From my local paper: Your driver’s license will be getting a makeover when it comes up for renewal. The Maine […]
Your boss wants to track your what now?
Washington Post: Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia, logging in every […]
“Leader of new Thai political party charged with sedition”
Bangkok: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit was greeted by hundreds of supporters chanting “Keep fighting, Thanathorn!” as he arrived at a Bangkok police […]
“Why I’m glad people are finally getting jailed for acting like drunk morons on planes”
I saw a slightly edited version of that headline on Twitter: Opinion: Why I’m glad people are finally getting jailed […]
“Woman targeted for speaking Spanish in racist rant caught on camera”
San Jose, California: [San Jose resident Grecya Moran] told ABC7 News, she was initially greeted in Spanish by one employee, […]
The Internet was nice while it lasted
CNN: Lawmakers have approved a sweeping overhaul of copyright rules, dealing a blow to major tech companies that argued the […]
Attack of the phone number clubs
My employer’s phone-number-based sales are annoying. Their contests (“you’re buying beer, so enter your mobile number for a chance to […]
“Homeless people kicked out of underpasses next to parliament ‘so MPs can get to work'”
London: A group of homeless people were kicked out of public tunnels next to the Houses of Parliament. One man […]
The weather log, continued
The latest “Did You Know” bulletin reads, in part: I would ask that one person at the beginning of each […]
The cigarette contest
My employer has this promotion: if someone buys two packs of a certain brand of cigarette and types their phone […]
