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Vanish! How Wired Readers Caught Our Fugitive Writer	11/20/2009 7:45 PM
In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility.
Shaggy to Bald: Evan's Daily Costume Change	11/20/2009 7:41 PM
While on the run, Evan Ratliff snapped a self-portrait each day to document his constantly evolving appearance.
Stories From the Hunt for Evan Ratliff	11/20/2009 7:40 PM
After Evan Ratliff was captured, Wired asked the most active hunters to send in their stories. Why were they drawn to the hunt, what did they do and what did they learn?
Wired Tests Writer With Series of Bold Challenges	11/20/2009 7:39 PM
With a week remaining in the hunt for Evan Ratliff, Wired decided to up the stakes with of five challenges hidden in New York Times crossword puzzles.
Delete Browser Cookies, Clean Up Your Trail of Crumbs	11/20/2009 5:30 PM
The web is watching you, and it’s doing it using browser cookies — small snippets of tracking code. Do away with them to be free of watchers, and annoy the heck out of Big Brother too.
YouTube Blocks Non-Partner Device Syabas as Allegations Fly	11/20/2009 5:12 PM
YouTube has begun enforcing a 16-month-old change in its terms of service that requires device manufacturers to become "strategy partners" in order to display YouTube videos on televisions.
Prosecutors Drop Plans to Appeal Lori Drew Cyberbullying Case	11/20/2009 5:00 PM
Prosecutors have dropped any plans to appeal the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, thus ending the controversial and lengthy criminal case.
World's Largest Earthquake-Safe Building	11/20/2009 4:45 PM
A new 2-million-square-foot terminal at an Istanbul airport is the largest building in the world to sit on high-tech seismic isolators designed to help the building survive earthquakes intact.
MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood	11/20/2009 4:45 PM
Dan Glickman, the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, is complaining to Congress that those who don't support a proposed international intellectual-property treaty are "hostile toward efforts to improve copyright enforcement worldwide."
Review: Angst-and-Fangs Formula Lacks Bite in 'New Moon'	11/20/2009 3:50 PM
Action takes a back seat to moping in this Twilight sequel, a throwaway teen flick that gives vampire movies a bad name. Aside from the brooding bloodsuckers, New Moon also delivers a lousy message to fangirls swooning over the supernatural love story.