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  1. Piracy? There's an app for that. (No, it doesn't let you put an eyepatch and goatee on your Facebook picture.) ht.ly/bdHVV #sot
  2. RT @deptofdefense: WATCH LIVE NOW: #SecDef addresses the graduates at @NavalAcademy graduation ceremony in #Annapolis. defense.gov/live
  3. Who wants to see a short-range missile get intercepted by some new @USNavy defensive weaponry? ht.ly/ba3LF #sot
  4. @winscreenj It's safe to assume they've known about it for a while, it's just been made public recently.
  5. "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." #HappyTowelDay
  6. RT @usnrl: Everyone loves government science #followfriday: @usnistgov @DARPA @RDECOM @NIDAnews @SungrazerComets @AFOSR @T2Health #gov20
  7. RT @usnavy: US Fleet Forces Command launches test of new #Navy alcohol Breathalyzer program. ow.ly/b8hVJ #milhealth
  8. It turns out, jet engines and two-year-olds have much more in common than we previously thought: ht.ly/b8vzx #sot
  9. This pilot's career in the @USAirForce took him to some wild places. Like, you know, THE MOON: ht.ly/b4AFB #sot
  10. @higgins_j Well played. Well played.
  11. Hey @USNavy -- we know you got some special screenings, but can you keep any Battleship spoilers to yourself? ht.ly/b04SM #sot
  12. RT @usnrl: VIDEO: Groundbreaking work by @USNavyResearch-funded scientists to protect @USNavy divers youtube.com/watch?feature=… @NavyMedicine #sot
  13. US Space Command tracks about 8,000 man-made space objects. That's a lot of stuff floating around! ht.ly/aYFcq #sot
  14. Here's a pic of the DEKA Gen. 3 arm system from @DARPA - twitter.com/DARPA/status/2… #sot
  15. RT @darpa: More prosthetics news: DEKA Generation 3 arm system submitted to @US_FDA for commercial approval go.usa.gov/UEX
  16. Yes, the physicist at @NASAGoddard keeps Optimus Prime on his desk. He also knows more about the Sun than most of us: ht.ly/aVIGt
  17. I always figured laser weapons were distant-future, science fiction things. Apparently not: ht.ly/aTJCG #sot
  18. Happy Mother's Day all you mother units! Thanks for keeping the human race going! We appreciate you!