account has been disabled. For more information about Google Accounts, please consult our Help Center. It looks like a Lot of people are having this issue. And any email sent you is getting bounced back. Google, PLEASE fix this! A lot of us Rely on Gmail!

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