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You Should Have Seen This & You Should Have Also Seen This: Greg Rutter's Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You're a Loser or Old or Something & Greg Rutter's Second Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You're A Loser or Old or Something

I'm tempted to start on a "You Should have Also Seen This Too" list, because I can think of some things that he clearly forgot!

Verizon Math Lesson

G: [big sigh] Okay, I think I have to do this again. Do you recognize that there's a difference between one dollar and one cent?
A: Definitely.
G: Do you recognize there's a difference between half a dollar and half a cent?
A: Definitely
G: Then, do you therefore recognize there's a difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents?
A: No.

A man tries to convince multiple Verizon service monkeys that there's a difference between .002 dollars and .002 cents after being overcharged for data coverage. Both hilarious and sad. This happened a long time ago, but I guess Consumerist decided to repost it because it's just that good.

Shanghai Photo Gallery

Boingoing has more updates on the laptop-webcam-candy pills story:
School spying: infected laptops mandatory
FBI investigating Lower Merion School District over laptop spying
ACLU and EFF on school where spy-laptops were mandatory

I would pay at least .002 dollars to know what actually happened, but it's certainly looking more and more like some people need to be kicked in the head until they realize students are people who deserve privacy and respect.