Baltimore recently completed a gun buyback program where people could turn in their guns and ammo to the police and receive anywhere from $25 to $500. Over 1000 firearms were turned in during the first week, including a rocket launcher (the seller was paid $500). The goal of these programs is to get guns off…
Overbooking is the practice of airlines selling more tickets to a flight than they actually have seats for, because they forecast that not everyone will show up. It helps them to achieve full capacity on their flights and thus generate more revenue. The downside is that their forecasts aren’t always spot on, and they…
Domain names have always fascinated me. There were so many great domains that I passed on registering in the mid to late 90’s because the cost at the time was $100 for a 2 year registration with Network Solutions — everything from 3 letter .com domains to one word and common phrase .com’s. Register.com…