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23 Apr 2010 13:25

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Tech: Blippy’s credit card breach has Twitter in disbelief



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23 Apr 2010 13:16

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Tech: Blippy’s got some oversharing problems on its hands

  • yesterday The New York Times publishes an article on Blippy in regards to the privacy concerns it raises – it shares once-confidential info on your purchases with your friends.
  • today A VentureBeat reporter found the reason this might be an awful idea. They found a Google search that exposes users’ credit card numbers. (!) Oh boy. source
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23 Apr 2010 11:31

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Biz: Home sales, once looking weak, made a huge March jump

  • 27% increase in new home sales in March
  • four number of months of declines prior to the leap
  • 1963 the last time home sales rose this much source
  • » But why? Credit a tax break that’s about to expire and weather that sucked less than it did in February (when home sales hit a record low). The strange part? The tax break had been in effect each of the four months prior, when home sales weren’t so hot.
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23 Apr 2010 11:14

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Tech: Adult entertainment continues its long history of tech innovation

  • Every step of the way, when there’s a new technology, we explore it. In the adult business, many times the traditional venues are not available to us, so we have to be innovative to get our content to the consumer. With adult content, you need to create your own solutions.
  • Private Media Group CEO Ilan Bunimovitz • Regarding the company’s push to get streaming HTML5 video on the iPad. The cloud system is innovative, but gets around the whole app store getup. Beyond the iPad though, innovation is taking hold in other ways for adult entertainment. One company is blowing $4 million on “3D Zen and Sex,” a 3D porn film which promises will be unlike any you’ve seen before. In other words, the long history of innovation in adult entertainment continues unabated. source
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23 Apr 2010 11:02

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World: In wake of al-Qaeda leader killings, Iraq hit with deadly attacks

  • 12improvized explosive devices were used in the attacks today
  • 50+were killed in the bombings around the war-torn country
  • 100+were injured; this is in the wake of the killing of al-Qaeda leaders source
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23 Apr 2010 10:57

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Music: Protip: The National’s new “High Violet” streaming free this weekend

This, of course, is only for fans of anthemic indie rock sung by dudes with really low voices. In other words, everybody. (Right?) source
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23 Apr 2010 10:50

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Biz, U.S.: Washington hawking over WellPoint’s crappy insurance practices

  • As you know, the practice described in this article will soon be illegal. The Affordable Care Act specifically prohibits insurance companies from rescinding policies, except in cases of fraud or intentional misrepresentation of material fact.
  • Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius • In a letter to health insurer WellPoint regarding a Reuters article that ran yesterday. The article suggested that breast cancer patients were specifically targeted in investigations in an effort to find a way to cancel their insurance. This crappy practice, by the way, is banned in the new health care law, but experts say the bill lacks the teeth to actually stop it. source
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22 Apr 2010 22:16

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Culture: Protip: If you’re an Olympic runner, skip the male-enlargement drugs

  • Dear LaShawn Merritt: You’re an idiot. The pride of Portsmouth, the king of the 2008 Olympic track and field events, Merritt let all of this go because he used this sketchy penis-enhancement drug called ExtenZe. ExtenZe, by the way, is not the same as Enzyte, but does contain some substances banned the the International Olympic Committee. So now Merritt is banned for two years. What the heck, dude? You ruined your life over magic beans? source
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22 Apr 2010 22:06

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Biz: Why are all the good businesses leaving Denver, anyway?

  • planes Denver-based Frontier Airlines got bought by Indianapolis-based Republic Airways, so it moved away.
  • booze Coors, that bastion of crap beer, merged with Miller, and the new combined company moved to Chicago.
  • phones The latest move? Denver based phone company Qwest got bought by CenturyTel. It’s moving to Louisiana. source
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22 Apr 2010 21:59

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U.S.: Residents of Oregon: There’s a new killer fungus among us.

The airborne fungus Cryptococcus gattii has already killed fairly healthy six people in the Pacific Northwest and could be headed to California soon. source
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