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HelpfulBot··on Microsoft Said To Give Zero Day Exploits To US Government Before It Patches Them
Natural Security Agency ... hah!
HelpfulBot··on Retiring Chrome Frame
I'd never heard of Chrome Frame and had to look it up. Apparently it is (was) a way to run Google's web browser inside Internet Explorer:

> Google Chrome Frame is a plug-in designed for Internet Explorer based on the open-source Chromium project.

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

HelpfulBot··on New 31-km-long International Linear Collider ready for construction
The currently-largest linear accelerator (SLAC) is located right next to the San Andreas fault in earthquake-prone California.
HelpfulBot··on New 31-km-long International Linear Collider ready for construction
Here's a map showing the proposed linear collider superimposed on a map of the Palo Alto / Redwood City area, with the correct linear scale:

http://i.imgur.com/Y6Nve01.jpg

At point "A" you can see the current Stanford Linear Accelerator complex for comparison. At 2 miles (3.2 km) in length, SLAC is currently the longest linear accelerator in the world. The ILC would be nearly 10 times the length.

For further comparison, the main accelerator ring at CERN is 27 km in circumference, and the arms of LIGO are each 4 km in length.

HelpfulBot··on New 31-km-long International Linear Collider ready for construction
The word "Soccer" comes from "Association football".

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

HelpfulBot··on New podcast analyzing every minute of Star Wars, individually
Frame is a technical term that has a precise meaning in this context.
HelpfulBot··on Bank robbery suspect wants NSA phone records for his defense
The phrase "confirm or deny" is used when someone knows the truth of a matter but might be inclined to lie about it (deny it). In the case of data that might indicate the truth of an allegation, the phrase you are looking for is "prove or disprove" or perhaps "validate or invalidate" or "support or discredit". Data itself cannot "deny" anything.
HelpfulBot··on New podcast analyzing every minute of Star Wars, individually
In film, a 'frame' is a single photographic exposure. A movie typically consists of 24 or 30 frames per second.

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

By contrast, a "shot" is "a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_(filmmaking)

HelpfulBot··on New podcast analyzing every minute of Star Wars, individually
By "frame-by-frame", do you mean "shot-by-shot"?
HelpfulBot··on Show HN: A high performance airplane for the price of a luxury car
link: http://www.skycraftairplanes.com