Yahoo Finance reports that Amazon is contemplating creating an app that pays regular people to deliver packages while en route to their own destinations. Think of it as Uber for packages. If such a service every comes to fruition, here… Read More ›
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Time To Board The Hyperloop Air Hockey Express!
Yahoo Finance reports that SpaceX is building a mile long test track for Hyperloop transport. “What is hyperloop?” you ask. According to Yahoo, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk “previously described Hyperloop as a cross between a Concorde jet, a rail gun and an… Read More ›
You Should Have Got Kittens To Destroy That Gold Apple Watch in Your YouTube Video
Fortune reports that a famous YouTube user has destroyed a $10,000 Apple Gold Watch with magnets… because people often like to view that kind of thing, which translates to money for popular YouTube “content” producers. Specifically, Fortune estimates that the… Read More ›
Texas Police Shut Down Kids’ Lemonade Stand
KLTV reports that the lemonade stand of seven and eight year-old girls was shut down by East Texas police for not having a permit or passed health department inspections. At least they weren’t selling the following: 3 Worse Items Kids… Read More ›
Even If You’re A Leprechaun, Your Carry-On Bag May Be Too Large For Your Next Trip To Ireland
Yahoo reports that the International Air Transportation Association has introduced an initiative to reduce the standard size of carry-on bags. Fortunately, America, the U.S. Air Carriers trade group does not seem interested in reducing the size of carry-ons. We’re sure… Read More ›
Pizza Hut Introduces New Item That Doesn’t Involve Stuffing Crust With Something Ridiculous
The Verge reports that Pizza Hut has introduced a pizza box in Hong Kong that turns into a movie projector… once you put your smart phone in the pizza box. The boxes offer four different movies… While we don’t know… Read More ›
3 Reactions From Horses To American Pharoah Winning Triple Crown
Yesterday, we wrote about the fact that Triple Crown winner “American Pharoah” has a misspelled name. Here are 3 reactions we’d expect from horses. 1. “At least he has a name. *sigh*” – A Horse With No Name, from the… Read More ›
Horse With Misspelled Name Wins Triple Crown
American Pharoah won the Belmont Stakes today, which means its the first horse to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed in 1978. But whoops, the owners misspelled the word “Pharaoh” when they registered the horse. Here are 3 other names… Read More ›
Bell Media Head Calls Netflix “Dreaded”
The Globe and Mail reports that the new head of Bell Media, a division of BCE, a company that co-rules an oligopoly over satellite TV, telephone service, cellular service, and internet service called Netflix “dreaded.” Here’s what she said: “Viewers… Read More ›
Wal-Mart Is Turning Up The Heat! Literally. We Mean Higher In-Store Temperatures.
CNBC reports that Wal-Mart is turning up the heat in its stores. Literally. To make employees happier. Apparently the temperature in the stores is determined at a central location and not by the individual stores. To help them with this… Read More ›