The Unofficial Apple Weblog is reporting that NPR’s “This American Life” episode that covered the FoxConn iPad factories was partially fabricated. This American Life host Ira Glass was understandably upset, saying that “Daisey lied to me and to This American Life producer Brian Reed during the fact checking we did on the story, before it […]
A primer for Texting While Walking…. Â And plenty examples of why Texting while walking is hazardous…. [youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=pLA1UelcDrE]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=5zVaFjSxAZs] A look at 6 different though experiments, from the Open University.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com?v=H3r9bOkYW9s] The open university covers the History of English in 10 minutes….
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LifeHacker has a 101 course for Dish Washers, and it’s quite informative…  Take a look here, How to Load and Run a Dishwasher for Efficiency and Ultimate Cleanliness.
I was stopped at the intersection of 13th and Kenyon St. NW at a red light, waiting to turn left onto 13th St. Kenyon is a one-way street going west, and I was on the left side of the street, since I would be turning left. While waiting for the light I heard a car […]
Well, when reading books that are written by the British, sometimes you run into odd little phrases or acronyms…. Here’s two that I have never run into before: DBE / KBE – Dame [or Knight] Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) or […]