90 Seconds on The Verge: Windows 8, SpaceX, and more

Do you know what fear is? It isn't something to take lightly. Look up — what do you see? Nothing; the sky is dark. But it isn't empty, oh, no. Somewhere (far beyond what your feeble eyes can perceive) waits a dragon, its jagged legs slicing the vacuum of space. You have lived for decades on that blistered rock you call a home, the product of millions of years of evolution. It has existed for only a few years, sprung forth ex nihilo like Athena from Zeus' brow. And yet it is greater than you, and it will see things you will never see. And someday, soon, it is coming home. Know that, dear reader, and know fear — or wonder.

Yes, we also have tablets.

Stories of the day:

• Lenovo's backflipping 13-inch IdeaPad Yoga, 11-inch Windows RT
• SpaceX Dragon captured by ISS, successfully docked
• Ballmer to Microsoft shareholders: 'a fundamental shift [is] underway in our business'
• LG Nexus 4 announcement due October 29th, says French newspaper

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