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War of the Nerds: The Battle Over Wikileaks [Nerds]

Army intelligence specialist Bradley Manning was charged yesterday for allegedly leaking video and documents to secret-sharing website Wikileaks. He faces up to 52 years in prison. Now, nerds are waging fierce campaigns to discredit both Manning’s informant and Wikileaks itself. More

How to Watch the World Cup at Work [Guides]

Wow, did you guys catch that exhilarating 2-2 tie between the US and Slovenia? What a game! Wait… were you seriously working? Work is no excuse for not watching the World Cup . Here’s how you do both. More

The Gawker Father’s Day Gift Guide [Guides]

Mother’s Day’s oft-forgotten cousin is upon us on Sunday and it’s very likely, giving the creeping nature of the holiday, that you’ve forgotten to get a gift for dad. But fear not! We’re here to help. More

Wired, Wikileaks and the Hacker-Journalist Complex [Wikileaks]

On June 6th, Wired.com published a report that military intelligence analyst Bradley Manning had been arrested for allegedly leaking the famous 2007 Apache helicopter attack video to Wikileaks. Now Wikileaks and others are questioning Wired’s involvement in the story. More