There has been a lot of talk about the potential of drones. Now there is Hex, a new Kickstarter project that aims to bring the technology and opportunities that drones afford to anyone.
CrowdRoaming app will cut your overseas data roaming costs to zero
CrowdRoaming
Travel internationally has become easier and cheaper. Accommodation platforms, such as CouchSurfing, offer more affordable places to stay and travel apps provide tourists with cheaper dining options. But there is one part of traveling that has remained expensive despite development in other areas, mobile data roaming.
Continue reading… “CrowdRoaming app will cut your overseas data roaming costs to zero”
In states with stronger teachers’ unions students learn less
There is a 4% fall in student proficiency rates in states where teachers’ unions are stronger.
According to a study by Johnathan Lott of the University of Chicago Law School and Lawrence W. Kenny of the University of Florida of 721 U.S. school districts in 42 states shows a 1-standard-deviation rise in teachers’ union dues per teacher is associated with a 4% fall in student proficiency rates.
Continue reading… “In states with stronger teachers’ unions students learn less”
30% of U.S. adults still don’t have broadband: Pew Research
70% of adults in the U.S. reported having broadband access.
Pew Research has released the results of a survey that shows how one of the more advanced countries in the world, the U.S., is still not quite there in leading by example: 20% of U.S. adults are still without broadband or smartphones for internet access. And 3% of people in the country still using dial-up connections.
Continue reading… “30% of U.S. adults still don’t have broadband: Pew Research”
While wine has sommeliers, beer now has cicerones
A cicerone carefully expects his beer.
You have probably seen a sommelier when you have been to a fancy restaurant. A sommelier is a wine expert who makes sure you get the best possible match for your meal. But what if you don’t want wine with your dinner? What if you want a nice cold beer?
Continue reading… “While wine has sommeliers, beer now has cicerones”
Who needs Hyperloop? ET3 will be ‘global space travel on Earth’
Daryl Oster, CEO for Evacuated Tube Transport Technologies.
Elon Musk is a brilliant, big-thinking, subtly accented, physicist turned financing pioneer turned engineer, self-made billionaire who has led the design of revolutionary cars and rockets and he needs no introduction. Musk unveiled his idea for a next-generation transportation system on August 12th, and it got the attention of about every news organization between Earth and Mars, where Musk hopes to aim his rockets one day.
Continue reading… “Who needs Hyperloop? ET3 will be ‘global space travel on Earth’”
JustDelete.me makes deleting yourself from the internet easier
A new site called JustDelete.me makes vanishing from the web much, much easier.
It’s hard work to delete yourself from the internet. First, you have to decide where exactly you want to disappear — from social media sites to retailer databases — and then you have to figure out how you’re going to do all that.
Continue reading… “JustDelete.me makes deleting yourself from the internet easier”
Drones to deliver defibrillators to heart attack victims
The Defikopter
Definetz, a German non-profit group, wants to make defibrillators readily available across its country so that any time someone has a heart attack, the life saving devices are within arms reach. Definetz is looking to drones to help it bring its vision to fruition. The group has announced the Defikopter, a concept device it designed with drone-maker Height Tech to fly defibrillators to emergency responders or the public by way of a GPS-enabled smartphone app.
Continue reading… “Drones to deliver defibrillators to heart attack victims”
Who ends up being long-term unemployed?
The long-term unemployed tend to be people who 1) are a little bit older, and 2) got laid off from their last job.
The economic recovery officially began a little over four years ago. But there are still over four million people who are long-term unemployed. That’s four million people who can’t find work even after looking for six months or more — four million people who can’t even get companies to look at their resumes anymore.
Continue reading… “Who ends up being long-term unemployed?”
Brick and mortar stores are back, same-day delivery service is the reason
Traditional retailers who have retained their national chain of stores and built a web/mobile presence are actually in the best seat.
Shoppers are demanding faster and faster delivery on the items they order online, and organizations like Amazon and eBay have conditioned them to think that’s reasonable.
And you know what? It is.
Continue reading… “Brick and mortar stores are back, same-day delivery service is the reason”
How Chinese companies will produce solar for 36 cents per watt
Solar panels on a rooftop in Yiwu, in China’s Zhejiang Province.
From the last quarter of 2010 until the first quarter of 2013, leading Chinese solar companies were able to drop the cost of manufacturing multi-crystalline solar modules by 54 percent.
Continue reading… “How Chinese companies will produce solar for 36 cents per watt”
Waldo Canyon fire revisited
Waldo Canyon fire
Rick Wilking: Covering natural disasters is a strange thing. You get there all in a huff, as fast as you can after the tragedy, and then try to seek out the major damage. You document all that, often busting hump for very long days, for a week or more depending on how bad it is. (Photos)
Continue reading… “Waldo Canyon fire revisited”
