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04 Nov 2010 10:09

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Tech, World: Turkey proves that no, they don’t really understand YouTube

  • dumb Turkey, concerned about clips offensive to founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, bans YouTube from the country.
  • smart Now that the clips are offline, Turkey unbanned YouTube. Hello, Keyboard Cat! Hello, Numa Numa Guy!
  • dumb Turkey found ANOTHER clip that offended them, and now YouTube could get blocked for another 30 months. source
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04 Nov 2010 10:01

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U.S.: Chandra Levy trial has a pretty major DNA-related problem

  • bad Gary Condit’s name was dragged in the mud over the Chandra Levy situation – and now, years later, Ingmar Guandique is on trial for the murder.
  • worse During the trial, scientific experts drop a bombshell – no DNA or forensic evidence links either man to the crime scene. This is troubling. source
  • » To make things worse: There is some DNA evidence (semen and fingerprints, to be specific) but it doesn’t match either man. It doesn’t mean that Ingmar Guandique still isn’t the suspect. It just means it’ll be much harder for the prosecution to prove it.
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04 Nov 2010 09:45

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World: French official: Yemeni cargo bomb stopped just in time last week

  • 17 minutes later, the printer bomb would’ve gone ka-boom source
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