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PlentyofFish Hacked: The Unbelievable Story

by James Plafke | 1:42 pm, January 31st

According to a post on founder and CEO Markus Frind’s blog, popular free online dating site PlentyofFish was hacked last week, leading the PlentyofFish team to believe that all usernames and passwords were downloaded and compromised. Though the news is coming from the CEO’s personal blog, PlentyofFish hasn’t yet released an official statement. Sites get hacked all the time–even Facebook overlord Mark Zuckerberg’s own Facebook page was hacked last week–but the PlentyofFish hack comes with a fairly elaborate and ridiculous story.

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Geekolinks

Geekolinks: 8/10

by Robert Quigley | 3:53 pm, August 10th

“Don’t be ugly by accident” (OKCupid)

How Star Trek imagined the iPad 23 years ago (Ars)

Hot professors on the plight of being a hot professor (Chronicle)

Washington Post covers 4chan, LOIC imminent (Washington Post)

Voice cast for Fallout: New Vegas announced (Rawls!) (Bethesda)

25 worst pimped rides (Auto Mechanics’ School)

Augmented Reality cookies (GammaSquad)

Bonus video: The Avengers as a ’50s sci-fi flick:

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The Washington Post‘s Top Secret America: What Does It All Mean?

by Robert Quigley | 11:59 am, July 19th

For nearly two years, The Washington Post has been working on a massive investigative piece on the state of the post-9/11 intelligence and security industries which would have been impossible before the Internet. Titled “Top Secret America,” the Post‘s exposé required the labors of more than 20 journalists. The report’s key takeaways may not be terrible surprises with respect to the conventional wisdom about the military-industrial complex — that it wastes money and is so disorganized that key pieces of intelligence get ignored to potentially perilous effect — but its thoroughness and searchability make it a uniquely 21st century piece of reporting, both for its subject matter and for its own composition.

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Zuckerberg Responds to Facebook Privacy Concerns, but Is it Enough?

by Robert Quigley | 9:22 am, May 24th

Facebook may have experienced truly impressive growth in the first months of 2010, but good press it has not enjoyed: Facebook privacy concerns have gone from a fringe obsession to a mainstream storyline in light of some of Facebook’s aggressive changes. It hasn’t helped that number of high-profile tech figures such as Peter Rojas and Leo Laporte have quit Facebook to great fanfare.

After one Facebook executive’s attempts to answer New York Times readers’ questions were by most accounts unsatisfying, Facebook is trying again: This time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken to the pages of the Washington Post to explain his position and outline the principles on which he says Facebook operates. But his tone isn’t especially apologetic:

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Hawaii Issues Tsunami Warning After Chile Earthquake

by Drew Grant | 12:46 pm, February 27th

It’s been declared a state of emergency in Hawaii, where officials have started to plan for the possible tsunami caused by yesterday’s earthquake in Chile. The first waves are expected to hit at 4:19 EST this afternoon. Sirens blare to alert residents in the coastal areas to instruct them to evacuate, even as Hilo International Airport has been shut down and the planes grounded.

American officials are prepared to visit both Chile and Hawaii, according to a Washington Post report.

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Did Citibank Shut Down a Gay Social Networking Startup’s Bank Account over Underwear? (Update)

by Michael Triplett | 1:33 pm, February 25th

Fabulis, a gay social networking startup, discovered yesterday that Citibank has shut down its bank account over “objectionable content” on its blog, which is a Tumblr site that features a lot of pretty, fully-dressed men, some hoodies, and colorful underwear with the word “Fabulis” on them.

In an update posted today on Fabulis’ blog, Fabulis founder and CEO Jason Goldberg said that a Citibank manager “let us know that a compliance review occurred, which Citi says is a standard procedure, and the review officer determined the “content was not in compliance with Citibank’s standard policies.” They requested the account be terminated.”

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14 of the Best Geekiest Beers

Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.

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Eric Limer I'm trying to come up with a control scheme where I can use my xbox 360 controller for leisurely web surfing. It's....interesting.
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James Plafke For a show about a sport I don't really dig, Friday Night Lights is an alright show.
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Eric Limer Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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Max Wanna create work flows, wanna make it all work work work.
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James Plafke I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer I don't look at my finances as often as I should which is the main reason why I don't often want to look at my finances.
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Max Desert PolyBus: The game where you drive to Reno and then die.
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Eric Limer If I wrote a webcomic, every strip would be titled "Get it? GET IT?!"
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Max Got chili oil on my hands and face. It hurts. A lot.
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Eric Limer Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer Twitter is like RiffTrax for EVERYTHING.
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James Plafke I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer I hereby apologize to all persons --past, present and future-- who have the misfortune of hearing me "sing" dubstep songs.
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Max Even Facebook's Timeline thinks I could have done more with my life.
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Max I did that thing where Facebook turns your Timeline into a movie. Mine had pictures of ducks and foliage set to really dramatic music.
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Max "But I don't wanna go to the dog show!"
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