Showing posts with label Washington Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Washington Post. Show all posts

Friday, April 3, 2009

White House Sex Line

White House reporters were given an 800 number for a call-in interview session with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Turns out it was a good old fashioned sex line.
The White House says it gave out the correct number, but obviously everyone did not get the new memo.
If it wasn't a day late, I would have thought it was an April Fool joke.
The Washington Post recorded the outgoing message. Here is the audio.

Friday, January 23, 2009

President Gets to Keep BlackBerry

Once he got to the White House, President Barack Obama was told he had to give up his BlackBerry, but today the self-confessed BlackBerry addict got the good news. The President will get a super-encrypted version of the smartphone costing $3,350. Apparently the White House is technologically speaking in the dark ages, so Obama will be ecstatic to have a connection to the real world. He had to give up his old e-mail address, but that sounds like a small price to pay.
I am really happy for the President and I am all for transparency in government, but doesn't this information sound like a dare to a hacker?
Wondering if you are (like me) a BlackBerry addict? Don't worry, here is how you self-diagnose yourself. It's the top 10 signs you're addicted to your BlackBerry.