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Siri Is Apparently Working Through Her Issues With Google Glass 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
(37prime) So there’s Siri, holding court in the cafeteria and straight up lovin’ it: Everyone’s asking her questions, and how to do stuff and being like, “But what do you think about this, Siri?” Sud...
Xbox 360 Update Bids Farewell To Microsoft Points In Favor Of Real Money 27 Aug 2013 | 01:59 am
(Ron Dauphin) Tired of paying for Xbox Live content with Microsoft Points? Your life is about to become so much easier, or at least more consistent. Just like you buy things in the real world with lo...
American Strands Wheelchair-Using Passenger Without Meds, Charges Her For First Class Seat 27 Aug 2013 | 01:58 am
(bluwmongoose) While many travelers experience a minor annoyance during their trip, one American Airlines passenger was left helpless, without her medication or anyone to assist her when she was bump...
Garlic Bread Is Coming, And Every Subway Will Smell Like Olive Garden 27 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
(tjean314) In a move that at least one commentator has compared to the novelty factor of Doritos Locos tacos, next week Subway will introduce a special limited-time bread offering: garlic bread. Depe...
Christmas Creep Now Staging Aural Invasion With Carols Piping Merrily Over Eatery Speakers 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
(Robrrt) The red-and-green forces of Christmas Creep have evolved: Unseasonal decorations and trees? That’s elves’ play. The new battle in the war for your holiday dollars is being waged on an aural ...
Customer Wants Refund After Storage Facility Let Rats Eat Her Stuff 27 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
When you rent a storage unit, you sort of assume that most of your worldly belongings won’t be nommed on by rats. That’s why you’re paying for a storage unit, and didn’t pile your furniture and family...
Colorado, Florida Residents Really Love “Fast Casual” Restaurants 27 Aug 2013 | 12:09 am
(Josh Bassett Photography) “Fast casual” is that vague food industry term for eateries that nicer than your typical fast food joint but aren’t really what you would consider sit-down restaurants. The...
What’s The Saddest Meal You’ve Ever Made For Yourself? 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
Salt and pepper to taste. What is that transforms a solo meal from a nice, peaceful activity to a true moment of soul-crushing aloneness? A lack of time, motivation, or a general sense of “I just can...
Quit Washing Your Chicken: It Just Sprays Germs Everywhere 26 Aug 2013 | 11:22 pm
Generations of American cooks are wrong. They learned their wrongity wrongity wrong habits from their parents, or from public television’s Julia Child. Their terrible, filthy habit is rinsing poultry ...
Google Blocks Third-Party Streaming App For Chromecast 26 Aug 2013 | 11:14 pm
While Google’s Chromecast video-streaming dongle works just fine with Netflix, YouTube and Google Play content, users who have wanted to stream files that fall outside those approved services have had...
