Killer Asteroids are a Real Issue and MS Word Sales Banned and More for Wednesday, August 12, 2009

NASA cannot keep up with killer asteroids

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32387796/ns/technology_and_science-space/

When town halls go wild, does anyone win?

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/12/2027776.aspx

(MSNBC: Vote: Who comes out looking worst?)

http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/08/12/3145533-when-town-halls-go-wild-who-comes-out-looking-the-worst

Mumbai closes schools in flu fear

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8196932.stm

UK jobless total climbs to 2.4m

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8196549.stm

Asian regrets at Suu Kyi verdict

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8196609.stm

Aung San Suu Kyi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suu_Kyi

FBI man testifies in Mumbai trial

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8196569.stm

Judge bans Microsoft Word sales

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8197990.stm

Microsoft to pay $290m in lawsuit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8197990.stm

New Google 'puts Bing in shade'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8195739.stm

'Facebook Lite' gets public debut

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8197442.stm

Another attack downs Twitter, briefly this time

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32289647/ns/tech_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Twither

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/twither.html

Twacker

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/twacker.html


U.S. defeats China in crucial media trade case

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32386821/ns/business-world_business/

U.S. sees "significant" win in China trade dispute

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b3ko-us-trade-wto-audiovisual-usa/

Harsh Punishment Backfires: Psychologists Offer Ways To Improve Prison Environment, Reduce Violent Crime

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025245.htm

Epidemic Of Student Cheating Can Be Cured With Changes In Classroom Goals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810025249.htm

Car Horns Warn Against Natural Disasters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720083423.htm

Smartphone tips for dumb people

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32317163/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Tweeteor or Tweteor

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/08/tweeteor-or-tweteor.html

Tweeting Shooting Stars: World's First Mass Participation Meteor Star Party

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085310.htm

Perseids

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids

Flight of faith: rabbis take to the skies to fight swine flu

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8196786.stm

Brazil TV host 'ordered killings' (???)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8196564.stm

Wallace Souza

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Souza

Pharmacy raided by Jackson police

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8197132.stm

Twusher or Twiorger

Twusher / Twiorger: The rather unfortunate collision between Twitter and Russia or Georgia. (1) The attempt to shut down pro-Georgian tweets in retaliation over the conflict earlier last year. (2) The (malicious) shut-down of any social networking service, internet service, website or other digital media in retaliation for politically-charged postings.

References: Web attack blogger blames Russia, Twitter outage clamps tweets, cause 'unknown', Statement from Twitter on denial of service attack, Twither,and Denial-of-Service Attack.

Stewie: Well, I guess we can expect this blog to suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Brian: No doubt about it. Hey, who can get me a dry martini before we suddenly disa... Stewie: Brian?! What the deuce!? Where did he go? Hmmm, he seems to have disap...

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Twither

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Twither: The unfortunate portmanteau of Twitter and wither. (1) The virtual shutdown of Twitter, Facebook, Google etc. via Denial-of-Service Attack. (2) The (malicious) shutdown of any internet service, website, social networking site and so on via Denial-of-Service Attack for political or any other reasons.




References: Twitter outage clamps tweets, cause 'unknown', Statement from Twitter on denial of service attack and Denial-of-Service Attack

See also: Twusher or Twiorger.



Note: This posting appears simultaneously in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.

Revised / Updated: Saturday, August 8, 2009