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kristy and michael
Infamous Domino's Where Gross-Out Video Was Recorded Closes Doors
Remember that Domino's Pizza, the one in North Carolina where Kristy and Michael recorded themselves doing gross things to the food? The Charlotte Observer has reported that the location has gone out of business, at least for now—"closed signs have been placed in the windows and the phone has been disconnected."
"Infamous Domino's location closes doors" [Charlotte Observer] (Thanks to Timothy!)
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Get Your Data Out Of Google
If you're like the average Google user, you've now got a lot of personal data—emails, addresses, calendars, documents, photos and videos, maybe even health records—in their system. This is fine with them, because the Google Hive Mind needs all of this data to eventually become self aware and enslave us. However, if you ever want to get that information out of Google, the company has created something they call the Data Liberation Front to make it easier for you. More » -
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apologies
Trend Watch: CEOs Apologizing Via YouTube
Want to see a bunch of corporate executives apologizing? Thanks to the magical internet, now you can! More » -
play them off keyboard cat
Studio Turns High School Graduation Into Marketing Stunt, Nobody Cares
The Wall Street Journal looks at how an unfortunately named marketing agency called the Intelligence Group tried to promote recent bomb "I Love You, Beth Cooper" with a viral video on YouTube. (Can we just once and for all ban anyone who works in advertising from accessing YouTube?) They paid the valedictorian of a Los Angeles high school $1,800 to "spontaneously" blurt out a secret crush during her speech, and they hired someone to film the speech in a faux-homemade style to post online. More » -
time wasters
At Ease, Facebook, Twitter: Soldiers Can Access You On Base Now — MySpace? Not So Much
The Army's network administrators have stopped blocking base access to social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter and Flickr, as well as personal e-mail accounts, Wired reports. More » -
qwest
Mystery Solved? Using OpenDNS Results In Glacial YouTube Downloads For Qwest Customers
Earlier this week, we posted an email from a frustrated Qwest customer who said he couldn't download YouTube and other online videos at a speed equivalent to the Qwest service he was paying for. Qwest wrote to us, and spoke to the customer, and swore they were not interfering with any download rates. Instead, it looks like the problem is with OpenDNS, a free service that usually speeds up downloading, but that seems to have an issue when it comes to certain video streams. More » -
apologies
Former Domino's YouTube Gross Out Girl Can't Get A Job Now
Kristy Hammonds, the woman who filmed her friend Michael doing inappropriate things to the food they were supposed to be preparing, needs a job to feed her two kids. She says she's been trying to get work at other fast food restaurants, though, which might be part of the problem. More » -
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qwest
Qwest Says It's Throttling Customer's Online Video Streaming, Then Says It's Not
Update: It turns out the problem is with OpenDNS, not Qwest. The original post is below. More » -
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Macbook Air Stabbed In Face With Kitchen Knife
Well here's one way to say you think the Macbook Air hinge sucks... by stabbing it in the face with a kitchen knife! Ree! Ree! Ree! Ree! I dunno, maybe people who can't type also can't open and close their Macbooks properly. Just a thought. -
media whoring
Catch Ben & Meghann On Nightline Tonight Re: Domino's Videos
Meg and I are slated to be on ABC's Nightline tonight, talking about those skanky Domino's videos. I'm getting really good at typing "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" for the B-roll. -
food tampering
Slate Investigates If It's Really Illegal To Fart On A Sandwich
Nina Rastogi decided to look into food tampering laws in the wake of our Domino's Pizza story last week. It turns out you can spit in food in Ohio without fear of jail time so long as you don't have a communicable disease. Ohio is clearly the place to work if you are an angry restaurant employee, and the place to avoid if you're a diner who easily angers waitstaff. More » -
domino's
Arrest Warrants Issued For Domino's Outlaws Kristy And Michael, While Domino's Prez Apologizes Online
The saga of Kristy and Michael, the two (former) Domino's employees whose on-the-job shenanigans made it to YouTube earlier this week, continues. Now there are warrants out for their arrests, and Domino's says it plans to sue them. Seriously, if you work in the food industry and are nursing some grudges, just... try to hold them in until you can find a job better suited to you. More » -
above and beyond
Consumerist Sleuths Track Down Offending Domino's Store
Within only a couple of hours of our posting some gross-out videos of bad Domino's employees last night, our readers Amy Wilson and whyerhead managed to track down the location, call the store directly to alert the manager, and send the address to Domino's corporate. The only two clues they had were the YouTube handle of the uploader and a quick glimpse of the surrounding area as viewed through the drive-through window in one of the clips. More » -
bank of pwnage
Threat Of Small Claims Court Gets Wells Fargo Overdrafts Refunded
After he got some overdraft fees that he felt were unfair, Karney Hatch decided to put the banking system on trial, and make a documentary about it. More » -
tips
How To Delete Your Online Accounts
PC Mag has assembled a list of instructions on how to wipe your account from a long list of websites, including Classmates.com (you'll have to call), Windows Live ID (it's complicated), and Friendster (ha ha ha). In many cases, canceling is as straightforward as clicking a link and authorizing the cancellation, but it's nice to see all the phone numbers and tips collected in one spot. More » -
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Cheers To You! Motivational CD Offers Eight Creepy, Life-Affirming Tracks
If you're down in the dumps and have nowhere else to turn, consider this collection of congratulatory remarks dubbed over applause. Only $24.95! But wait, if you order right now, you'll also get some, uh, pewter puzzle pieces? More » -
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Behold The Wunder Boner
Let us share with you this horrifying, but comically named, fish deboning device.
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