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Worried Parents Turn to iPhones this Halloween, Download Paedophile Maps

Posted by mistergroonk in Holiday, Map, USA on October 25, 2009

Remember the 80s when all we used to worry about was razorblade filled candy, black-hearted madmen poisoning Halloween candy, and oddly karmic violent retribution for morally ambiguous acts?

Thousands of American parents, fearful that their children will be abused by paedophiles while trick-or-treating on Halloween, have downloaded software to identify the homes of sex offenders in their neighbourhoods.

The past always feels more innocent does it not?

More info on the iPhone app in question, the Offender Locator, can be found at Tech Crunch and Gizmodo.

(via telegraph)

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Dave Chappelle’s Ears were Burning, Makes Surprise Appearance in Portland

Posted by mistergroonk in Just Freaking Neat on July 15, 2009

We interrupt your normal weekly banter* to tell you that Dave Chappelle is alive and doing surprise gigs in Portland. Here’s a crowd shot of the 5000 plus people that showed up based on the power of a rumor.

You know how you talk about some one one day only to find them inexplicably popping back into consciousness the next day? Chappelle must have heard the conversations about him in Huntsville last night cause he made his almost secret appearance at damn near the same moment we were talking about him 1000 miles away.

As @mattpdx tells it, the “secret show” didn’t quite happened as the tiny amp he brought wasn’t cutting it and the full PA wasn’t working before @mattpdx left.

“I learned a lesson tonight: don’t tell a secret in Portland” – Dave Chappelle

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