AFP – Wikipedia has blocked the Church of Scientology from editing entries at the communally-crafted online encyclopedia due to an unrelenting battle over the group’s image.

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This is one waste not, want not, DIY project that caught our eye. Tiny little speaker housings made of carefully cut (and, we assumed, cleaned) eggshells, with small stands of clay. The final product apparently has “narrow” sound, but they sure look cuter than any homemade speakers we’ve ever seen before.

[Via Wired]

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Teensy Weensy eggshell speakers, perfect for all the king’s men originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 30 May 2009 01:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another day, another laser… well, not so fast. This particular laser just so happens to officially carry the “world’s largest title.” Built at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, and housed in the National Ignition Facility — or NIF — it was completed at the end of March, and has just now been officially dedicated and opened for business. The laser inside the three-football field-sized building will aim to create a “star” on earth by focusing 162 beams at a pea-sized target, generating temperatures over 100 million degrees and pressure over 100 billion times the earth’s atmosphere. The process will create nuclear fusion — the reaction that powers the sun and the stars. it sounds pretty complicated, and we’d hate to be in town if something goes awry, but we’re crossing our fingers for the team! Hit the read link for much, much more information about the project.

[Via Physorg]

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World’s largest laser opens for business in California originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 May 2009 21:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s time for HTC’s Touch Pro2 to join the ranks of every other modern phone in getting its own unboxing video. An enthusiastic PocketNow has the honors, and even goes so far as to utilize the infamous “smell test” to confirm it is in fact a genuine leather case included. Sized up to the original Touch Pro, it’s got a more spread out keyboard, larger screen and thinner form factor — all welcome additions, if you ask us. We can’t imagine it being a deal breaker, but just so you know, the slide-out tilt doesn’t go as extreme as its predecessor in that form factor, HTC’s Titan. Living vicariously through video can be accomplished after the break — it’s not yet available stateside, but if you can’t wait, there’s always import.

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HTC Touch Pro2 unboxed with tempered excitement originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 May 2009 20:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AP – Cuba criticized Microsoft on Friday for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington’s “harsh” treatment of Havana.

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