The AP reports that an anonymous woman gave an original Apple computer worth $200,000 to a recycling center, unaware of its value. The recycling center is searching for the woman because it is their policy to give half the proceeds… Read More ›
Month: May 2015
3 More Lengthy Password Reminder Questions We Would Guess
Yesterday we wrote about a study indicating that lying on your pSsword reminders may make your account easier to hack. Here are 3 more answers we guess some of you are using. 1. Mother’s Maiden name = maiden. (That would… Read More ›
Time To Change Yout First Born’s Name From “Bart Simpson”
CBC reports that a recent study indicates giving fake answers to password reminder questions may actually make your online accounts easier to hack. That’s in part because people are picking easy to guess fake answers. 3 Easy To Guess Very… Read More ›
AdWeek: Coca-Cola Not Paid For Mad Men Finale
Yesterday we wrote about Marco Rubio’s reaction to the finale of Mad Men, including its use of the iconic Coca-Cola “Hilltop” commercial. AdWeek reported that the creator of Mad Men had planned the use of the ad years ago, but… Read More ›
3 Reasons We Think Marco Rubio Apparently Liked The Finale of Mad Men
Spoiler Alert! We think enough time has gone by for you all to have seen the finale of Mad Men, so we’ll write about it, too. And we’re not saying this because we just watched it this week… anyway, after… Read More ›
Chinese Public Company Chairman Made Money Shorting His Own Stock
Business Insider reports that recent filings reveal that Li Hejun, Chairman of the Board of Hanergy Thin Film Solar Group Ltd. increased his short interest of his company, days before the companies shares collapsed. In layman’s terms: he reportedly said… Read More ›
USA Today: “Surprise: Using Car’s Air Conditioner Saves Gas [Compared To Driving With Windows Rolled Down]”
USA Today delivered a revelation in a recent headline that driving with your air conditioner on saves gas… but not really… because it uses more gas than leaving the air conditioning off… 3 More Revelations We’d Like To See From… Read More ›
11 Year Old Graduates With 3 College Degrees
Yahoo reports that an 11 year-old Sacremento kid just graduated with three university degrees. Which means he can probably spell “Sacramento” correctly, unlike whoever wrote our first sentence. His degrees are in math, science, and language studies… here are… 3… Read More ›
“Thanks For Stealing My Identity, Now I’ll Borrow Yours!”
Yahoo Finance reports that an Albuquerque woman who lost her driver’s license, resulting in her identity being stolen by a San Francisco woman, found and tailed the woman. She took a bunch of photographs of the identity thief, and has… Read More ›
Device has sensors to tell you when to floss
CNBC reports that a Shark Tank-backed device checks your breath for freshness, hydration, and whether you need to immediately drink water, brush or floss. The anchors had trouble saying the product name and we don’t remember it, but here are… Read More ›