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Airlines
American Airlines Opens 1st Class Lavatory To Coach Passengers
American Airlines is abandoning a policy that prevented coach passengers from using the first class lavatory on all its flights. After 9/11, the TSA added a rule stating that on all international flights to the US, passengers were allowed access to the lavatory in their own seating section and no other. More » -
paypal security key
ORIGINAL VIDEO: PayPal Security Key First Look
Here's a first look at the new PayPal security key. What it looks like, how it works, how to get it, and whether it's worthwhile. The thing with account security is it's not the first thing that gets ya, it's like AIDS, it's all the other assholes the first asshole sells your account to that really rapes ya.
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1:23 PM on Thu Mar 1 2007
By Ben Popken
6,396 views, 32 commentsLatest by Matthew: I enjoyed this post, with Ben's strange charisma in the video and the csnoke's satisfyingly righteous banning. But the last more »
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Yum!
Yum! Brands Shuts Down Rat-Infested Franchisee After More Failed Inspections
Well, well, well. It seems the rat-infested KFC might not have been such a fluke after all. Yum! Brands, the owner of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, etc., has preemptively shut down all restaurants owned by the rat-infested franchisee following a day of further failed inspections at other New York City locations. From WABC: More » -
Worst Company in America
Round 9: RIAA vs U-Haul
Gawker Media polls require Javascript; if you're viewing this in an RSS reader, click through to view in your Javascript-enabled web browser. More » -
Verizon
Verizon Wireless To Buy Alltel?
Rumors are flying that the largest rural cell phone provider, Alltel, is being stalked by Verizon like an alley cat on a delicious plump mouse. Is it true? Maybe, but probably not. Even though both carriers are CDMA (T-mobile and Cingular are GSM, a different technology), it's likely that the price of Alltel would be too much for Verizon, despite the fact that a merger between the two companies would make Verizon the nation's largest provider. From ZDNET:"Verizon has had a significant amount of success growing organically," [an industry analyst] said. "I just don't see any reason why they would need to buy Alltel. They can build their own network for a lot less than $30 billion."
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canal seafood restaurant
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Calls For Boycott Of Shady Chinese Restaurant
The Chinese restaurant accused of discriminating in favor of customers who speak Chinese has irked Mayor Bloomberg. "If nobody goes to that restaurant, then they won't make any money and they'll go out of business," Bloomberg told the Daily News. More » -
Credit Cards
HOW TO: Play 0% Balance Transfer Credit Cards For Fun And Profit
0% balance transfers can be a great tool to cut down credit card debt as you're, obviously, paying nothing for interest. However, you need to know the rules of the game and how to play by them, or you could wind back up with a nasty APR. FiveCentNickel breaks it all down for you. He warns, More » -
Flickr
Decide Your Next Camera Purchase With Flickr's Camera Finder
Flickr's "Camera Finder" feature is a good tool to help you decide on your next camera purchase. More » -
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Morning
Morning Deals
• Woot: Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006 w/ GPS Locator Hardware for $44.99 More » -
Verizon
Verizon Parks In Front Of Fire Hydrants
We snapped a picture of these Verizon techs parked in front of a fire hydrant while they get their grub on at a Brooklyn corner diner today. Naughty. They were probably just addled in the brain from the toxic benzene plume which is most certainly not emanating from their depot down the street. — BEN POPKEN -
Howto
5 All-Time Must-Read Consumerist Posts
Here are five all-time top posts every single Consumerist reader should read, or re-read. More » -
bad consumer
Sorry, Chase Does Not Accept $50,000 Checks From God
We know Jesus loves you, but we're not ready to believe that he'd send a $50,000 check. A 21-year-old man from Gary, Indiana was caught trying to cash a $50,000 check signed "King Savior, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Servant." From NWItimes: More » -
Lending
New York Takes Deeper Look Into Student Lending
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is taking a closer look at potentially unethical student lending practices. From Yahoo!: More » -
Fda
FDA Approves Drug For Carsick Dogs
The FDA has approved a drug for carsick dogs. From Yahoo!: More » -
HDTV
1/4 Of HDTV Owners Do Not Realize They Are Not Watching HDTV
If you didn't understand what the title of the article meant, you're probably one of the people's we're talking about. According to AZ Central: More » -
Crime
A Humble Suggestion: Do Not Try To Trade Your Baby For A Dodge Intrepid
We realize times are tough, but you should not trade your baby for a used Dodge Intrepid. From Fox Colorado: More »
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