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<p>Groupon has launched its own iPad payment system in hopes of rivaling Square. Good luck with that. [<a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/10/groupon-debuts-new-breadcrumb-ipad-payment-and-management-service-in-the-us-in-pursuit-of-square/">The Next Web</a>]</p>
<p>Kids these days don't want a stupid computer, ’cuz they're for <em>old people</em>. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/pc-sales-slump/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29"><em>Wired</em></a>]</p>
<p>A court has ruled that book scanning counts as fair use, much to the chagrin of the Author's Guild. [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/court-rules-book-scanning-is-fair-use-suggesting-google-books-victory/">Ars Technica</a>]</p>
<p>Google has launched a large online museum called the Cultural Institute, boasting 42 different exhibits. [<a href="http://www.dailydot.com/culture/google-online-museum-cultural-institute/">The Daily Dot</a>]</p>
<p>A 25-year-old female Redditor has made it her mission to publicly out those she calls "Predditors" who post sexualized photos of women to r/creepshots without their consent. [<a href="http://jezebel.com/5949379/naming-names-is-this-the-solution-to-combat-reddits-creepshots">Jezebel</a>]</p>
<p>For the last time, please stop giving your startup meaningless, baffling names. [<em><a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/startup-names-chart-test/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29">Wired</a></em>]</p>
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<p>Groupon has launched its own iPad payment system in hopes of rivaling Square. Good luck with that. [<a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/10/10/groupon-debuts-new-breadcrumb-ipad-payment-and-management-service-in-the-us-in-pursuit-of-square/">The Next Web</a>]</p>
<p>Kids these days don't want a stupid computer, ’cuz they're for <em>old people</em>. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/pc-sales-slump/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29"><em>Wired</em></a>]</p>
<p>A court has ruled that book scanning counts as fair use, much to the chagrin of the Author's Guild. [<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/court-rules-book-scanning-is-fair-use-suggesting-google-books-victory/">Ars Technica</a>]</p>
<p>Google has launched a large online museum called the Cultural Institute, boasting 42 different exhibits. [<a href="http://www.dailydot.com/culture/google-online-museum-cultural-institute/">The Daily Dot</a>]</p>
<p>A 25-year-old female Redditor has made it her mission to publicly out those she calls "Predditors" who post sexualized photos of women to r/creepshots without their consent. [<a href="http://jezebel.com/5949379/naming-names-is-this-the-solution-to-combat-reddits-creepshots">Jezebel</a>]</p>
<p>For the last time, please stop giving your startup meaningless, baffling names. [<em><a href="http://www.wired.com/business/2012/10/startup-names-chart-test/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29">Wired</a></em>]</p>
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