Thursday's Fast Draw Five

Look On The Bright Side, See More - People who see the world through rose-colored glasses also see more. At first glance this might seem like a good thing but yes, even optimism has a downside (some consolation for those of you who woke up on the wrong side of bed today).
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Empires Strike Back - U.S. and British authorities are taking the fight against hackers to the net. In the brave new world of cyber-warfare, your computer can become a tool of the enemy and collateral damage in this battle for the world's flow of information.
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Sound The Alarms - Toddlers get a potty-training boost from a "friendly" electronic diaper alarm. What other high-tech devices do you know of that are guiding today's children through developmental stages. And are they a good thing?
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The College Try - Is the four-year undergraduate degree a thing of the past? Hundreds of schools are now taking six years to graduate a majority of its students. In college we used to joke about guys on the "six-year plan" but is it now becoming the norm?
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Super Weeds - Just when you thought you ran out of things to worry about with a warming Earth, climate change is turning one of the most invasive plant species in the U.S. into an even more powerful monster.
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