Feb 28
Not a lot to talk about this week -
So the Fiat 500 missed it’s sales target – but did really sell poorly?
Tesla goes after Top Gear again - and fails…
Penguin Publishing just doesn’t get e-books…
Be careful when using some of those coupon sites, and local Girl Scouts are boycotting cookie sales?
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Feb 21
After taking a week off to deal with some emergency home repairs – a kitchen sink that stopped draining – we’re back with a new show this week.
We’d love to say that this week’s show was sponsored by Twelve South’s new Hoverbar, a product that sounded a little underwhelming, until we saw it in action…
In the two weeks that we were gone, the New York Times looked at the actual cost of a K-Cup, and while we like convenience as much as the next person, we were stunned by what they discovered. Coincidentally somebody called in to Mike McGrath at You Bet Your Garden to talk about recycling the grounds from used K-Cups.
We wondered this week how Bank of America can decide that you’ve died – thereby preventing you from getting a mortgage. This is a story that comes with a reminder that you should be checking your credit report annually, and the best place to do so, for free, is by going to www.annualcreditreport.com, not to be confused with the site that advertises with an annoying jingle & claims to be free – but only is if you sign up for a service that they offer.
Embarrassed by your child that is crying throughout your flight – asking the person next to you to open the emergency exit so you can get off the plane faster – won’t actually get you off the plane faster…
Two stories from the “It seemed like a good idea at the time department:”
MINI “sponsored” a weather system through the German weather service – only for the storm to wreak havoc across Europe…
Why not get vanity license plates that say “No Tag” on them? Except that every ticket written for a car with no license plate gets “No Tag” entered in the license plate section of the ticket – resulting in a man collecting over $20,000 in fines over the last 25 years….
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Feb 15
Unfortunately there won’t be a show this week… We had some emergency home repairs that preempted our normal recording time.
We’ll be back next week with a brand new show!
Feb 6
This week we’re trying out a new (to us) program to record the show. We’re still learning about the new software which is why there’s a crummy edit towards the end – but the new software should result in a slightly faster production process for us, a show with a smaller file size for you, and no change in the overall recording quality. Either that or it will just result in increased aggravation on our end and a switch to Plan “C” – whatever that is…
We had a lot to talk about this week – like Holland America Line booting passengers for not attending the safety drill… Reported a passenger was kicked off the Westerdam in Ft Lauderdale last weekend…
There’s just no escaping it – this is Super Bowl Weekend, and we got a peek from Wired Magazine on what NBC does to prep for the big game.
It’s not just doing away with sales – JCPenny’s (or is it JCP now?) effort to transform itself continues…
Would you buy a Studebaker? No, not a classic car from before the company closed up shop back in 1966? No, a new modern car, truck, motorcycle, and even a scooter sold as a Studebaker? Autoblog says somebody’s trying to bring back Studebaker and they’re looking for investors.
Facebook has started the process on their (in many corners) long awaited IPO. We won’t be investing – and we’re not sure you should either…
The Colbert Super PAC (aka Americans For a Better Tomorrow Tomorrow) reported to the FEC this week on their fundraising efforts. In typical Colbert fashion – Stephen Colbert used the report to further lampoon the rules that allow for the creation of SuperPACs.
Should escalators on the London Underground be replaced with slides? Lord Toby Harris wants London Mayor Boris Johnson to consider it.
A man in Chile was arrested for stealing ice from a glacier. He seems to think that there’s a market for “designer ice,” is that really a thing?
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