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Portable Sewing Machines For Sweatshop Workers, Foursquare 'Checks In' STD Free

by Matthew Zuras on August 31, 2010 at 07:10 PM

screenshot from the onion video about smart stitch
There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • The knee-slappers over at The Onion have another spoof newscast this week, featuring an imaginary, portable sewing machine called the Smart Stitch that "lets sweatshop employees work on the go." We wouldn't be the least bit surprised, however, to see that thing actually go into production IRL. [From: The Onion]
  • In a good-hearted but poorly thought-out move by MTV and Foursquare, users of the game-like social network will now be able to "check in" at their local free clinic and get a badge for coming away STD-free. Luckily, users won't be faced with a 'Chlamydia' badge, but rather one that reads 'GYT' -- the acronym for the initiative Get Yourself Tested. [From: Huffington Post]
  • If you're using Chrome and have eagerly clicked over to your Gmail to check out the new 'Priority Inbox' feature, you may have noticed a ceaseless stream of ragtime music emanating from your speakers. It's just a bug that can be ironically surpassed by employing a non-Google browser for your Gmail instead. [From: Valleywag]
  • Whether you're a part of the 4chan army or just a casual glutton for /b/tard punishment, you've probably seen the Awesome Smiley from time to time. But, unlike LOLcats and Jessi Slaughter, the Smiley didn't actually emerge from 4chan; it sprang from the mind of video game designer Chris Ainsworth, who gives a history of this meme-tastic icon to Geekosystem. [From: Geekosystem]
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