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Surprise, that'll be $1,700 for the haircut

Imagine going for what you think will be a five-dollar haircut and being slapped with a bill for almost two grand. Two unlucky college students in Beijing experienced just that--and were held hostage when they...

created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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douchrti

WTF, BT? British ISP Spies on its Customers

"BT has admitted that it secretly used customer data to test Phorm's advertising targeting technology last summer, and that it covered it up when customers and The Register raised questions over the suspicious...

created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
637 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment

Scientists force confessions from mucky fingerprints

Susan Jones

Scientists force confessions from mucky fingerprints

"Wannabe criminals would do well to listen to their dear old ma's and wash their hands regularly, or PC Plod will be knocking on the door in double quick time*. According to boffins at London's Imperial College,...

created by Susan Jones | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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tinalraval

Barcelona housing protest pits squatters against big business

UPDATE: Check out the great photos of the protests that our members have been sending in. I'm from Vancouver, Canada, and we Vancouverites tend to think locally. Sometimes that's a great asset to us (supporting...

created by Kaitlin | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Gootube Shenanigans?

""Interesting speculation on the 'GooTube' deal, oozing with corporate intrigue. Based on Mark Cuban's blog and a subsequent ZDNet blog posting, it seems as though there might have been some dodgy goings-on just prior to the deal. In short, YouTube may have handed the major...