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  • Teacher to 1st-graders: Santa is fake – Parents irate after class told that Santa Claus is ‘make-believe’

    Donzelli said the school’s principal “had a real stern conversation” with the teacher. But there will be no written reprimand because she did not violate any school district policy.

    “We have no Santa clause,” Donzelli said. “We would think that teachers would use better judgment.”

  • AT&T Wireless Fumbles Number Portability
  • It’s not going to get any better. – I work for AT&T Wireless… (quite interesting thread, as you might imagine)
  • Cell Hell

    “You are holding my number hostage,” I said. “That’s not a porting issue. It’s some strange act of sabotage. What you are doing is a violation of FCC regulations. May I speak to another supervisor?”

    “You can, but he’ll just tell you the same thing,” Lance said.

    “I’m reporting you to the FCC,” I said.

    “I understand, sir,” Lance said.

  • ‘Just Bring ’em In From Space’ – An Interview With the Creators of Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  • Tough New Tactics by U.S. Tighten Grip on Iraq Towns

    “With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them,” Colonel Sassaman said.

  • The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
  • Five Geek Social Fallacies

    Geek Social Fallacy #4: Friendship Is Transitive

    Every carrier of GSF4 has, at some point, said:

    “Wouldn’t it be great to get all my groups of friends into one place for one big happy party?!”

    …

    Arguably, Friendster was designed by a GSF4 carrier.

  • MobyDock – Apple Dock-clone for Windows; see Matt’s post