It’s easy to see how some gadgets might be biased towards those who are right-handed versus left, and certainly some gadgets are completely unfriendly toward those with disabilities. But can a gadget be sexist? According to an article published in the Los Angeles Times, that’s the claim being made by many women who believe the iPhone is unfairly designed to be completely unusable by those of the fairer sex with long fingernails.
Bankrupt! 65 Famous People Who Lost It All
Personal finance is all over the news lately what with the economy being in full on meltdown mode. It’s not always just average people who struggle though. Sometimes people make fortunes only to lose them later, for all sorts of reasons. We’ve compiled a list of 65 famous people who found themselves destitute despite once having been extremely well off. On to the list:
Limited Blogging Until Wednesday
WifeGeeding and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary this weekend and we are carrying the celebration through Monday and Tuesday.
There may be some blogging, but I wouldn’t count on it.
23 Pound Twins
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Call it a labor of love.
A set of twins delivered at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem on Tuesday are the heaviest set ever born in the state of North Carolina and possibly the second-heaviest set born in the United States during the last 100 years.
Hospital officials said twins Sean William Maynard and Abigail Rose Maynard were born to parents Joey and Erin Maynard, of Winston-Salem, via Cesarean section.
Sean William weighed 10 pounds, 14 ounces, and Abigail Rose weighed 12 pounds, 3 ounces – a combined 23 pounds, 1 ounce. Hospital officials said the twins are North Carolina’s heaviest ever.