Thursday, 22. April 2010
Topic: Space - on April 22, 2010 at 10:25:00 AM CEST
Skywatchers set for meteor show
Stargazers are preparing for a sky show as the annual Lyrids meteor shower gets underway on Wednesday.
The shower is named after the constellation Lyra, from which the meteors appear to originate.
The meteor shower peaks early on Thursday 22 April (GMT), when 10-20 meteors per hour are expected to be visible under favourable conditions.
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Topic: NATURE - on April 22, 2010 at 10:22:00 AM CEST
Octopus steals underwater camera from diver - while it's recording
A New Zealand diver was forced to chase an underwater camera-stealing octopus which wrestled his brand new device from his hands and swam away, with the camera still recording.
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Topic: SECURITY - on April 22, 2010 at 10:20:00 AM CEST
McAfee Kills SVCHost.exe, Sets Off Reboot Loops For Win XP, Win 2000
"A McAfee Update today (DAT 5958) incorrectly identifies svchost.exe, a critical Windows executable, as a virus and tries to remove it, causing endless reboot loops."
slashdot.org How to Fix the McAfee Restart Debacle on Your Machines
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