For those unfamiliar with the recent attempts at internet censorship, please check out this article discussing the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). For those in the know, this article will give you the current list (as of the latest Publish/Update date) of all of the groups actively supporting this bill. Needless to say, the global EducatedEarth network proudly supports the anti-SOPA movement! 
If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, especially online, you will have probably heard something about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) by now. If not, then pull your chair up, because this is a problem, and not just for Americans. 
You see the thing your entire life. A lot of people take it for granted, never look at Luna. The truth of it is, we owe our reasonably stable existence to it. Our moon is pretty unique, in that it’s about 1/4 the size of our own planet, which pretty much makes it freakin’ huge compared to other moons in our solar system. While a few of those might be bigger than Luna, compared to the planets they orbit, they’re tiny. 
For those of you who haven’t been following the events in Libya, the story (and life) of Muammar Gaddafi has finally come to a close. 
The Chaos Computer Club in Germany got its hands on a copy of a supposedly lawful interception trojan being used by German police forces, and say that it goes far beyond the court mandate which originally allowed its creation. It was found out in the net and given to them anonymously, and they say that it is not only capable of the wiretapping the court mandated, but also activating your webcam, intercepting encrypted data on the clients end (E.G.: Skype conversations) and giving detailed usage logs such as keystrokes and browsing activities. Read on for more info! 
The founder of Apple Computers and a fierce competitor on the PC market for nearly three decades, Steve Jobs has died. Read on for more information. 
A huge thanks to everyone in our community! As of September 29th, EducatedEarth is 5 years old! While our site was down for a good chunk of the early days, to date we have been viewed over 4.6 million times in over 2222 nations and territories around the globe! Our Humanitarian mission is going extremely well and we have tons of new features and renovations in the works. Please check EducatedEarth regularly for the new stuff, and read on for our full press release! 
Coal is generally considered an antiquated and overly environmentally harmful means of generating electricity. The Japanese Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-POWER, begs to differ. Read on for more info! 
When I was a kid, I thought Star Trek was cool. My mom used to watch The Next Generation and when I first saw a ship de-cloak itself on the screen I thought to myself, “Man! That would be the ultimate tool, wouldn’t it?”. Turns out some folks at BAE systems think the same thing. They’ve recently developed something they’re calling Adaptiv armor plating for tanks, helicopters and boats. Individual hexagonal cells line the outside of the tank, each able to detach individually. They work together to hide or change the vehicles infared signature, and that’s where things get really interesting. Read on for more info! 
And you thought you were a nerd! This Star Wars aficionado has just taken things to the next level by building an extremely detailed, 43000 piece, Star Destroyer out of Lego. Read on for a video!  |
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