Tech & Startups PRO TIP: When checking reviews online on sites like Amazon.com, also check reviews sorted by latest date first. Some merchants will start selling a lower quality version of the product after reaching a high ranking. May 9, 2014
Tech & Startups “Domestic abuse is funny, as long as a woman performs it.” –Firestone Tires, 2014 April 30, 2014
Tech & Startups Ocean Garbage Thwarts Flight 370 Search – “The ocean is like a plastic soup, bulked up with the croutons of these larger items. It’s like a toilet bowl that swirls but doesn’t flush.” Australian PM pledges search will continue indefinitely, despite obstacles. April 1, 2014
Bad Politics Australian Debris: only a freighter and two pods of dolphins. Still no sign of Malaysian jetliner MH370 March 20, 2014
Bad Politics BP wins new US oil contracts four years after Deepwater Horizon disaster – wins 24 bids to begin exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, just days after authorities lifted a year-long ban March 20, 2014
Bad Politics More Than 900 Workers Have Already Died Building Qatar’s World Cup Facilities | The International Trade Union Confederation says that if conditions don’t improve, at least 4,000 migrants will die before kick-off March 20, 2014
Bad Politics Malaysia has agreed to hand over all raw data to the US and UK. No longer will other countries rely on the Malaysian interpretation of the data. March 20, 2014
Bad Politics Tesla CEO: “The rationale given for the regulation change that requires auto companies to sell through dealers is that it ensures ‘consumer protection, if you believe this, Gov. Christie has a bridge closure he wants to sell you” March 18, 2014
