May, 2015

• 14 May

  Indiana Jones Bar Opening Up at Disney World

  

  Giving me another reason to head down to Florida, Disney World has announced it will be opening an Indiana Jones themed bar in Downtown Disney. Here’s a preview: …just kidding. (Oh God, Jeanne has referenced Crystal Skull and the Phantom Menace today, what’s going on?!) Here’s the real preview from …

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• 14 May

  Phantom Menace Came Out in Theaters Closer to the Return of the Jedi than Anything Released Today

  

  Phantom Menace (the movie we shall not speak o—crap, broke that rule), came out when I was in high school.  Which was recent, right?  Right guys?! In the internet’s constant attempts to make me feel old, it has pointed out a cold fact. Or rather, the comic strip XKCD has. If …

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• 14 May

  How to Avoid Flight Delays when Flying

  

  This winter seemed like it was full of flight delays.  Even Charlotte wasn’t immune for the weather related delays. But did you know you can plan your flight around typical delays? AirHelp has an infographic on the best times to fly. Still, even with the best of planning, it’s possible …

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• 13 May

  My Other Car is an X-Wing Fighter

  

  I was behind a car in traffic that seemed to have one of those typical stick-figure families on the rear window. As I got closer, I realized it wasn’t quite the typical family. Turns out they had adorable Star Wars cutouts on the back of their car. I wondering if …

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• 13 May

  Win Help With a Frustrating Task

  

  Tired of waiting on hold?  Got a newspaper subscription you’d love to cancel? Buried at the bottom of this post from early this morning is a way to win a free task to help you with your most annoying/frustrating tasks. Just go over to that link and tell your most frustrating …

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• 13 May

  New Tech Would Deliver In-Flight Meals Automatically

  

  In-flight meal service can be a long process.  After all, the flight attendants have a lot of work to do during it. You also have to get your food during the specific meal service times (unless you are in first and have a really nice flight attendant).  So it’s either buy now, or …

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• 13 May

  This Service Will Help You Cut 30 Percent off Your Cable Bill for Free

  

  This company really believes in show-don’t-tell.  Fancy Hands, a company I’ve sung the praises of, is continuing its offer to negotiate a lower rate with your cable bill–for free.   I tried it and I wasn’t able to get a discount (because I just started a new cable plan and …

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• 13 May

  The Most Bad-Ass Airline Safety Officers Ever

  

  Would it make you safer to know that your in-flight safety officer can break plates with her bare-hands, handle a weapon, and subdue and escort an unruly passenger off the plane? These are some of the requirements for women at Chengdu East Star Airlines Travel College. According to Rocket News, this school: …

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• 12 May

  Food Blogger Banned From Restaurant for Writing a Review

  

  When John Golden of The Golden Dish went to eat at The Honey Paw restauarant in Portland, Maine, the owner gave him two options–he could eat at the restaurant or he could write about it–but not both. Finding this “request” odd, the food critic reviewed the restaurant anyway, giving it a very positive review. Turns …

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• 12 May

  It’s All Fun and Games Until the Robot Pees on Everything

  

  Google Maps has been crowd-sourcing small details to their maps for a while.  Things like, where large patches of grass are, bike trails, small streams, etc. If you wanted to make an edit to the map, it would be vetted by someone, usually not employed by Google, who was also …

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