Consumerist
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busted
Software Rescues Stolen Laptop From Porn Lover
When Florida businessman David Krop's two laptops were stolen from his car back in February, he didn't have much hope of getting them back. But he decided to try to log in using some remote access software he had installed on one of the computers. The software, LogMeIn, let him in, and he soon found himself seeing the world through new eyes. "Unaware that Krop was spying on his activities, the user of the Toshiba laptop visited porn site after porn site, taking breaks to check e-mail ... and place ads to Craigslist.com for what Krop said appeared to be some kind of female modeling business, " PC World reports. "My eyes just lit up," Krop says. "Just the fact he was online at that moment was amazing." More » -
free porn
Attention Shoppers: Free Porn Available On Walmart TVs
Two men have been arrested for playing porn over a half-dozen TV screens in a Fort Smith, AR, Walmart store. The two apparently popped a DVD into a player that controlled several screens, and let it rip. According to police, "the pornographic DVD was visible to the general public as they were shopping" for several minutes. More » -
oh, that recession
You Can't Even Afford To Pay For Porn
You cheapskates are really ruining this economy. First, you decided you couldn't afford to gamble. And now you're giving up on another industry that could be crucial to pumping up our flaccid economy: porn. According to The Economist, revenues in the $6 billion a year adult entertainment industry have dropped by 30%-50%, with some producers claiming that they're down by as much as 80%. Film production has dropped from 5,000 to 6,000 a year to about 3,000 to 4,000. More » -
ponzi schemes
There's A New Ponzi Schemer Under Arrest, And He Has A Mail Order Porn Business
The smaller versions of Madoff are still out there, convincing people to hand over their savings for foolproof investments that don't actually exist, but every once in a while the authorities nab another one. This week it's Philip G. Barry, a Brooklyn-based guy who operated out of my own neighborhood and happened to run a pornography business. More » -
why don't you take a seat over there?
Mac Genius Reports Child Porn On Customer's Computer To Police
A man in Connecticut brought his computer to his local Apple Store for repair due to a software issue (likely a—gasp!—virus) but when he returned to pick it up, learned that the Mac Genius had reported him to the police after finding child pornography on the hard drive. More » -
protection, not censorship
AT&T Lifts 4Chan Block, Was To Stop DDos Attacks
AT&T released a statement about their temporary blocking this weekend of troll haven 4chan for its customers. The company said the temporary block was to stop DDos attacks on one customer emanating from IP addresses associated with the site. After the threat was over, the block was lifted. Here's the official release: More » -
4chan
AT&T Reportedly Blocks Wildly Popular And Deeply Offensive Website
UPDATE: AT&T has a statement. They said the temporary block was to stop DDos attacks from IP addresses associated with img.4chan.org. After the threat was over, they lifted the block.
You may find 4chan weird, chaotic, or offensive, but you can't deny that the Internet wouldn't be the same without it. There would be no cat macros. There would be no Rickrolling. There would be no Anonymous protests against the Church of Scientology. Did I mention the cat macros?
AT&T has decided to discover what a world without 4chan would be like. They've reportedly blocked it. Specifically, the forums /b/ and /r9k/. More »
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caught in the act
VIDEO: Toyota Employees Taped Stealing From, Watching Porn In Customer's Truck
UPDATE: Dealership Video-Responds To Customer's Hidden Camera Expose
The first two times Jason brought his truck in to his local Toyota dealership for service, he noticed that someone had taken quarters from his change compartment. He complained both times, but was ignored. So the third time he brought his truck in, he placed a video camera on the passenger side. The dealership didn't ignore him this time. More »
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That end-of-the-school-year DVD may have been homemade by the teacher, but that doesn't mean it can't pack an accidental porno cherrybomb. An elementary school teacher in Sacramento mistakenly included 6 seconds of a "home movie" in a compilation she sent home to students. Click through to the article for an awesome photo illustration of how adults think kids react to gross-out grownup stuff. [SFGate] (Thanks to Paul!) (Photo: Adactio)
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phone sex
Sprint Tech Support Goes To Porn Ad
Man's Blackberry chokes. Man calls Sprint. Sprint says hold. Man gets transferred to porn ad. More » -
promises
Comcast Programming Guides Won't Display Porn Next To Kid's Shows Anymore
Sorry kids, your days of catching enticingly named porn listed next to your cuddly family shows on Comcast's programming guide are over. Comcast will now place "blocks of dummy channels" to keep family programs away from the racy pay per view channels. More » -
taking it seriously
Woman Says T-Mobile Sent Her Kiddie Porn Instead Of Ringtone
A T-Mobile customer in Oregon purchased a Modest Mouse ringtone from T-Mobile, but she says what was sent to her phone instead was a pornographic picture of what appeared to be a child. Everyone can calm down, though—T-Mobile assured her that they wouldn't charge her for it. More » -
print is dead
World Realizes Internet Has Free Porn, Stops Caring About Playboy
Playboy lost $13.7 million in the first quarter of 2009, stirring pangs of nostalgia in the company for those halcyon days of first quarter 2008, when the publisher lost only $4.2 million. Late last year Playboy closed its DVD arm and enacted massive layoffs, but the savings weren't quite able to offset lost print and digital ad revenue, which dropped 26 percent from a year ago. More » -
facebook
On The Beat With Facebook's Pornhounds
Everybody knows that Smutslayer, omnipotent Facebook god of purity, is responsible for smiting pornographic images that mortals foolishly try to upload to the site.
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accidental porn
Mom! My "New" PSP Is Full Of Porn!
When a 6-year-old Tampa Bay boy turned on his "new" PSP from Walmart there was a little something extra included. Lots and lots of porn! More » -
nsfw
NSFW: "New" Best Buy DVD Player Comes With Free "Buckets O' Cum" DVD
UPDATE: Best Buy Gives Reader $30 Gift Card For Selling Her "New" DVD Player Preloaded With XXX Movie
This picture is essentially the epitome of why it's really messed up that Best Buy will take a piece of used or returned equipment and sell it as new... eventually someone is going to get a DVD player with a copy of "Buckets of Cum" in the disc drive. The caption on the photo submitted to our Flickr pool reads,
When we went to Best Buy and purchased a cheap DVD player after our old one broke, we were surprised to find "Buckets of Cum" in the DVD player. Ewwwwww...apparently, even though it was sold to us as new, it was actually used. I tried to call Best Buy that night, but they were already closed.
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websites
Which State Consumes The Most Online Porn?
Utah, that's which state! Or so says Harvard researcher Ben Edelman, who "analyzed subscriber data from an unnamed 'top 10 seller of online adult entertainment.'" When comparing broadband subscribers, Utah comes in first with an average of 5.47 per 1000. In second place is Alaska with just over 5.03 per 1000, and coming in third is Mississippi. More »
