On the plus side, the fish needed additional space probe parts. On Sunday night, fragments of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt probe landed in the Pacific Ocean 1,250 kilometers to the west of Wellington Island in southern Chile around 17:45 GMT. The probe, which experienced a failure with its launch rocket machinery on November 8, had become marooned in Earth’s orbit, destined to crash back home.
On the plus side, the fish needed additional space probe parts. On Sunday night, fragments of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt probe landed in the Pacific Ocean 1,250 kilometers to the west of Wellington Island in southern Chile around 17:45 GMT. The probe, which experienced a failure with its launch rocket machinery on November 8, had become marooned in Earth’s orbit, destined to crash back home.
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Russian space probe crashes in Pacific Ocean, fish reportedly startled
Did you hear the one about the trapped Chilean miners? Turns out they were a little bit under the weather .
Did you hear the one about the trapped Chilean miners? Turns out they were a little bit under the weather .
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Samsung Galaxy Beam projector smartphone helped to light up the lives of the Chilean miners
With the recent rescue of the 33 Chilean miners , we’ve got mining on the brain. How do they create those crazy tunnels deep in the earth
With the recent rescue of the 33 Chilean miners , we’ve got mining on the brain. How do they create those crazy tunnels deep in the earth
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15 Monstrous Mining Machines [Machines]
At Hackthepress in Paris yesterday, local design and data group Rue89 came up with this nifty little crowdsource : ask people what’s the deepest they’ve been – underground or underwater – and then show the answers. Here’s the result Simon Rogers
At Hackthepress in Paris yesterday, local design and data group Rue89 came up with this nifty little crowdsource : ask people what’s the deepest they’ve been – underground or underwater – and then show the answers. Here’s the result Simon Rogers
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How deep can you go? Crowdsourcing in Paris with Rue 89
Latin America is a hodgepodge of laws regarding the liability of Internet companies for third party content.
Latin America is a hodgepodge of laws regarding the liability of Internet companies for third party content.
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No Safe Harbors in Argentina
Net neutrality : you want it, we want it, ISPs pretty much hate it . Chilean politicians? Those guys love the stuff! The Board of the Chamber of Deputies voted almost unanimously to to pass Bulletin 4915 which, among other things, forces an ISP to: …ensure access to all types of content, services or applications available on the network and offer a service that does not distinguish content, applications or services, based on the source of it or their property.
Net neutrality : you want it, we want it, ISPs pretty much hate it . Chilean politicians? Those guys love the stuff! The Board of the Chamber of Deputies voted almost unanimously to to pass Bulletin 4915 which, among other things, forces an ISP to: …ensure access to all types of content, services or applications available on the network and offer a service that does not distinguish content, applications or services, based on the source of it or their property.
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Chile becomes first country to guarantee net neutrality, we start thinking about moving
For continuous World Cup coverage, check out Mashable’s 2010 World Cup Hub , which will be updated throughout the games. During this year’s FIFA World Cup games in South Africa, players on several competing teams will be unable to tweet, poke, buzz, checkin, like or in any other way make their presence known on the social web. It’s not uncommon for coaches to ban sex or alcohol during the World Cup, but increasingly, they’re also instituting ad hoc bans on social media sites, including Twitter.
For continuous World Cup coverage, check out Mashable’s 2010 World Cup Hub , which will be updated throughout the games. During this year’s FIFA World Cup games in South Africa, players on several competing teams will be unable to tweet, poke, buzz, checkin, like or in any other way make their presence known on the social web. It’s not uncommon for coaches to ban sex or alcohol during the World Cup, but increasingly, they’re also instituting ad hoc bans on social media sites, including Twitter.
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Many World Cup Players Banned from Social Media
This morning’s news roundup includes a look at a suit against Verizon Wireless over phantom fees, Microsoft’s antitrust campaign against Google and Chile’s earthquake-proof telescopes.
This morning’s news roundup includes a look at a suit against Verizon Wireless over phantom fees, Microsoft’s antitrust campaign against Google and Chile’s earthquake-proof telescopes.
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Bits Scan: Verizon Fees, E-Book Profits and Chilean Telescopes
If you’re looking to pitch in to the relief effort for Chile after this morning’s massive earthquake, we’ve gathered some of the web’s best channels for humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts. While the death toll is not expected to grow anywhere near the numbers of the Haiti quake, Chile will still require support for the many who are now homeless, and funds for the rebuilding of infrastructure.
If you’re looking to pitch in to the relief effort for Chile after this morning’s massive earthquake, we’ve gathered some of the web’s best channels for humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts. While the death toll is not expected to grow anywhere near the numbers of the Haiti quake, Chile will still require support for the many who are now homeless, and funds for the rebuilding of infrastructure.
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HOW TO: Donate to Chile Earthquake Relief Online
A woman in Chile was able to track down her missing sister-in-law today thanks to the help of a fellow Twitter user. Earlier we posted some of the Chile earthquake pictures that Chileans have been sharing on Twitter of the devastation caused by this morning’s magnitude-8.8 earthquake. Many of our readers were moved, as we were, to see some of the destruction first-hand.
A woman in Chile was able to track down her missing sister-in-law today thanks to the help of a fellow Twitter user. Earlier we posted some of the Chile earthquake pictures that Chileans have been sharing on Twitter of the devastation caused by this morning’s magnitude-8.8 earthquake. Many of our readers were moved, as we were, to see some of the destruction first-hand.
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Twitter Helps Find Missing Family Member After Chile Earthquake
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