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Fake Nigerian princes aren't all bad, maybe they're just bored

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John Moe
Jan 25, 2011
That's what Nigerian internet entrepreneur Oo Nwoye is saying in a recent blog post. She says the people trying to pull those email scams are not...
Posted In: business, email, scams, security, world
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Facebook offers critical tool for people in Tunisia, and the Tunisian government steals their passwords

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John Moe
Jan 24, 2011
The Atlantic writes today about what Facebook has meant to protesters and how authorities have been messing with people's info on the site. In all...
Posted In: Facebook, privacy, security, world
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Hacker storefront freaks people out

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John Moe
Jan 24, 2011
There are some screen shots going around about a supposed storefront where you can buy hacked access to a whole host of .gov, .mil, and .edu sites....
Posted In: government, hacking, military, privacy, world
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Google Translate

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John Moe
Jan 13, 2011
The tech world is kind of buzzing right now about a Google app available on Android phones. It's the latest version of Google Translate, a program...
Posted In: android, apps, gadgets, Google, Web Culture, world
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PC growth slowing, market getting eaten by tablets

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John Moe
Jan 13, 2011
We kind of knew this anecdotally for some time but now there are some numbers to go along with it. PCs are still getting more popular as more and...
Posted In: apple, business, gadgets, PC, tablets, world
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THE TRASHMASTER: an 88-minute film made from Grand Theft Auto IV

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John Moe
Jan 11, 2011
So this French guy, Mathieu Weschler, spent two years playing Grand Theft Auto IV on a PC, saving clips of himself playing it, and turning those...
Posted In: games, GTA, movies, Web Culture, world
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Groupon gets a bunch of money, goes on a buying spree

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John Moe
Jan 11, 2011
The shopping site Groupon is getting big. They received nearly a billion dollars in new investment and promptly bought up three companies in India,...
Posted In: business, groupon, social media, Web Culture, world
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State Department to invest $30 million in internet freedom

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John Moe
Jan 11, 2011
On our show this morning we talked about the Justice Department trying to take down Wikileaks. But at the same time, the State Department is making...
Posted In: government, Iran, privacy, Web Culture, wikileaks, world
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Japan hates Facebook

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John Moe
Jan 10, 2011
Really interesting article in the Times. Not sure if it says more about Facebook or more about Japan but the social network is a total bust in that...
Posted In: business, Facebook, Japan, social media, world
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US rare earth mine to reopen

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John Moe
Dec 27, 2010
A huge pit in the Mojave Desert holds the largest collection of rare earth minerals outside of China. It was shut down years ago due to...
Posted In: a stitch in time is worth two in the bush, China, manufacturing, minerals, world

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