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Submission + - BP and Executive Facing Criminal Charges (chron.com) 1

Submitted by SleazyRidr on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @09:07AM

SleazyRidr writes: Finally some news that will please a lot of the Slashdot crowd: A company has been charged with Manslaughter! BP has been charged with manslaughter following the Macondo Incident. Two of the rig supervisors and a BP executive are also facing jail time. Is this the start of companies being forced to take responsibility for their actions?

Submission + - TSA Check Bags, Find Vibrator (yahoo.com)

Submitted by SleazyRidr on Thursday October 27, 2011 @03:57PM

SleazyRidr writes: In more news of TSA professionalism, here's a story about a female traveler who put some of her "toys" in her checked baggage. The TSA did their job and checked her bags, then left her a little note:

A traveller says she will file a complaint after a note left in her suitcase included the hand-written comment "Get your freak on girl".

Submission + - Closed Down by Google (nytimes.com) 1

Submitted by SleazyRidr on Thursday September 08, 2011 @03:49PM

SleazyRidr writes: The New York Times highlights what appears to be a growing practice: listing your competitors as closed on Google places.

In mid-August, Jason Rule learned some surprising news about the coffee shop that he owns and operates in Hays, Kan.: the place had closed for good. Not in the real world, where it is thriving. Coffee Rules Lounge was listed for a few days as “permanently closed” on Google Maps. During that time, anyone searching for a latte on a smartphone, for instance, would have assumed the store was a goner.

It goes on to talk about similar occurrences for other businesses, and how Google appears to be handling it.

Submission + - Cheap Apple Laptops (viceland.com)

Submitted by SleazyRidr on Saturday August 20, 2011 @03:33PM

SleazyRidr writes: Ever thought about buying a laptop of one of those guys on street corners? Probably not, but it's good to know that they're showing a whole new level on ingenuity, and they've come up with a new model that's even lighter than any real apple!

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