TECH.BLORGE.com » David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com Top Technology news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Laptop Thief Steals 130 Laptops http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/29/laptop-thief-steals-130-laptops/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/29/laptop-thief-steals-130-laptops/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:38:47 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/29/laptop-thief-steals-130-laptops/ Laptop Thief Steals 130 LaptopsHe stole 130 laptops, police suspect, from 24 different companies in five states.

For over 12 years, Eric Almly travelled the country committing robberies, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Once he even called his victim and taunted them from a payphone.

And one typically audacious [...] Related posts:

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As last night’s episode began, Office-worker Jim teased his oddball co-worker Dwight about logging in.

Jim:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/26/more-second-life-pranks-coming-to-the-office/feed/ 1 Newsvine User Busts “Astro-turf” Campaign http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/23/newsvine-user-busts-pr-firms-astro-turf/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/23/newsvine-user-busts-pr-firms-astro-turf/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:02:31 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/23/newsvine-user-busts-pr-firms-astro-turf/ NewsVine User Busts PR firmA Newsvine user busted a powerful stealth campaign with just a few clicks, and a simple question. “Why does Newsvine allow political organizations to seed ‘astroturf’ content?”

He’d discovered a pattern to the way a story’s URL had been suggested to the bloggers at Newsvine. The [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/23/newsvine-user-busts-pr-firms-astro-turf/feed/ 4 The Digg Thief http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/18/the-digg-thief/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/18/the-digg-thief/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:13:58 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/18/the-digg-thief/ The Digg ThiefWhat would you do?

Last month Jonathan Schlaffer found one of his articles, which criticized Windows XP, on the front page of Digg. But then he realized someone had stolen his article, put it on their own site, and submitted their URL instead of his!

This is [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/18/the-digg-thief/feed/ 0 Hacked Ann Coulter site: my career was a prank! http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/16/hacked-ann-coulter-site-my-career-was-a-prank/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/16/hacked-ann-coulter-site-my-career-was-a-prank/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:36:33 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/16/hacked-ann-coulter-site-my-career-was-a-prank/ Hacked Ann Coulter site: it was all a joke!Ann Coulter’s web site was apparently hacked Monday night. In place of a column about Republican politics was “An Open Letter to Readers” announcing that her entire career had been a practical joke.

Radar magazine’s site spotted the fake column Monday, [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/16/hacked-ann-coulter-site-my-career-was-a-prank/feed/ 2 Simpsons SCHIP page “not a hack,” say Republicans http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/simpsons-schip-page-not-a-hack-say-republicans/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/simpsons-schip-page-not-a-hack-say-republicans/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:52:54 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/simpsons-schip-page-not-a-hack-say-republicans/ Simpsons SCHIP page not a hack, say RepublicansThe Simpsons characters appeared on the web site for a Republican House Committee — where the villainous Mr. Burns rubs his hands in glee over a children’s health insurance bill.

“If the poor children can get a piece of the action, why can’t I?” [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/15/simpsons-schip-page-not-a-hack-say-republicans/feed/ 5 Second Life + Google + IBM = Open Source Avatars? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/11/second-life-google-ibm-open-source-avatars/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/11/second-life-google-ibm-open-source-avatars/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:53:37 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/11/second-life-google-ibm-open-source-avatars/ Second Life + Google + IBM = Open Source Avatars?It’s like a science fiction story. Your avatar escapes Second Life, and prowls the internet, exploring new worlds and splurging its Second Life Linden currency on other online products.

It hits the other virtual worlds — World of Warcraft? Quake? Maybe it’ll [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/11/second-life-google-ibm-open-source-avatars/feed/ 3 Newt Gingrich enjoys nudity-free visit in Second Life. http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/04/fighting-nudity-in-second-life/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/04/fighting-nudity-in-second-life/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:35:02 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/04/fighting-nudity-in-second-life/ Fighting Nudity in Second Life - Newt Gingrich to meet Summer SealeMaybe you heard that a naked dominatrix’s slave wandered around Newt Gingrich’s forum in Second Life last week?

You heard wrong. Even though CNN covered her “naughty bits” with black squares — the virtual woman had actually been [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/10/04/fighting-nudity-in-second-life/feed/ 2 Did Naked People Accost Newt Gingrich in Second Life? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/28/naked-people-accost-newt-gingrich-in-second-life/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/28/naked-people-accost-newt-gingrich-in-second-life/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:57:10 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/28/naked-people-accost-newt-gingrich-in-second-life/ Naked People Accost Newt Gingrich in Second LifeA funny thing happened when Newt Gingrich visited Second Life. According to at least one newspaper, the first thing he saw was “a lovely young digital lady” — who was completely naked!

But the truth turned out to be much more complicated…

As Gingrich spoke, [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/28/naked-people-accost-newt-gingrich-in-second-life/feed/ 1 Why the New York Times Is Free http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/17/why-the-new-york-times-is-free/ http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/17/why-the-new-york-times-is-free/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:16:37 +0000 David Cassel http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/09/17/why-the-new-york-times-is-free/ Why the New York Times Is FreeAt midnight The New York Times stopped charging for its content online. It’s even handing out refunds to any online subscribers who paid for it in advance. Here’s why…

The Times is strongly repudiating the idea that newspapers can earn big profits by hiding their [...] Related posts:

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