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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 »

Cynner: Dad? Dad, is that you? Mom says come downstairs and get ready for dinner. more »

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Peter Thiel's Richer Than You, But Not as Rich as He'd Like You to Think

It's one of many casually accepted, unchecked assumptions in Silicon Valley: Peter Thiel, the cofounder of PayPal and Facebook investor, is a billionaire, right? Leaked documents from his hedge fund, Clarium Capital, show he's not. More »

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