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		<title>Fat People Cause Global Warming, Higher Food Prices</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/2138218</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 22:08:00</time>
		<author>timothy</author>
		<department>opening-an-extra-size-can-of-worms</department>
		<topic>271</topic>
		<comments>4</comments>
		<section>news</section>
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	<story>
		<title>Why Did Touch Take 4 Decades to Catch On?</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1947251</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 20:54:00</time>
		<author>timothy</author>
		<department>perhaps-no-one-knew-of-the-happy-ending</department>
		<topic>227</topic>
		<comments>58</comments>
		<section>hardware</section>
		<image>topicinputdevices.gif</image>
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	<story>
		<title>2008 Google Summer of Code Highlights</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/190229</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 19:41:00</time>
		<author>timothy</author>
		<department>sweet-anticipation</department>
		<topic>185</topic>
		<comments>41</comments>
		<section>tech</section>
		<image>topicsoftware.gif</image>
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		<title>Robotic Camera Extension Takes Gigapixel Photos</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/176233</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 18:31:00</time>
		<author>timothy</author>
		<department>ale-and-hugin-together-robotically</department>
		<topic>216</topic>
		<comments>51</comments>
		<section>hardware</section>
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		<title>Wikimedia Censors Wikinews</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1449256</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 17:18:00</time>
		<author>CmdrTaco</author>
		<department>because-they-can</department>
		<topic>153</topic>
		<comments>115</comments>
		<section>yro</section>
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		<title>Removing the Big Kernel Lock</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1446219</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 16:13:00</time>
		<author>CmdrTaco</author>
		<department>wait-i-thought-locks-made-it-secure</department>
		<topic>190</topic>
		<comments>139</comments>
		<section>tech</section>
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		<title>Understanding How CAPTCHA Is Broken</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1341224</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 15:10:00</time>
		<author>CmdrTaco</author>
		<department>stuff-to-think-about</department>
		<topic>172</topic>
		<comments>95</comments>
		<section>it</section>
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		<title>Mars Harder and Colder Than Previously Thought</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1317255</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 14:06:00</time>
		<author>CmdrTaco</author>
		<department>just-like-me</department>
		<topic>226</topic>
		<comments>64</comments>
		<section>science</section>
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	<story>
		<title>Firefox 3 RC1 Out Now</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/1219210</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 12:56:00</time>
		<author>CmdrTaco</author>
		<department>can't-be-worse-than-the-last-beta</department>
		<topic>154</topic>
		<comments>337</comments>
		<section>tech</section>
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	<story>
		<title>Unmanned Aircraft Pose US Airspace Problems</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/0436255</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 11:29:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>just-what-we-need-more-governmental-bodies</department>
		<topic>103</topic>
		<comments>59</comments>
		<section>news</section>
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	<story>
		<title>World's Newest, Most Powerful Laser Comes Online</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/0430259</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 09:36:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>now-that's-a-hotspot</department>
		<topic>232</topic>
		<comments>96</comments>
		<section>science</section>
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		<title>The World's Spookiest Weapons</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/17/0419246</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 07:21:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>criminally-insane-working-for-the-government</department>
		<topic>265</topic>
		<comments>186</comments>
		<section>tech</section>
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	<story>
		<title>NSF Research Reveals Chain Letter Travel Patterns</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/16/2227213</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 05:37:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>turn-off-the-paved-road</department>
		<topic>215</topic>
		<comments>55</comments>
		<section>tech</section>
		<image>topiccommunications.gif</image>
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	<story>
		<title>US Senate Asks for National Security Letter Explanation</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/16/2125236</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 03:26:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>monitoring-the-monitors-of-the-monitors</department>
		<topic>95</topic>
		<comments>95</comments>
		<section>yro</section>
		<image>topicinternet.gif</image>
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	<story>
		<title>A Baseball Hat That Reads Your Mind</title>
		<url>http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/16/2121254</url>
		<time>2008-05-17 01:35:00</time>
		<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
		<department>better-faster-stronger</department>
		<topic>137</topic>
		<comments>57</comments>
		<section>hardware</section>
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