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  • "The avionics system in the F-22 Raptor, the current U.S. Air Force frontline jet fighter, consists of about 1.7 million lines of software code. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, scheduled to become operational in 2010, will require about 5.7 million lines of code to operate its onboard systems. And Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner, scheduled to be delivered to customers in 2010, requires about 6.5 million lines of software code to operate its avionics and onboard support systems." "Late last year, the business research firm Frost & Sullivan estimated that cars will require 200 million to 300 million lines of software code in the near future." via Kedrosky

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  • "Water gushed from a leak in a shark-filled aquarium in a ritzy Dubai mall today, sending startled shoppers scattering and shutting down nearby shops in one of the city’s proudest attractions." Dubai police reported they have photos of 67 Mossad agents using Peruvian and Narnian passports causing this terrible leak :-)
    (tags: Dubai Aquarium)