Here’s your latest update to the continuing saga with VisaUSA, the issuer of my debit card from Washington Mutual. My card number was among thousands lost in an apparent computer security breach. WaMu informed me of the breach and gave me a new card with a new number. I’m not alone — [...]

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Can you believe how they do it in the Ukraine? If there’s a rigged election in that country, people take to the streets. I like these folks.
Apparently, the incumbent in the Ukrainian contest for president engaged in all kinds of dirty tricks to steal the election — including poisoning his opponent (scroll down for the [...]

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I’m still waiting for a call back from VisaUSA headquarters, but that doesn’t mean that The Most Important Blog… Ever’s investigation into which merchant lost tens of thousands of debit card numbers has come to a standstill.
Today, MasterCard reported that thousands of their debit card numbers have been compromised. That’s right — it’s getting [...]

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Hopefully our resident “marine biologist” (or, “shark nutjob“) can shed some light on whether this is true or simply interesting.

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Folks, this holiday week we’re going to shift our focus away from the contentious issues we’ve covered recently in favor of some discussion of today’s most important music.
I went to the House of Blues on Sunset last night to see Raphael Saadiq perform an incredible live set off his new album Ray Ray.

Holy shit this [...]

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