luapo |
November 27, 2011
To be fair, parents traveling with young children already have their hands full as they try to mollify little Jenny or Johnny for the duration of a flight. Should we punish them further by lumping them all in the back? But for other passengers who have shelled out significant sums of money to be poked and prodded by the TSA and crammed into ever shrinking seats, having a screaming child alongside can often feel like the seventh circle of hell.
Since many flights today are fully booked and even overbooked, there is less seating flexibility. Business travelers who pay the full fare, as well as elite frequent flyers, are obviously the airlines’ top priority. Whereas it used to be a choice option for a family to sit in the first bulkhead row of a plane (which offers a bit more space), penny-pinching airlines are now charging passengers for these “premium” seats.
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luapo |
November 26, 2011
A new study says that, thanks to Facebook, six degrees of separation is now only four. Kevin Bacon, you and 41 others like this.
A theory stemming from an experiment by social psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s claims every living person is connected to any other through only six friends. According to a recent study, Facebook reduces the six degrees of separation to only four, meaning the world’s largest social network makes the world even smaller (figuratively).
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luapo |
November 26, 2011
National Geographic is currently holding its annual photo contest, with the deadline for submissions coming up on November 30. For the past nine weeks, the society has been gathering and presenting galleries of submissions, encouraging readers to vote for them as well.
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luapo |
November 25, 2011
EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact. Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.
Last night, critics claimed the EU was at odds with both science and common sense. Conservative MEP Roger Helmer said: “This is stupidity writ large. “The euro is burning, the EU is falling apart and yet here they are: highly-paid, highly-pensioned officials worrying about the obvious qualities of water and trying to deny us the right to say what is patently true.
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luapo |
November 25, 2011
Here’s a list of the 25 worst passwords on the internet. Topping the list of really bad passwords is….yours. Just kidding, I am sure there are worst passwords out there than your awesome 12345.
1. password 2. 123456 3.12345678 4. qwerty 5. abc123 6. monkey 7. 1234567 8. letmein 9. trustno1 10. dragon 11. baseball 12. 111111 13. iloveyou 14. master 15. sunshine 16. ashley 17. bailey 18. passw0rd 19. shadow 20. 123123 21. 654321 22. superman 23. qazwsx 24. michael 25. football
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luapo |
November 24, 2011
Fifty-eight per cent of Americans reported waiting for a home delivery or service call in the past year, with an average wait of more than four hours. That wasted time translated into a yearly loss of $250 per person, or a nationwide impact of $37.7 billion.
The third annual Cost of Waiting Survey, by polling firm Zogby International, canvassed Americans, Britons, Brazilians and Germans about the infuriating delays they faced. The economic impact was measured using the value respondents placed on an hour of their time (Americans valued it more highly than others).
Respondents said they waited far longer than expected — an extra two and a half hours, in the case of Americans — for someone to show up. Many reported lost wages, or said they used sick days and vacation time to accommodate service calls.
The cost to companies that left customers fuming was dramatic, too. American companies sacrificed $330 a year for every customer lost because of a frustratingly long wait.
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