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12 Dec 2009 10:22

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Tech: Want to end your virtual like on Facebook? Commit Sepukoo.

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  • Don’t off yourself until you’re good and ready. But when you are, you can use this site to commit Seppukoo on Facebook. It’ll convert your site to a memorial page that you can no longer update. Facebook doesn’t want you to use it. But the concept is there for the using. source
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12 Dec 2009 09:42

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Politics: The Wall Street Journal on Tiger Woods: Gossip can be useful

  • The Tiger gossip is replete with moral messages and motivations that are compelling, instructive and powerful. Moral guidance can often sound like a collection of tired bromides when expressed in the abstract. But when told as part of a compelling drama—as gossip—it can appear as an eloquent demarcation of good behavior.
  • Wall Street Journal columnist Nicholas DiFonzo • In an article defending gossip’s usefulness in the media. He’s says that why much gossip can be ugly, sometimes it can teach lessons to outsiders. Woods’ situation is especially messy – the cheater passed off as the wholesome family man, the do-no-wrong sports figure doing lots of wrong – but it makes the lessons stronger. source
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12 Dec 2009 09:23

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U.S., World: Another tension point: The U.S. froze a lot of Iran’s money

  • $2 billion in funds has been held up since June 2008 source
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