Kraft Heinz wants to make the day after Super Bowl a national holiday Think you have a God-given right to be off the day after the Super Bowl? Kraft Heinz agrees with you. So the food company’s giving all of its salaried employees the day off on February 6 after Super Bowl LI. The food […]
Monthly Archives: February 2017
UberHIRE: Many Destinations, One Uber
We often talk about the uberization of businesses. UberHIRE is the uberization of Uber. I’ve been using Uber for in town meetings while my car was out of service. One day last week, my wife said “I’m going that way, I’ll just take you” so we walked out to the car, it didn’t start. I […]
Amazon tells Super Bowl viewers to look for Prime Air drone delivery “soon”
Amazon’s trend of running multiple, super-short commercials for its voice-activated Echo device continued during Sunday’s broadcast of Super Bowl LI. The last of the company’s three Echo spots included a surprise cameo: an Amazon delivery drone, described to viewers as a “Prime Air” delivery. A suggestive statement, spoken in its devices’ “Alexa” voice, played as […]
How Fresh Water Could Become Undrinkable
Fresh drinking water comes mainly from rivers, lakes and reservoirs. a person who studies these is a limnologist. Lakes are ecosystems which can serve as sentinels of climate change. Global and warming and pollution damages the natural balance. Water in “still”, large bodies can become unfit for drinking purposes through a process called climatic eutrophication. […]
Hollywood’s Holographic Billboards Are Now a Reality
I see this being used for far more than just ads. Imagine if you are building a home and as you go from one vendor to another deciding on lighting, plumbing fixtures, furniture etc., you could bring up a hologram of your home and immediately see how those decisions will integrate into the 3D model? […]
Why the sounds of eating make some people so angry
Nobody likes hearing someone crunching their food, but for some it’s more than just an annoyance — the sound triggers a full “fight or flight response.” These people has a rare condition called “misophonia” that makes them extraordinarily sensitive to everyday sounds, and new research confirms that their brains really are wired differently. For a […]
Tiny Monkeys LOVE Marshmallows!
In this segment of On Location, Coyote pals around with two adorable Marmosets! The first thing you should know about Marmosets is these tiny Monkeys LOVE marshmallows! It’s not their everyday food but marshmallows are used as special treat to reward good behavior and allow handlers to work these small monkeys more easily. In todays […]
20,000 Calorie Superbowl Challenge (Wings, Doritos, Pizza…)
One of the largest caloric challenges I have ever done! 20k of some of the most popular foods to eat while watching the game. Pizza, Wings, Doritos (chips), Burgers, and Chili. This article originally appeared at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOop2bLiSFw.
