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Toyota “Accidental Acceleration” Caused by Fat Feet

by Riyad Kalla on 14. Jul, 2010 in Life & World, Technology

When reports of “accidental” or “unintended acceleration” popped up around Toyota, the company got raped in the news… butt raped.
They were killing Americans, we should boycott their cars, etc. etc.
Given the level of throwing-under-the-bus that took place, I feel responsible to report that the US Department of Transportation has concluded a preliminary investigation into the vehicle data [...]

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A Sucking in Connecticut

by Katie Mullaly on 10. Apr, 2009 in Uncategorized

Now y’all had to know I would go see this.  I plan on spoiling the everloving HELL right out of it, so if you plan on seeing it, just stop reading now.
****** Seriously, I am holding nothing back.  You have been warned. ******
Okay, so, I am fairly certain that most of you have seen the [...]

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Obama Team Names Net Neutrality Advocates for FCC Review

by Riyad Kalla on 16. Nov, 2008 in Life & World

Slashdot reports that the Obama-Biden transition team have named two long-time Net Neutrality supporters to head up it’s FCC Review team. The two chosen were Susan Crawford, a University of Michigan Law School professor, and Kevin Werbach, a former FCC member and Wharton professor. This choice by the Obama-Biden team sends a clear message that [...]

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Selling Mislabelled Sushi is Common – Bait and Switch

by Riyad Kalla on 06. Nov, 2008 in Life & World

Kevin Mahaffey sent in a 1-off but damn interesting find by New York high school students Kate Stoeckle and Louisa Strauss: 25% of sushi you buy is not what you ordered (it’s usually something cheaper).
The NYT covered the story in which the girls got 60 different samples of sushi from around New York, then using [...]

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Are T.A.P.S. and The Ghost Hunters full of S.H.I.T?

by Katie Mullaly on 30. Aug, 2008 in Entertainment

*Author’s note:  When I wrote this article nearly two years ago, I – admittedly, and through the benefit of hindsight – was really having a chronic case of “sour grapes.”  My opinion of paranormal research has been evolving as I have started to realize that, ultimately, they’re just people trying to be successful at what [...]

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New DNA Testing Clears JonBenet's Family from Guilt

New DNA Testing Clears JonBenet's Family from Guilt

by Riyad Kalla on 09. Jul, 2008 in Entertainment

Holy Christ-on-crackers… after 12 years of assumed guilt for killing their daughter, JonBenet Ramsey, the Ramsey family’s name has finally been cleared of all shadows of doubt over their daughter’s death due to new “Touch DNA” testing.
“Touch”? More like “About Fucking Time” testing… or “Pig-Raping Hell, Where Was This 12 Years Ago” testing…
Can you even [...]

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