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Mistakes were made [Sheryl Sandberg]

In retrospect, advising Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hire Sheryl Sandberg was not Valleywag's finest moment. All we can say is she had us fooled, too — though not for very long. The reality, which took us too long to grasp: Sheryl Sandberg ran Google's customer service operation, the gru...

Iron Maiden To British Award Committee: "Thanks For Missing Us, But We Never Went Away" [Not Everybody's A Winner]

The dudes in Iron Maiden weren't all that pleased by the recent announcement of nominees for the Vodafone Live Music Awards, the British awards ceremony that reminds the world just how awesome live music is. It would seem that the band was nominated for "Best Live Return," which is give...

True or False: Everyone Looks 10 Pounds Guiltier on TV

Another scandal, and another politician’s mea culpa makes things worse. ...

Apple Can Remotely Disable Apps On Your iPhone (Even Ones You Bought) [IPhone]

We're not saying they will turn off your Super Monkey Ball if you anger them, or even that they built this special power into their iPhones for some evil master plan. But according to IntoMobile, they can. And they didn't tell anyone about it. The "feature" was discovered by a developer...

Ruh Oh - Time for a butt whoppin (mine) [The Post Money Value]

Now at Black Hat: a lawyer to vet your hacking

The EFF has launched a new free consulting service for security researchers at Black Hat.There's a new service for conference speakers at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas this year: lawyers on call. ...