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rollergirl76: When I think of "stripper party", I don't think of a bunch of rich dorks, standing around awkwardly. more »

BadUncle: FWIW, Chatroulette can be hilarious. But not in the afternoon. [lolwutchatroulette.tumblr.com] more »

succinctly: Every face is bored face. I haven't tried it as I don't have a webcam but I can imagine I'd be up there. Staring, just staring. more »

aupalaras: Boooring. Betcha they did drunk algorithms at the bar. This party looks like it was thrown by any math nerd who was ever thrown out of a cool party i... more »

Penscribe: All the Google parties look like someone gave The Situation a little money to host an event. Where's Snooki? more »

kithkin: DFW could have written a solid 1079 pages about this. more »

sfBirdie: Wasn't this called Google Wave before? more »

MrInBetween: The tag on any future item on this Chat Roulette thing (and let's hope there won't be many): THE SADNESS more »

intime: I wish this fad of having a stripper at your party would just go away. It must come from these thoughts: "Oh, now that I'm a big boy I can hire my ... more »

OctaveDoctor: Here is a screencap doing the rounds: [i46.tinypic.com] more »

#rumormonger

Google Makes Its Replicant Phone Even Creepier

It was unsettling enough that Google named its Nexus One after bio-mechanical humanoids from the dystopian future. Now it's rumored to be issuing the smartphone to secretive genetic scientists inside its office. Chalk up another cozy, kooky 23AndMe deal. More »

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Did Mrs. Google's Company Curl Into the Googleplex To Die?

For a company with deep support from Google, 23andMe seems awfully beset by problems: Two layoff rounds in five months and the departure of a co-founder. So when we hear the company is "hemorrhaging cash," we're inclined to believe it. More »

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The Google-Cash-Swapping-Orgy Blimp

Google hasn't been shy about sharing its riches with select friends outside the company. And the number one rule of this tightly-knit group seems to be: spread the love. Which brings us to 23AndMe's new, very incestuous blimp. More »

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Layoffs Rumored at Mrs. Google's Genetics Company

Genetics company 23AndMe can purportedly help you predict your health in decades to come, but we're hearing the three-year-old company can't even forecast its own near-term needs: A tipster tells us the company laid off seven employees. More »

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Google Moves in with Founder's Wife's Company

Google's complicated relationship with its founder's wife just got more tangled. Anne Wojcicki's genetic-testing startup, 23andMe, not only took a second round of funding from the company — it's now cohabitating with the search giant. More »

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