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14 May 2009 09:11

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Culture: Jon Stewart slaps some sense into the Miss California debate

  • We still want Carrie Prejean to go away, but at least it’s a less-bitter pill than it was before. Thanks for the insight, Daily Show!source

15 Apr 2009 20:20

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Politics, U.S.: Conservatives teabag the nation; liberals feel a little dirty

Just think, this all started with some d-bag on CNBC saying something about the economy he now regrets saying. source

05 Feb 2009 10:23

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Tech: What you were waiting for: Pop-up ads are making a comeback!

New DTML-based technology has made new pop-ups that no blocker can currently kill. source

03 Feb 2009 10:15

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Tech: For the love of God, will the Facebook “25 Things” trend end already?

  • What it is Some enterprising jerk on Facebook came up with this idea of having everyone write notes including 25 things about themselves. And like a juggernaut, it just kept building and building until all your freaking friends did it. As a result of the trend, notes on the site have more than doubled and tags of friends have quintupled. source
  • What it is Some enterprising jerk on Facebook came up with this idea of having everyone write notes including 25 things about themselves. And like a juggernaut, it just kept building and building until all your freaking friends did it. As a result of the trend, notes on the site have more than doubled and tags of friends have quintupled.
  • Why it’s annoying Everyone has 25 interesting things, right? Sure. But it’s interesting when one person does it – it’s like a beautiful piece of art in a sea of minimalism. But when everyone does it, it’s like white noise, background chatter and it makes you want to beat up the nerd who came up with the idea. We’re totally giving that guy a swirlie; it makes us feel manly. source

14 Jan 2009 14:06

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Offbeat, Tech: Oh God, did someone have to invent the term “sexting”?

  • Sexting leads to child porn charges. Sexting, as you might guess, is people taking naked photos of themselves on their cell phones and sharing them with their friends. It’s led to charges in Pennsylvania for both the three teenage girls charged with sending the photos and the, er, um, three lucky teenage boys who got the photos. Note to press: Please stop inventing terms. :( source