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23 Apr 2010 15:00

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Tech: Blippy folks on credit card leak: No, really, it’s not that bad, guys

  • While it looks super-scary and certainly sucks for the 4 people who were affected (to whom we apologize and are contacting), and is embarrassing to us, it’s a lot less bad than it looks at first glance.
  • A message from Blippy • Attempting to do damage control after it turned out some credit card numbers leaked. They claim just four cards were exposed through a Google search that looked fairly scary and got spread just about everywhere. The company better hope that’s the case – it just went through a venture capital round and doesn’t need this level of controversy right now. source
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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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19 Apr 2010 10:24

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World: Iceland to Europe: We swear, we don’t mean to cause drama

  • It seems we’re getting pretty good at exporting our disasters. I think people might get funny ideas about Iceland. … We’re not to blame for an eruption.
  • Icelandic political commentator Egill Helgason • Regarding the country nicked by multiple crises in the last couple of years – crises that have hit Europe as hard as the tiny island. The country, however, has reason to feel a bit of relief about the volcano. Despite its continent-grounding air drama, the country itself isn’t affected by it too much. Flights are even getting out of the capital, no problem. Maybe we should hate Iceland. source
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18 Apr 2010 10:21

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World: How bad is the Iceland volcano crisis for airline travel, anyway?

  • $200 million in losses for the airlines daily source
  • » Side effects: If the delays stretch out for weeks, not just days, experts say that the crisis could start having major side effects on the economy, such as factory supply chains. The volcano is showing no signs of letting up, by the way, and in fact may be intensifying today.
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16 Apr 2010 11:41

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World: Kyrgyzstan’s president gives into the pressure, formally resigns

Kurmanbek Bakiyev, looking dapper in that suit-no tie getup of his, left for Kazakhstan yesterday. His resignation calms a potential crisis. source
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13 Jan 2010 23:33

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World: Awesome people text the Red Cross to help Haiti, hit milestone

  • $1+ million in donations from texts alone (whoa!) source
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29 Nov 2009 11:06

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World: Daily poll: Honduras’ first post-coup elections – Manuel Zelaya’s riveted.


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03 Oct 2009 10:27

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U.S.: The biggest problem facing New York City’s schools: Bake sales

It’s a crisis of epic proportions. The city’s education department, in an attempt to improve the health of its students, has banned bake sales. Monsters! source
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11 Aug 2009 11:01

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Offbeat: Communism in Cuba doesn’t guarantee a toilet paper supply

The state-run company that makes Cuba’s toilet paper says disaster and economics will prevent it from making enough. So Cuba’s gonna import it. source
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