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Craigslist Ad A Horrid Excuse For A Human Being
2:40PM Rosa Golijan | If you begin anything with “this might seem strange and offensive”, then stop. Seriously, just stop. Don’t be like this guy who posted on Craigslist searching for a double amputee to be part of his Chewbacca-carrying-C3PO-around Star Wars costume. More »
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Craigslist Ad Seeks Astronaut For One-Way Mission To Titan
8:45AM Dan Nosowitz | If you’re located in Northern Alberta, are interested in space travel, aren’t afraid of heights and need $US25,000 (and won’t mind when you explode in mid-air and can’t spend it), have I got a Craigslist ad for you! More »
Phones
Pee-Tarnished iPhone For Sale, Come and Get It!
8:20AM Adam Frucci | Is this level of honesty a good thing or unnecessary? Also, would you sell your phone just because of a little pee? This posting has elicited an unexpected amount of soul-searching for me. [Craigslist via Geekologie] More »
Computers
IBM PC With Windows 3.11, 486/33MHz Processor for $500: Get It While It’s Hot!
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Oh Craigslist…so many idiots. Case in point: some dude is trying to pass off an ancient IBM PC running Windows 3.11 as being “ideal for home or office” and “a great deal” at $US500. More »
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Girl Gets Random Guys on Craigslist To Call Ex-Boyfriend, Talk Dirty To Him
4:20AM Jason Chen | Placing a fake Craigslist ad for random strangers to call your ex-boyfriend at work to “talk dirty to him” may be funny, but it can now also get you charged with identity theft. More »
Games
Wasilla Craigslist: Burned, Broken Xbox 360 ‘Totally Fine’ and a Steal at $250
12:00PM Sean Fallon | So…are there like two 360s in the state of Alaska or something? One that wasn’t burned and “almost” run over by a car, and the one owned by this guy? [Craigslist via BB Gadgets] More »
Business
Manufacturers Attack Discount Sellers with Cubicle-Dwelling Enforcers, and the Consumer Takes the Hit
1:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | The Wall Street Journal investigated the mafia-like tactics of major electronics manufacturers in maintaining higher pricing. Makers like Panasonic, Samsung, and Klipsch hire offices of internet tough guys to track down discount sellers and punish those filthy capitalists for sullying their brand perception with affordable prices. More »
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Craigslist Armoured Truck Thief Gets Nabbed
3:15AM Sean Fallon | You may recall a story a couple of months ago about a man who successfully robbed an armoured car by hiring decoys on Craigslist, then fled the scene by floating down the Skykomish River in Washington on a inner tube. It’s a great heist story—straight out of the climactic scene in the Thomas Crown Affair. However, unlike Pierce Brosnan, this criminal won’t be jetting off to live out the rest of his days with some insurance investigating MILF. The culprit was nabbed by police this week outside of a Target store using good old fashioned DNA evidence. It was almost the perfect crime. [SeattlePi via Wired] More »
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HookupMaps Should be Called HookerMaps or SerialKillerMaps (NSFW)
3:00AM Jesus Diaz | I never got into the whole love/sex personal ads thing, but for some reason, the people at HookupMaps think that putting them on a map will actually help people looking to urgently scratch that itch. HookupMaps mixes Google Maps and Craiglist to place the ads in the areas in which they are located, so you can easily search for dates in the places you want. Sounds quite creepy, but it may work. Or so I thought until I dug into it. More »
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