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Having had the privilege of logging quite a few airline miles on rarely the same airline in the last year, I’ve seen the extremely wide range of customer service offerings from both U.S. and foreign carriers. I’ve flown domestic carriers that offered nothing more than a 6oz soft drink on a 5 hour flight, to…
Higgins vs. The Skyway, the return
Congressman Brian Higgins today repeated his call for the Skyway to be torn down and replaced, and every news outlet ran with it like it was major news. It’s been four years since I’ve written on the topic, but the claims that Higgins made today seemed to me to be more over the top than…
Blogs are where the growth in newspapers is
While print newspaper circulation continues to decline, most newspaper publishers across the country have figured out how to counteract that – blogs. Nielsen NetRatings reported that “the number of visitors to the blog pages of the top 10 online newspapers grew 210% in the past year.” Further showing that it’s the strength of the blogs…
Taxes taxes yum yum gimme gimme some some
Ahh, New York. State government continues it’s quest to unearth every non-taxed dollar. Once again facing a looming deficit by their own mismanagement, the latest budget cycle included a new law to tax successful internet businesses that don’t have any physical stores or employees in New York. Our beloved state would never let something like…
Ford developing HAL 9000 nav system
Yes, it’s true. According to Autoblog… In the near future, Ford vehicles may fire back a retort if you get cheesed off enough to yell at the car. According to the details of a patent filing, Ford is working on an Emotive Advisory System (EAS) that simulates emotions when interacting with occupants, and may also…