Urgent inspections have been ordered for the Airbus A380 double-decker jumbo jet after two types of cracks were found in wing components
From Lifehacker: Audiobook Cutter Pares Down Lengthy Audio Files Into Customized Segments [Windows Downloads]
Windows: As a frequent audiobook and podcast listener I find that most of the time long audio files of an hour or more aren’t terrible to deal with until you lose your place and try to find it again while driving or running. Usually this means pulling your car over, skipping and fast forwarding for a minute or two until you’ve found your place again. The free version of Audiobook Cutter lets you instead chop that monster file down into segments to make navigation easier. More »
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Typical day at H-Mart
Shopping at H-Mart before the Chinese New Year traffic…
From Droid Life: Angry Birds Seasons Updated, It’s Time For The Year Of The Dragon
If you are still on the Angry Birds Seasons train you will be happy to hear that the world’s #1 mobile game has received another update. Rovio has found influence from the Chinese New Year and you will probably being seeing plenty of dragon themed goodies in this edition. Anyone here still loving some Angry Birds? Enjoy.Â
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from Droid Life
From Gizmodo: Scientists Will Halt Research on Avian Flu That Could Kill Half the World’s Humans—for Two Months [Science]
From Wired Top Stories: Controversial Killer Flu Research Paused
Researchers developing extra-contagious strains of H5N1 avian influenza have agreed to pause their work for 60 days.
from Wired Top Stories
From Ars Technica: Internet wins: SOPA and PIPA both shelved
Just hours after Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) announced he was delaying a vote on the PROTECT IP Act, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act, followed suit and announced he would be delaying consideration of the companion legislation.
“I have heard from the critics and I take seriously their concerns regarding proposed legislation to address the problem of online piracy,” Smith said. “It is clear that we need to revisit the approach on how best to address the problem of foreign thieves that steal and sell American inventions and products.”
from Ars Technica