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  • Matthew Williams
    9:05 am Wed, Nov 19, 2014
    Uber can track your one-night stands

    Uber's bad PR just got worse.

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:40 pm Fri, Nov 14, 2014
    Residents of upscale LA neighborhoods pissed at Waze. They're fighting back in the most passive-aggressive way possible.

    Waze is a smartphone app that offers real-time smart route alternatives to help drivers avoid congested freeways. In Los Angeles, Waze often directs drivers to side streets through upscale neighborhoods,… Read the rest of the article: Residents of upscale LA neighborhoods pissed at Waze. They're fighting back in the most passive-aggressive way possible.

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  • Matthew Williams
    5:15 am Fri, Nov 7, 2014
    Road rage: expert level

    When most people are tailgated, they slam on the brakes or slow down. This fellow stopped his car on the highway and stared at his tailgater.

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  • Matthew Williams
    2:38 pm Sat, Oct 18, 2014
    Jailed former dictator Manuel Noriega suing game maker Activision

    The former leader of Panama says he's entitled to compensation because his image appears in "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" without his consent.

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  • Matthew Williams
    5:03 pm Thu, Oct 16, 2014
    Stanford engineers built an earthquake-resistant house. Watch the shake test.

    Engineers at Stanford have designed, built, and tested an earthquake-resistant house which has stayed upright even when subjected to three times the intensity of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

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  • Matthew Williams
    4:58 pm Thu, Oct 16, 2014
    Florida Governor Charlie Crist has a fan that blows him every day. No. Wait.

    Florida Governor Charlie Crist insists on bringing an electric fan to campaign appearances. One GOP operative calls the fan Crist's "teddy bear."

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  • Matthew Williams
    10:43 am Thu, Oct 16, 2014
    Mow your lawn or go to jail

    A Tennessee woman was sentenced to jail for neglecting her yard work. The judge sentenced her to 5 days, but later reduced it to 6 hours. CBS | Local 8

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:18 pm Wed, Oct 15, 2014
    Crow insults man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZUcDg9m74o Video by Charles Benoist. "At the DMV and a black crow comes over and said 'fuck you."

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  • Matthew Williams
    10:37 am Tue, Oct 14, 2014
    Chicago's dirty trick to increase red-light camera fines

    Like many other cities, Chicago uses red-light cameras to ensure traffic safety and to generate revenue from tickets issued to people who drive through red lights. A recent investigation revealed… Read the rest of the article: Chicago's dirty trick to increase red-light camera fines

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:32 am Tue, Oct 14, 2014
    LA bus passenger: "Don't mess with me, I have ebola."

    Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies spent Monday searching for a man in a surgical mask who boarded a bus and told the driver, "Don't mess with me; I have Ebola." When… Read the rest of the article: LA bus passenger: "Don't mess with me, I have ebola."

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  • Matthew Williams
    6:53 pm Mon, Oct 13, 2014
    Woman accuses restaurant patrons of eating her "little girl"

    Kelly Atlas, an activist with Direct Action Everywhere, delivered to diners at Bluestem in San Francisco a tearful, dramatic rant about her "little girl and her sisters." The "little girl"… Read the rest of the article: Woman accuses restaurant patrons of eating her "little girl"

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  • Matthew Williams
    5:13 pm Thu, Oct 9, 2014
    Passengers ebola joke triggers hazmat panic

    When a dark-skinned man sneezed on a plane then joked about having ebola, the flight crew took no chances and called a team in hazardous material suits to escort him… Read the rest of the article: Passengers ebola joke triggers hazmat panic

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  • Matthew Williams
    9:43 am Mon, Oct 6, 2014
    Amazon employees wait up to 30 minutes at end of day without pay [Update: Amazon responds]

    If you must stand in line for over 30 minutes to clear a security check for your job, is that part of your job and should you be paid for… Read the rest of the article: Amazon employees wait up to 30 minutes at end of day without pay [Update: Amazon responds]

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  • Matthew Williams
    11:50 am Sun, Oct 5, 2014
    Man arrested for shooting drone

    A man in New Jersey was arrested after using a shotgun to shoot down his neighbor's drone. The neighbor was using the drone to take photographs of a nearby home… Read the rest of the article: Man arrested for shooting drone

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  • Matthew Williams
    1:12 pm Fri, Oct 3, 2014
    Woman sues sperm bank after becoming pregnant with black donor's sperm

    An Ohio woman is suing a sperm bank after she became pregnant with sperm donated by a black man instead of a white man as she and her partner had… Read the rest of the article: Woman sues sperm bank after becoming pregnant with black donor's sperm

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  • Matthew Williams
    8:53 pm Thu, Oct 2, 2014
    Lawyer representing victims of nude photo leak compares Google to NFL

    An attorney representing several of the celebrities whose nude pictures were circulated online is threatening to sue Google for allegedly not doing enough to prevent the photos from spreading online.

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  • Matthew Williams
    2:26 pm Wed, Oct 1, 2014
    Jerry Brown will force open public beach gate locked by billionaire

    On Tuesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation allowing the state to forcibly open the public access road to Martins Beach if Vinod Khosla fails or refuses to voluntarily restore public… Read the rest of the article: Jerry Brown will force open public beach gate locked by billionaire

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  • Matthew Williams
    8:29 am Thu, Sep 25, 2014
    Woman beaten by CHP cop to receive $1.5 million

    The woman beaten by a CHP Officer Daniel Andrew will receive $1.5 million under a settlement, and Officer Daniel Andrew has "elected" to resign.

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  • Matthew Williams
    12:37 pm Thu, Sep 18, 2014
    Restaurant wants to make Yelp unreliable

    Botto Bistro in Richmond, California is unconcerned about its Yelp rating. In an effort to undermine the reliability of its Yelp page, Botto Bistro is working to be the worst-rated… Read the rest of the article: Restaurant wants to make Yelp unreliable

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  • Matthew Williams
    4:05 pm Wed, Sep 17, 2014
    Zen and the art of fighting crime

    Dan Stevenson is neither a Buddhist, nor a follower of any organized religion. Mr. Stevenson, a resident of Oakland's Eastlake neighborhood, purchased a 2-foot Buddha and installed it on a… Read the rest of the article: Zen and the art of fighting crime

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