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Submission + - October 22 is CAPS LOCK DAY (daysoftheyear.com) 1

bobstreo writes: Caps Lock Day first came to pass in the year 2000, when Derek Arnold of Iowa decided that he, like so many other internet users, had simply had enough of people using all caps to emphasize themselves on the web. So he created Caps Lock Day in the interest of poking fun at people who use this abomination of a typing style, and to finally bring some sanity to the net.

Submission + - First Alleged Crime in Space? (nytimes.com)

bobstreo writes: New York Times Reports:

Nasa is investigating claims one of its astronauts accessed their estranged partner’s bank account while on board the International Space Station, it has been reported.

The New York Times reported that Nasa is examining what could be the first allegation of a crime committed in space.

Astronaut Anne McClain has acknowledged accessing the bank account of her ex-partner Summer Worden while on the space station.

However, she denies any wrongdoing and insists she was checking her former spouse had enough money to pay for the care of Ms Worden’s son, who the pair had been raising together before their break-up.

Submission + - East Coast Visible CubeSat Launch tonight

bobstreo writes: The United States Air Force plans to blast nearly 30 satellites into orbit tonight (Nov. 19) in a record-setting launch that should be visible from a large stretch of the U.S. East Coast, weather permitting.
  Currently scheduled between 7:30 and 9:15 PM Eastern time

http://news.yahoo.com/record-setting-rocket-launch-loft-29-satellites-tonight-131841174.html

Visibility Map:

http://www.space.com/23623-rocket-launch-east-coast-visibility-maps-november-19.html

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