Even though you think gas costs a fortune—because it does—gas stations make little, if any, profit of fuel sales. Their cash cow? The cheap, pink sunglasses. More »
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From Gizmodo: Gas Stations Don’t Really Make Money On Gas
From Engadget: Student’s push to make Raleigh more walkable relies on homemade signs and QR codes
Walking is apparently underrated. So University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Matt Tomasulo decided to engage in some “guerilla urbanism” in January with fellow fans of bipedal activity, posting 27 signs at three Raleigh, NC intersections as part of the “Walk Raleigh” project. The cardboard and vinyl signs contained snippets about how many minutes it would take to walk to must-see destinations like Raleigh City Cemetery, as well as QR codesfor downloading directions. Like the activity it promotes, Tomasulo says the idea behind the project is simple: It’s OK to walk. Apparently, Tomasulo and his buddies did such a great job with the signs that it took the sharp folks at the city government a month to catch on and take the stuff down. The city has since walked back its opposition to the signs, however, and put them back up as part of a 90-day pilot project. In the meantime, Walk Raleigh has turned into a Walk [Your City] Kickstarter campaign to put your wallet where your feet are.
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From The UberReview: Man Nearly Becomes PSA for Dangers of Texting and Walking… Around Bears
By now most of us have at least heard that walking and texting can be a dangerous pastime – I mean there are all sorts of things that could go wrong: you could walk into a pole, step in front of a moving vehicle, or as this man proves – wander into the path of a confused bear. Fortunately nobody was hurt and while I am not certain that turning around and running as fast as you can is what you are supposed to do in these situations, it worked for him – so the young man will live to text and walk another day.
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–Thanks Michael
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From Engadget: Boeing to launch super secure Android phone, hopes it takes off
You know what we’ve always wondered? Why doesn’t Boeing just hurry up and release a phone? Joking aside, this is really happening. The news comes via National Defense Magazinewhich reports that the airplane manufacturer is developing an Android handset which will have strong security credentials. Currently dubbed “the Boeing phone” we hope the firm puts more thought into its aircraft than its project codenames. Before you start folding out your green, however, be warned that despite running Google’s popular OS, and being a cellular device, the price point is still likely to be more jumbo jet than paper plane, with a Boeing exec pointing out that competitor offerings typically float around the $15-20,000 mark. He goes on to point out that it won’t cost as much as this, but will still likely be out of our reach back here in coach. No word on any sort of specification at the minute, but if you fancy yourself as a high-flyer (or more likely, you work in defense) keep an eye out for this landing later on this year. Now, what if Samsung made a plane..
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From News: Google Announces Stock Dividend, Profit Boost
Google Inc. plans to split its stock 2-for-1 to preserve its leadership’s control over the company and maintain its long-term focus. The online search leader said it is issuing a new class of stock to shareholders. Google also announced a 61 percent jump in profits for the first quarter.
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From News: In Mexican Viral Video, Child Actors Play Scenes Of Crime And Corruption
A realistic and fast-paced “mockumentary” shows violence and corruption in Mexico — portrayed exclusively by child actors. The video, which challenges politicians to improve life in Mexico, has been viewed more than 1.8 million times since it was posted on YouTube Monday.
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From News: Federal Government To Pay Indian Tribes $1 Billion Over Mismanagement
The U.S. government will pay more than $1 billion to settle lawsuits filed by 41 American Indian tribes, who had accused federal agencies of mismanaging tribal money and resources. The agreement ends nearly two years of negotiations; some claims date back more than 100 years.
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