It seems that the latest generation of ‘smart’ cellphones aren’t quite as innocent as they may seem. The latest handsets are so advanced they can reveal the location of the owner to within a few yards – along with their internet shopping habits, their interests and the names and addresses of their friends. Although phone… Continue reading New-technology cellphones pose privacy risk
Tag: Economics
A Presidential presence abroad
It seems that President Obama has inspired a demand for look-alikes to promote goods and services in other countries. The Phuket Gazette of Thailand reports: While your average Southeast Asian would struggle to make his way in the world as a Gerorge W Bush lookalike, America’s dashing new president is providing some exciting new career… Continue reading A Presidential presence abroad
Parking frustrations
I was cynically amused to read this morning of how Chicago motorists are taking out their frustrations at soaring parking meter costs – by trashing the meters. You think eight is enough? How about 12? That’s how many quarters buy an hour of parking time in some places now. And its why some people have… Continue reading Parking frustrations
Doofus Of The Day #189
Today’s Doofus award goes to an Italian manufacturer of smelly cards for kids. An Italian company that makes foul-smelling collectible novelty cards said it is recreating the cards without the odors after a class of children became ill. Skifidol Puz, which translates to Nasty Idol Smell, said it redesigned the collectible character cards after 16… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #189
The financial bail-out – what it really means?
Rolling Stone magazine has published a profanity-laden, no-holds-barred article that purports to lay bare what’s going on behind the scenes of the so-called ‘bail-out’ or ‘rescue’ packages passed by our Government, and what the banking sector is really up to with all our money. It’s long, but worth reading, IMHO, despite its use of language… Continue reading The financial bail-out – what it really means?
Now that’s an expensive meal!
A North Carolina woman is counting the cost of her dog’s appetite. A North Carolina family’s dog didn’t eat the children’s homework, he ate mom’s money. Kelley Davis said she had an extra $400 in cash to deposit after working extra hours as a physical therapist. She told the News & Observer of Raleigh that… Continue reading Now that’s an expensive meal!
Oh, the poor dear!
I’m sure all of us feel appropriate emotions towards poor, deprived Marie Douglas-David of Hartford, Connecticut. A 36-year-old Swedish countess divorcing a former CEO says she cannot live on $43 million. Marie Douglas-David, a former investment banker, says she has no income and needs her 67-year-old husband, George David, to pay her more than $53,000… Continue reading Oh, the poor dear!
The insanity of the financial sector
Courtesy of Les Jones, we’re directed to Katie Allison Granju’s blog at Knoxnews.com, where she tells us this amazing story. Here’s an excerpt. After he read an article in the Wall Street Journal about the specifics of the Housing Recovery Act (HRA), it occurred to my friend that he and his wife might qualify for… Continue reading The insanity of the financial sector
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a . . . comic???
I’m staggered to read about a recent Internet auction. A rare copy of the first Superman comic book sold for $317,200 during an Internet auction, a New York auction company said. The auction site ComicConnect.com said John Dolmayan, drummer for the rock band System of a Down — who also happens to be a vintage… Continue reading Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a . . . comic???
The egg-zacting science of poultry farming
It seems there’s a storm brewing in the henhouses of England. It might make a larger omelette but a bigger egg isn’t necessarily a better one — and it certainly doesn’t make the hen that laid it very happy. That is the view of the chairman of the British Free Range Producers’ Association, who says… Continue reading The egg-zacting science of poultry farming