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It seems it was just yesterday that I would come across several articles per day on the chatroulette phenomenon. Half would be about how revolutionary the concept was, the other half moral panic (OMG MEN SHOWING PEEN! WOMEN SHOWING TITS!). And then, as quickly as it appeared, the hype was gone. Not a word about ...