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 Wow! Has there ever been a better ending to a better game than last night's NCAA basketball championship? With 4.7 count 'em 4.7 seconds left, North Carolina launches an improbable 3 which somehow hits net to tie, and then after a frantic full court scramble Villanova bags a game winner with 0.5 cannot even count 'em 0.5 seconds left for the win. Wow.
I had predicted NC would win in a yawner. Missed it by a mile.
Talking of missing things by a mile, Real Science notes the Falling Sea Level on the East Coast of the US. 
 Meanwhile, astronomers just discovered an alien planet with three suns that shouldn't exist. Great headline for an interesting story. What a time to be alive.
I wonder if "My Three Suns" was considered as an alternate headline? :)
 Space archaeology uncovers potential Viking settlement in North America. Love this.
Strongly reminiscent of Nevil Shute's amazing An Old Captivity, which imagines a Viking settlement discovered during an air survey. A great read.
We seem to have reached "peak Trump", and with tomorrow's likely defeat in the Wisconsin primary, Roger Kimball wonders What Happens Now? He's not sure and neither am I. But we'd both love to see Ted Cruz as the Republican candidate...
Political philosopher Scott "Dilbert" Adams considers Derailing the Trump Train. "If you have been reading my Master Persuader series, you might be interested in why Trump’s persuasion suddenly stopped working. It’s more interesting than you think." It's a wonder the charade lasted as long as it did; a tribute to the IQ of the voters and the media.
 News you can use: Star Wars, the Force Awakens is now out on Amazon digital video. Well in time for May the Fourth.
The economics of this are interesting; in the old days, studios would delay online release to make sure everyone paid to see the movie in a theater. But in the new days, if they delay the release people like me will download a torrent instead of paying for a copy. They should make the movie available right away so we can get it legally.
 Incredible: The Arizona boneyard where old warplanes go to die. There are over 4,000 planes there. So much hardware, but also, so many stories. (Click here to visit via Google Maps.)
It is interesting to ponder, what should be done with old military hardware? Ideally it would be sold and reused, but a lot of this tech is simply obsolete. Leaving it sitting out in the desert doesn't seem like the best answer, just the most expedient one. Maybe it can be teleported to another universe which isn't yet as technologically advanced?
 Excellent: programming language makes circuits out of bacteria. "Ultimately, this could lead to bacteria that solve specific conditions, such as reducing lactose intolerance (by improving digestion) or producing pesticide when bugs attack a plant." And what could possibly go wrong?
This seems like the perfect language for a biochemist-turned-software-engineer. Heh.
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All in all a worthy upgrade. "Hey Siri, will the iPhone 7 be available in the 5" form factor?"
