Sep 29, 2008 4:02 AM

Five for Fighting 9/28/08

* Pirates seize Iranian ship, die mysteriously * Robot rebuilds itself from scattered pieces * Airport screener x-ray plates * Los Alamos‘ cybersecurity woes * "Tasering of mom with baby ‘necessary,’ police say" (High five: EM)

* Pirates seize Iranian ship, die mysteriously
* Robot rebuilds itself from scattered pieces
* Airport screener x-ray plates
* Los Alamos' cybersecurity woes
* "Tasering of mom with baby 'necessary,' police say"

(High five: EM)

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