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23 Aug 2010 21:20

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World: Wikileaks sex case: Did Julian Assange simply start getting creepy?

  • It is quite wrong that we were afraid of him. He is not violent and I do not feel threatened by him. The responsibility for what happened to me and the other girl lies with a man who had attitude problems with women.
  • One of Julian Assange’s anonymous accusers • Regarding the situation that led to the quickly-rescinded rape charges against the Wikileaks founder. The Guardian cites sources close to one of the women that claim the issue cropped up because Assange disagreed about condom use with the women, not because he was acting in a non-consensual manner. Gawker has named one of the women, but we won’t do the same here. That said, if that’s what happened (instead of a conspiracy, as Wikileaks has claimed), that’s pretty creepy. source

31 Dec 2009 11:13

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Biz, Culture: Why AT&T shouldn’t have dropped Tiger Woods

  • image Tiger Woods went from being seen as a golden boy to a &*^#-up in short order. Just like AT&T, thanks to the iPhone fiasco.
  • coverage Unlike AT&T, you can’t get away from Tiger Woods network coverage. Just sayin’. Also, AT&T shouldn’t be dropping things. source

15 Feb 2009 14:56

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Offbeat, U.S.: Was the cell phone really that important?

  • A woman dies after trying to retrieve one in her car. The scene took place in Fountain Valley, Calif., where the woman, out on Interstate 405, tried to grab the dropped cell phone while driving, crashed into a divider, got out of the car, and then got hit by another car passing by. Other people got injured, and she died, all because she couldn’t wait to get her cell phone. Sigh. source