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Want to see The Incredible Hulk during opening weekend, but need some people to sympathize with your fannish excitement/pain over the Big Green Guy? We're testing out a crude new social networking method by offering you this thread to make plans with other io9ers in your town who are going to see Hulk this weekend too. I've already seen the press preview, and I thought it was actually pretty good — definitely worth seeing in the theater. OK, scheme amongst yourselves! More »
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It's now possible for a kid with a laptop to take down the electrical grid, say CIA officials. On Friday, intelligence officials told a cybersecurity conference in New Orleans that evil hackers could cut cities (or even nations) off from water supplies and electricity. Apparently, this has already happened in one country that the CIA wouldn't name. Is this a real threat, or just the CIA's bid to get more government money to fight fictional cyberterrorists? The experts weigh in. More »
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