I mean, it's fascinating, but it doesn't make me loath sprinting to make my connecting flight any less.
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Why airport gates are so damn far apart
Qantas sells decommissioned 747 airplane bar carts, stocked
Qantas airline retired its fleet of Boeing 747 airplanes and listed several fully-stocked bar carts for sale to the public. Starting at US$685 (or 169,000 Qantas frequent flier points), the carts sold out in an instant. From their shopping site: Enjoy drinks' service at home with a fully stocked bar cart from a retired Qantas… READ THE REST
Watch 1940s film footage of the streets of Hollywood
Welcome to Tinsel Town! La-La Land! The City of Angels! Lotusville! Hollyweird! The video descriptor says "1930s" but as one observant YouTube commenter writes: This ISN'T 30's…this is 1942 at the earliest (but I'd say most likely mid to late 40's), because Red Skeleton's prints weren't made outside the Chinese Theatre until June 18th 1942… READ THE REST
San Francisco International Airport to dramatically cut the constant and mostly unnecessary loudspeaker announcements
"Don't start up with your white zone shit again." San Francisco International Airport has enacted a new "quiet airport" plan to reduce unnecessary noise, including limiting the number of announcements broadcast across entire terminals. For example, boarding announcements will only be broadcast near relevant gates. From CNN: Overall, reps for the airport say that more than 90 minutes… READ THE REST
No kitchen is complete with a great molcajete and this one is on sale for under $55
There are few tools in the history of humankind that stretch back as far as the molcajete. Going back thousands of years to the ancient Mayans and beyond, the process of crafting stone mortar and pestle instruments to grind up spices is a staple of Mexican and South American food preparation. There are also few… READ THE REST
Train to become a Google Cloud engineer with these online classes
Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure? Those two titans are often the center of every question when considering cloud-based web platforms. While Amazon and Microsoft are the absolute 1-2 in that discussion, how about some of the other contenders in the cloud services space? That inevitably leads to the 3rd largest cloud platform Google Cloud.… READ THE REST
These truly wireless earbuds from Motorola are on sale for just $50
Sure, everybody is gaga about Apple's AirPods Pro. They love it all — except the $249 list price, of course. Especially if something should happen to those little darlings when you're working out at the gym, or running to catch a bus, or trying to escape an unexpected rainstorm. While the AirPods Pro sound great,… READ THE REST
