As if we weren’t getting robbed at the pump by gas prices, now you can really get robbed at the pump. Ugh, I hate scumbag crooks like this.

A pair of high-tech bandits were able to steal more than 3,600 credit card numbers with six electronic devices — known as “skimmers” — planted at five gas stations in Mountain View and Los Altos, according to the county district attorney.

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The US revealed its “International Strategy for Cyberspace” (PDF) yesterday. It’s mostly blather about how terrific “cyberspace” is, but it gets more specific on a few key issues like national defense. Could our next war start because of a hack? The government says it’s possible.

“States have an inherent right to self-defense that may be triggered by certain aggressive acts in cyberspace,” says the policy. Indeed, such aggressive acts might compel a country like the US to act even when the hacking is targeted at an allied country.

“Certain hostile acts conducted through cyberspace could compel actions under the commitments we have with our military treaty partners,” says the document. “When warranted, the United States will respond to hostile acts in cyberspace as we would any other threat to our country.”

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Sitting down, which most of us do for at least eight hours each day, might be the worst thing we do for our health all day.

We’ve been preaching the benefits of stand-up desks for a while around here — and no one needs this good news more than social media-obsessed web geeks. A recent medical journal study showed that people who sit for most of their day are 54% more likely to die of a heart attack.

And our readers are receptive to the idea, too. In fact, in a recent poll, three-fourths of you said you already used a stand-up desk or you’d like to try one.

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Full Lineup
Eminem
Foo Fighters
Coldplay
Muse
My Morning Jacket
deadmau5
A Perfect Circle
Cee Lo Green
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley & Nas
The Cars
Ween
Bright Eyes
Arctic Monkeys
Big Audio Dynamite
Deftones
Beirut
Explosions In The Sky
Death From Above 1979
Ratatat
Crystal Castles
Flogging Molly
Atmosphere
Cold War Kids
Lykke Li
Cage The Elephant
Ok Go

Local Natives

The Kills
White Lies
Portugal The Man
Two Door Cinema Club
Ellie Goulding
Delta Spirit
Beats Antique
The Mountain Goats
Sleigh Bells
Manchester Orchestra
Smith Westerns
Best Coast
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
The Drums
Black Lips
Fitz & The Tantrums
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
City and Colour
Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Cults
Noah & The Whale
Sam Adams
J. Roddy Walston And The Business
Tinie Tempah
Lissie
Dom
The Vaccines
Foster The People
Titus Andronicus
Mayer Hawthorne & The County
Chico Trujillo
The Naked And Famous
Phantogram
Rival Schools
Friendly Fires
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Reptar
Maps & Atlases
Fences
Tennis
An Horse
Young The Giant
Los Bunkers
Imelda May
Grouplove
Wye Oak
The Joy Formidable
Lord Huron
Disappears
Walk The Moon
Gold Motel
Iration
Ryan Leslie
Tab The Band
Skylar Grey
Christina Perri
Black Cards
The Pretty Reckless
Boy & Bear
Patrick Stump
Kids These Days
Young Man
The Kingston Springs
Lia Ices
The Chain Gang Of 1974
Ximena Sarinana
Typhoon Electric Touch
Kerli
Ruby Jane
Julia Easterlin
DJ Mel
Perry’s Place Stage
Girl Talk
Pretty Lights
Kid CuDi
The Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77
Afrojack
Modeselektor
Skrillex
Perryetty Vs. Chris Cox
Chuckie
The Glitch Mob
Busy P
Joachim Garraud
Super Mash Bros.
Jay Electronica
12th Planet
Daedulus
Feed Me
Jackmaster
Collie Buddz
Savoy
Kyle Lucas & Captain Midnite
Ana Tijoux
Midnight Conspiracy
Light
Lady D