Author Archives: Ralph

It’s the Maple Spring in Canada, eh?

http://twitter.com/#!/VTthunder/status/197711431402127360 When bratty Canadian students agitate for a tuition freeze, it’s just like the unrest in Tunisia! Little wonder students’ imagination was stirred by the past year of world rebellion. That inspiration has been distilled in the movement’s main slogan, “Printemps érable,” a clever play on words that literally means Maple Spring but sounds like…

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At a Glance: The New Limits Facebook Faces on Data Privacy

At a Glance: The New Limits Facebook Faces on Data Privacy Facebook is facing a fine and new limits on the way it does business as part of a settlement over allegations that the social media giant failed to properly protect the privacy of millions of users’ personal data. Read More…

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China's Beijing Kunlun to Relaunch Grindr IPO

China’s Beijing Kunlun to Relaunch Grindr IPO Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is relaunching the process to float popular gay dating app Grindr Inc after it said a U.S. national security panel had dropped its opposition to the plan. Read More…

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Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One.

Genealogy Sites Have Helped Identify Suspects. Now They’ve Helped Convict One. A new forensic technique sailed through its first test in court, leading to a guilty verdict. But beyond the courtroom, a battle over privacy is intensifying. Read More…

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15 Heroic Men Flipped Overturned Convertible To Save Someone Trapped Inside

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Jonathan Jansen was driving recently in South Carolina when suddenly, things took a turn for the worse. His car flipped upside down. What made that even more horrific was the fact that he was driving a convertible. Stuck in the car and unable to get out, Jansen began to feel hopeless.…

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How the Digital Era Has Changed the Daily Crossword

How the Digital Era Has Changed the Daily Crossword Puzzle design programs, word databases and web searches to help vet an answer: These are some of the tools that Sam Ezersky, assistant puzzles editor, uses in his job. Read More…

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