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Briefing Book! China Surveillance Spying on Skype Users

LibertySugar — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:30:00 -0700

China: Wireless wiretapping? Chats over Skype network are being tracked and recorded by computers located in China. - Shanghaiist
McCain: Is John McCain a hipster? Campaign could roll out old pics to help McCain with hipster demographic. - 23/6
Abortion: Will it swing voters to McCain? Pro-life group prepares radio ad charging Obama allowed babies to die. - Talking Points Memo
Bailout: Bailout for House Email needed? The Write Your Representative feature on House.gov came under more stress than the credit markets. - The Lede
Biden: What might Joe Biden say at tonight's debate? McCain released web ad of Biden's greatest hits. - Townhall
Grammar: Does diagramming a sentence provide insight into the mind of its perpetrator? Amateur language buff takes a crack at diagramming Sarah Palin's sentences. - Slate

People Laughing at People Laughing at People

GiggleSugar — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0700

Those viral marketing campaigns are getting more and more creative. Skype, a free video-call service, schemed up a way to get people to engage with their product, pay a giggle forward, and put the laughter-is-contagious theory to the test. It's called the laughter chain. The chain begins with a baby giggling, then jumps to a dude LOLing while watching an online vid of the baby giggling then moves to an older man chuckling (the best chuckle ever!) while watching the dude LOL, and so on. Visit the Skype website for more details and throw yourself into the mix for the fun(ny) of it.

Giggle Links

GiggleSugar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0700

Staying up: the vicious cycle. - Neatorama
Friends with benefits Cost/benefits analysis. - Crap.fi
Skype laughter chain. - Skype
Dr. Phil or The Love Guru? - Radar
A history of Gay robots. - Radar
Corny but funny: Obnoxious voicemail messages. - Begent
Sad! Fat monkeys go on a diet. - Holy Taco
Is John Waters doing a remake of Pink Flamingos starring Amy Winehouse and her associates? - World of Wonder

Group Therapy: My Boyfriend Watches Porn While Talking to Me

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:00:00 -0800

The other night while I was talking to my boyfriend on the phone I heard loud moaning and pornographic noises. We talk over Skype because he's at military school, so the microphone picks up a lot of background noises. It's not that I care that he does it so much, it's that he was doing it while talking to me (and I'm sure doing other things too). I told him that it upset me, and he still doesn't get why I'm hurt and angry. I feel betrayed. It's not like we were even talking about anything sexual. It seemed like he just got bored of me and wanted to watch other naked girls.

I don't know what to do. The fact that I'm irritated (and my boyfriend not getting why, or doing anything to help me feel better) is creating a ton of tension and arguments. I feel so turned off by him right now even though he insists he was thinking about me while doing it. Am I wrong? What should I do?

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Group Therapy: Why am I so angry about this new marriage?

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:00:00 -0700

My fiance's brother is currently in the military and stationed far away from his (soon to be ex) wife. Before he left to go abroad, they decided they would start trying to have children upon his return to the states. Everything seemed perfect in their world.

However, one day, his wife began to doubt his love for her. He was staying out late, spending a good amount of their money, and not making time to talk to her on skype. So, she threatened to divorce him if he didn't change his ways. He did not contest this idea, and went along with it. Their divorce goes through next month.

This is not my problem.. merely the back story. Two days after their decision to divorce, my fiance overheard a lovey-dovey conversation between his brother and a mystery woman on the phone. We ignored it, but it turns out that this new Korean bar-worker is coming home with him and marrying him. She is 12 years older than he is with a 17 year old daughter and a 7 year old son. For some reason, I can not help but be upset at this new marriage. They have only known each other a couple of months and plan to wed in December. The new woman will also have to remain in the states without her new husband, and my future mother in law will have to care for her.

Is it wrong to be feeling so ill about this?

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