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logistics Kitesurfing but for huge ships to cut fuel use for cleaner trips across the ocean David Pescovitz

magnets How to transport a 17-ton, 50-foot wide magnet halfway across the country? Mark Frauenfelder
transportation Astounding images of trucks hauling massive rotor blades David Pescovitz
fun Someone stole $230,000 worth of beef and 7 hot tubs David Pescovitz
amazon Woman received Amazon box filled with narcotics and a form from the Drug Enforcement Administration David Pescovitz
logistics Warehouse pallet jack driver falls asleep; incredible calamity ensues David Pescovitz
Business Amazon's plan for traffic deaths from same-day delivery: deflect blame to anonymous subcontractors Cory Doctorow
Business Vast majority of truck-driving jobs are not under threat from automation Cory Doctorow
Weird Mystery solved: why has a beach in France been blighted by washed-up parts for toy Garfield phones for more than 30 years? Cory Doctorow
Business UPS Teamsters ready to stage America's biggest strike since 1997, with solidarity as the main sticking point Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Vanuatu will use drones to deliver vaccines across its remote chain of tiny islands Cory Doctorow
class war Rail barons and the new gilded age: one-percenters travel in style by hitching private "super-luxe" railcars to Amtrak trains Cory Doctorow
security A common satellite comms package for ships and oil rigs has a backdoor that won't be patched Cory Doctorow
Business Small town Uber driver quits, launches a one-driver rival Cory Doctorow
class war Truck-driving is a modern form of indentured slavery Cory Doctorow
Business Disney wants to build an "aerial tramway" between the Disney World parks Cory Doctorow
Business UK gives OK to Amazon for drone delivery exploration Xeni Jardin
Business 18% of the world's cargo ships are sitting idle Cory Doctorow
Business Uber loves competition, when it's the one doing the competing Cory Doctorow
automotive Luxury overnight bus with sleeper cabins shuttles between LA and San Francisco Cory Doctorow

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