Fast food is a wonderful, all-American thing.
Not only is delicious, ubiquitous and available from drive-thru windows, but it is also a tremendous value.
In the spirit of New Year’s weight loss resolutions, the folks over at Ecoslaon took a look at the calorie counts of a few delicious fast food items. First on their list was [...]
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Domino’s Pizza is doing some trash talking [video]
Domino’s might have been founded by someone with rather strict religious beliefs, but Tom Monaghan invented modern delivery pizza, and for that we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Even after his departure, Ann Arbor based Domino’s Pizza is continuing to innovate in the pizza delivery market by introducing the kind of taunting negative ads [...]
Ads that sell products and restore faith [commercials]
With all of the bad economic news these days it’s easy to lose faith in the American economy and start questioning our system. I find myself doing it sometimes. But just when I’m about ready to give up and start waving a red flag, I invariably see some ad on TV that not only convinces [...]
Texting-while-driving now possible for cyclists as well [American Innovation]
Almost every American (except for technophobic old people) can chat on a cell phone or even text while driving with ease.
But what happens if you ride a bike to work? How are you supposed to text-while-biking?
An accomplished cyclist would have no trouble riding with one or even no hands of course. But for the rest [...]
The last minute Christmas gift guide
With all of the distractions this time of year, it is easy to forget what Christmas is really about.
But when all is said and done, the office parties, the charitable contributions, the Christmas Pageants, the Salvation Army Bell Ringers, the Rockettes, the family parties and the traveling are all mere distractions. What Christmas is really [...]
Free parking in NYC? There’s an app for that.
What better example of the American entrepreneurial spirit than the iPhone app store. In the year or so that it has been open, tens of thousands of Americans have have come up clever programs to solve almost all of life’s little problems.
Many of these apps—particularly the navigation ones— have been literally life changing for their [...]
Wireless internet while driving [GM is not dead]
The proliferation of the smart phone has dramatically increased our behind-the-wheel productivity. Now we can not only make phone calls while driving, but also text, check stock quotes and email as well.
But despite their utility, smart phones are not computers. Things like word processing, data entry and true web surfing still require the full-size screen [...]
Cash or credit: The Salvation Army bell ringers now accept credit cards [progress]
First it was McDonald’s, then NYC taxi cabs, and now even the Salvation Army Bell Ringers are going to begin accepting credit cards.
The charity announced it will be rolling out new card processing Red Kettles in New York and 120 other cities next week. During a three-city pilot program last year, the average credit card [...]
I beat Facebook in court [class action lawsuits]
Class action lawsuits are wonderful. They allow our hyper-litigious yet lazy culture to sue big companies without actually doing any work ourselves.
Just today I received word that I was the victim of some horrible scheme perpetrated by some of my least-favorite companies and that a settlement has been proposed.
It seems that Facebook, Blockbuster, STA Travel [...]
The Microwaveable Teddy Bear [American innovation]
Did you think that the all-American teddy bear needed any improvement?
Neither did I.
At least, that’s until the other night when I was walking through the Columbus Circle Holiday Market and came across a stall selling microwaveable teddy bears.
Apparently these new–and-improved teddy bears have some sort of heating element inside them that will keep you warm [...]
