Daily Archives: April 6, 2010

Ways to commit sucide (sic) spurs Google to offer help

Google searches like "ways to commit sucide" (sic) are exposing Google's recent public health efforts. Google provides crisis hotline links.
A car is fast approaching in the background as two feet are visible in the foreground. The person whose feet we see is apparently considered this one of the best "ways to commit sucide," or "ways to commit suicide" if you care to spell it properly.

Scrabble | Proper nouns to be only sort of allowed

Will Scrabble soon be sporting new rules, or is this just a rumor reported by the BBC? The answer is more complicated than yes or no...
Scrabble Board

Net Neutrality | Court strikes down FCC actions

An appeals court struck down the 2008 action the FCC took to protect net neutrality. Does the FCC have the right to protect net neutrality?
Network cable

Payday loan APR Fees and How They Compare To Other Financing Rates

A fee of $32 on a $100 bounced check can have an APR as high as 2,336%. You would be surprised to see how other fees measure up.
A fee of $32 on a $100 bounced check can have an APR as high as 2,336%. You would be surprised to see how other fees measure up.

Spirit Airlines | Not even your carry-on bags are free anymore

Spirit Airlines, a small, no-frills airline, has announced it will now be charging for carry-on bags. Will large airlines doing the same?
Spirit Airlines Airbus

Montcoal West Virginia mine explosion | Massey Energy questioned

Montcoal WV has been rocked by a coal mine explosion that killed 25. Mine owner Massey Energy has been cited for multiple safety violations.
Checking methane levels in a coal mine

Paydayloans are a great help when your bills are past due

You are barely squeezing by, living meagerly from one payday to the next. Then you see the big red "past due" stamp. Paydayloans can help!
Don't wait. Get paydayloans to pay that past due electric bill!