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Mark Zuckerberg Buys the Four Houses Surrounding His Own House ‘Cuz He Can
He’s reportedly leasing them back to their current owners.
This MIT Website Tracks Your Digital Footprint Through Gmail
While the world is still trying to figure out how much the NSA is spying on them, this MIT website offers a glimpse at the personal data email users reveal online every day
Drone Studies: University of Missouri Is Teaching Journalism Students How to Fly Drones
Forget mastering the Associated Press style guide; some journalism students now need to learn the fine science of flying drones.
Reading While Eating for March 28: Animal House
Parrots and puppies abound in Thursday’s link roundup.
Has Spring Break Been ‘Facebooked Into Respectability’?
Thanks to social media, college kids’ vacation plans might be just a little tamer from now on.
Reading While Eating for March 1: Precious Moments
The work week is almost over. You’re almost there. Keep on chugging with the help of lots of cute stuff.
TSA Agent Leaves Creepy Message for Traveler on Inspection Note
Most people feel annoyed and a little exposed when they find a TSA inspection note in their luggage. But when blogger Jill Filipovic opened her suitcase after a recent flight, she got a personalized (read: invasive) message along …
Reading While Eating for October 18: Pretty in Pink
Tuesday’s links talk little kids and massive pets.
STDs and Life Stories: MTV’s Bizarrely Detailed ‘Real World’ Cast Contract
Seven strangers, picked to live in a house, have their lives taped after agreeing that they might die, get raped and be exposed to public ridicule — and it won’t be MTV’s fault. It says so in the contract obtained by the Village Voice.
Woman Arrested for Groping TSA Agent Calls it ‘Instinctual’
When 61-year-old Colorado resident Yukari Miyamae was arrested for allegedly grabbing a TSA agent’s breast on July 14, she was heralded by frustrated air travelers as a hero for fighting against an invasive airport pat-down. But …
TSA: Newly Installed Scanner Software Will Provide More Modesty
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole announced today that the agency will install new software on some body-scanning machines to make images less revealing and air passengers feel less stripped down.