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Submission + - Dutch escort agency targetting geeks

almondjoy writes: The Register is reporting (as straight faced as they possibly can) that a Dutch "services" provider is targeting their marketing efforts at virgin geeks...

Sociology student Zoe Vialet set up the agency last year, Ananova reports, and admits she's had "a lot of demand from virgins" — most of them from the IT sector. She explained to De Telegraaf: "They are very sweet but are afraid of seeking contact with other people. They mean it very well but are very scared. Zoe has a crack team of five girls "specially trained" to...
...um — well — you'll have to read the article.

But do geeks get a discount? Doesn't sound like it...

...you'll be expected to hone your skills over a extended period, as Vialet insisted: "Every booking lasts three hours minimum. Longer is possible, shorter not.
I wonder exactly how they are targeting their marketing efforts? Any slashdotters in the Netherlands willing to do some research?
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Submission + - Canada's Wayne Crookes sues Google, Wikipedia

newtley writes: "Wayne Crookes, the Green Party of Canada's ex-financier, is in effect trying to sue the Net. He's going after the Wikiedia, Google and openpolitics.ca, run up by federal Green Party activist Michael Pilling, claiming he's suffered, "an immense amount of frustration and emotional distress" over postings. Some 15 others may also have been targeted. "Mr Crookes seems to be trying to unwrite history," Pilling says. "He was a central figure in the growth of the Green Party. His actions were highly controversial and if we have freedom of speech in this country, people should be allowed to talk about them.""

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