A 25-year old British woman was gang-raped by a group of men, who filmed the incident. Â When the woman reported the crime to authorities, she was arrested and her passport was confiscated. Â The men were allowed to go free. From the Independent: The UK-based Detained in Dubai campaign group said …
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Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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My Talk Today at the Library
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Fly from the US to Hong Kong for $519 on Air Canada
There’s a great fare going on to Hong Kong.  You can fly from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Hong Kong for only $519 on Air Canada. From the Flight Deal: Valid for travel on the outbound until early December or February, 2017 – April, 2017 for Monday through Thursday …
Read More »Fly from the US to Venice for $512 Roundtrip on American
The great European fares continue.  This one is slightly more than others were, but it’s from Miami specifically.  You can fly from Miami to Venice, Italy for $512 on American Airlines, roundtrip. The details: Valid for travel on the outbound from January, 2017 – early April, 2017. A 7 day …
Read More »Researchers at Binghamton University Found a Better Way to Predict Future Flight Delays
When you see one airline cancel all their flight in anticipation of a storm and another one wait it out, you are seeing airlines take different gambles based on estimates about how the weather will affect their flights. From the article on it, “Currently, flight delays are predicted by artificial …
Read More »This Nail Polish Could Help Curb Sexual Assault
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Read More »Now Streaming on Twitch: Fable Anniversary
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Read More »Fly to Vienna, Austria for only ~$480 on Delta
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Read More »Fly to Vegas from the East Coast on United for $199 Roundtrip
There’s a great fare to Las Vegas from the East Coast on United for only $199 roundtrip.  The flights leave from Philadelphia. Click here for tips on how to do Vegas cheaply. I was hoping for a cheap Vegas fare to pop up on American, so all I can do is …
Read More »Lufthansa Flight Begins Takeoff from Brussels Without Clearance; Causes Go Around for Landing Aer Lingus
This was last month, but I just came across the Air Traffic Control audio for it now. A Lufthansa flight began (and continued) its take off from Brussels Airport without any clearance to do so. Â In addition, an Aer Lingus flight was in its descent. The air traffic controller had …
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I was poking around on Kickstarter and came across this jacket that claims to be …
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!