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The latest photoshop creation of Army analyst Robot Economist limns missiles in color. Plus: A 17th-century image collection from Rosicrucian Robert Fludd is like a Danger Room, circa 1626. In Danger Room.

The ancient battle of Thermopylae stars in 300, which debuts with opening-weekend ticket sales of $70 million. By the Associated Press. Plus: A gallery of photo stills from the film homage to Frank Miller's graphic novel.

Who are you -- your Wikipedia entry, your last blog post or that half-clothed avatar? Our ID is mutating out of our control. Plus: Douglas Coupland's advice on html songwriters' American Idol and more from SXSW in Listening Post.

An official for Turk Telekom says the court is lifting the block on YouTube, imposed because of videos insulting to the founder of modern Turkey. By the Associated Press.

In photo land, a new gizmo extreme white balancing than the traditional white paper. David Becker's PMA coverage continues in Gadget Lab.

An international scientific report warns of floods, famine and global water scarcity. Sound familiar? But the government has yet to edit before it's presented in April in Brussels. By the Associated Press.

Oversight has been lax on medical marijuana clinics in California and who can grow the dope for medical purposes. But cities are halting new clinics and the DEA is targeting those with iffy practices. By the Associated Press.

The graphic novel that changed comics forever may enter production this summer. But who's in the picture? That's up to you. Post your dream -- or nightmare -- cast on Underwire.

The Great Sheffield Flood kills 270 people after the Dale Dyke Dam bursts while its reservoir is being filled. Compiled by Tony Long.

Keynote Kathy Sierra gives designers the antidote for apps that can't read faces, movement, tone or anything: Give users a way to express themselves. Plus: TV panel goes rogue. In Listening Post.

The Centers for Disease Control can't show how the $5 billion given to public health departments after Sept. 11 has prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic. By the Associated Press.

Rethinking some banal and non-techy energy stuff, such as corn and wood, and you get ... a corn-powered house, anyone? Plus: The green glow: Environmental economics, using algae as a solar collector. Mark Anderson reports from the MIT Energy 2.0 conference in Autopia.

America is drunk on ethanol -- Midwestern corn farmers, Detroit automakers, politicians approving subsidies and Bush shaking hands in Brazil, but ethanol isn't ready for primetime. By the Associated Press.

The journey through the digerati event of the year concludes with a roundup of Q&As with major attendees, an blog dispatches from Chris Suellentrop.

The Nasdaq begins its spectacular collapse, signaling the end of the dot-com boom. Compiled by Tony Long.

A job posting for social news site Newroo, which was purchased by Fox Interactive Media last year, hints at the possible future launch of MySpace's rumored Digg clone. In Monkey Bites.

Linux developer Hans Reiser is ordered to stand trial for the alleged murder of his missing wife. Joshua Davis reports from Oakland, California.

A $250,000 architecture prize is announced at TED. The award might seem like pocket change these days, but it's the X Prize of architecture. Better still: The winner gets to build a computer lab. By Erika Stalder. For more TED news, including real-time blog updates, see Wired News' special TED coverage.

EU adopts green energy plan.Plus: Robotic salamander sides with evolution.... President Bush says go solar? And more.

Game designers work to distill the magic that gives a game broad, mainstream appeal. Susan Arendt reports from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Plus: Full GDC coverage in Game|Life.