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    Poop Cooper: Ironically, of John Chow's 50,000 followers bombarded with ads, 20% are spambots with photos of hot girls for avatars. And the cycle continues... more »
    Maura Johnston: "We are not trying to turn Facebook and Twitter into one giant spam network. All we are trying to do is get consumers to become marketers for us." Co... more »
    If_I_Had_a_Poodle: 1. "trusted" "friends" "recommend" "products they use" 2. profts!!!!! more »
    raincoaster: Dylan, not if your servers go down again. more »
    RandomLunatic: The Zhu Zhu Pets are a danger as old as the Betsy-Wetsy Doll: [dangerist.typepad.com] more »
    Rozelle’s Bagman: John, I'm only hamsterdancing. more »
    If_I_Had_a_Poodle: It is clearly the next step in the total enslavement of the US by our Chinese overlords. The hamsters are obviously wiring home what they learn. more »
    mommy_dearest: A pretend pet is far superior to a real pet, any day. I would get this for my youngin' if she insisted on a pet (although I will not stand in line fo... more »
    Tart of Darkness: As for Richard Gere I always heard it was a gerbil. A much different animal altogether. more »
    Tart of Darkness: Clearly this is the Chinese version of the 70's arms race that bankrupted the Soviet Union. more »
    Baroness: And aren't they the cheapest, most horrible-looking things? Like repurposed material for cheap slippers from some toxic Chinese factory? I refuse to... more »
    VioletViolet: For those working in retail that morning, I suggest that 5 hour energy shot drink. It's more like a 3 hour energy shot, but that's the only thing that... more »
    unclevanya: Curses! The hamster link caused a QuickTime upgrade and almost made my Firefox go boom in the midst of a hypnotic spinning hourglass. Given the choic... more »
    twig: The NSA has a long history in advising to non-government security standards. Schneier's "Applied Cryptography" notes that several of the fundamental ... more »
    Drunken Economist: Seeing as the bulk of Windows IT and development is outsourced and offshored, how is this a bad idea? Corps and end users really don't care where the... more »
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