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14 May 2010 11:35

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World: The Thai Red Shirt protests are hitting a head, and then some

At least four have been killed and 81 more have been wounded as Thai military attempts to seal off an area of Bangkok the Red Shirts have used for camping out. source
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14 May 2010 11:12

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Tech: Are Facebook’s privacy issues getting overblown by a mob mentality?

  • It’s completely out of hand, and it’s just another example of an online mob getting out of control. I’m embarrassed to see people I respect stopping one step short of calling for physical violence against Zuckerberg.
  • TechCrunch guy Michael Arrington • Regarding the seemingly high level of rage some have focused on Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, especially after these years-old messages leaked to the press. We’re with Arrington. We think people are completely overreacting and looking for a way to completely discredit the Facebook founder because they don’t like recent changes to his service. Granted, privacy is a weird thing with Facebook, but the backlash is just getting over-the-top. source
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14 May 2010 10:55

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Biz: Credit-card makers hit hard by the Senate’s debit-card changes

  • -8.5% decline in Visa’s stock since the Senate passed the changes last night
  • -7.5% decline in MasterCard’s stock; the amendment limits card fees source
  • » Other companies: Visa and MasterCard felt it the worst, but they weren’t alone. American Express and Capital One also fell sharply in trading this morning due to the amendment’s unexpected passage, which limits the fees card companies can charge merchants. It still needs to go through the House as part of the broader financial reform bill.
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14 May 2010 10:38

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World: Thailand’s volatile political situation puts journalists in danger

  • 3 journalists were shot and wounded, one seriously, earlier today source
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14 May 2010 01:30

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Offbeat, Tech: Domain name sales: Dating more popular than birth

  • $1.75
    million     the amount someone paid for Dating.com at a recent auction of domain names in Florida
  • $6,000
    bucks     the amount someone paid for Birth.net; there’s a pregnancy joke in here somewhere source
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