Etiquette Lessons in the Digital Age
So, you dropped food on the floor—to eat or not to eat, that is the question? Audrey Fukuman and Andy Wright of SFoodie created a flowchart—“The 30-Second Rule, A Decision Tree”—to guide you on whether...
View ArticleNASA: The World Isn’t Going to End in 2012
Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won’t be the end of...
View ArticleFacebook testing new ‘highlight’ feature: pay to promote your posts
Facebook is testing a new feature called Highlight that allows users to pay a nominal fee to promote their posts, making them more prominent in others’ news feeds. Last year Facebook raked in $1.14...
View ArticleNo More Slow Commuting: This Superbus Goes 155 MPH
Sure, some cities have bus rapid transit (BRT) corridors where buses can reach up to 30 MPH, but in general, buses move pretty slowly. Never has the lowly bus looked so sexy as with this Dutch...
View ArticleMan attempts to set world record fist-pumping 17 hours straight
A 34-year-old unemployed man from Ohio attempted to set a Guinness World Record over the weekend by fist pumping for 17 hours straight. James Peterson began the attempt on Friday morning, according to...
View ArticleNevada Issues a Driver’s License to Google’s Self-Driving Car
The applicant had to drive flawlessly on highways, through neighborhoods, and on the Strip, while Department of Motor Vehicles officials rode along sternly monitoring its skill. When it passed the...
View ArticleNO SEX REQUIRED: WOMEN HAVE ORGASMS AT THE GYM So-called “coregasms” are more...
THE GIST Orgasms tended to occur after multiple sets of crunches or some other abdominal exercise rather than after just a couple repetitions. Exercise-induced orgasms may be one way for scientists,...
View ArticleMotivating Robot Follows You on Your Morning Run
Same old jogging routine got you bored? Can’t move your leaden legs faster than a 15-minute mile? Turn into a juggernaut with Joggobot, a hovercraft that will fly above your head and motivate you to...
View ArticleBurning Man 2012
As noted last week, I made my first trip to Burning Man this year. It became clear to me about a year ago that I had to go this year. 2012 is a year much about the future, so this was finally the year...
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