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Month: July 2012

CEO gives his bonus to employees

In the age of fat payouts and lucrative perks for company executives, the CEO of Lenovo is getting attention for how he used his bonus.

Yang Yuanqing distributed $3 million from his bonus among 10,000 junior-level employees, the China-based technology company confirmed Thursday. The employees, such as receptionists, production-line workers and assistants, each received an average bonus of 2,000 yuan, which is $314, in the name of their CEO.

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This Is Why Girls Suck At Gaming

A “Why girls suck at gaming” article….written by a guy. Instead of the pretty girl pictured in this article, he could have used one of those “not sure if serious” pics with a trollface plastered on it.

There’s an air of superiority when it comes to their attitude towards gaming, like playing games is beneath them. Let’s just, for the moment, ignore the fact that girls play games with our emotions, with our wallets, and above all… our sanity. From a certain perspective, video games really ARE beneath them.


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Mom Hacked School To Change Kid’s Grades by 1%

Pennsylvania mother has been accused of hacking into a school’s computer system to change her children’s grades, officials said.

State police said Catherine Venusto, a former Northwestern Lehigh School District employee, used her understanding of the district’s computer system and the superintendent’s password to alter her children’s grades, The (Allentown) Morning Call reported Wednesday.

Court records indicated her daughter went from a failing grade to a “medical exception” while her son’s grade of 98 percent climbed a point to 99 percent.

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