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The best stinkin' food in Asia {Gadling}
Nov 4th 2009 4:05AM I've never seen loved and hated as much as durian. When I was in Thailand a lot of the people were eating it. Almost all the restaurants, business, and malls had signs in big letters that it was not welcome. Some restaurants did serve it. You just had to eat it outside.
iPhone app claims 95% piracy rate {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 29th 2009 5:47AM @15: I see where you're trying to go but how many households have more than 2 iphones? Most poeple are aware they can license 5 computers but I doubt they are giving their friends and colleagues the same level of access like family would have.
Why people aren't flying. (Hint: It's not just the fares) {Gadling}
Oct 23rd 2009 10:08AM I travel on concession and in most cases I'd rather take the train than go all the way out to the airport, pray for a seat, deal with security, wait for the, inevitably delayed, pushback, and then find transportation into my destination city.
Comparatively, flying costs me little but I prefer not to fly when I can. Not to mention the airline makes me feel guilty every time I use my concession.
3GS shortages expected overseas due to demand {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Oct 16th 2009 12:02PM I hope I don't have to wait. I just sent my phone out for repair (32GB 3GS, the rarest) and it's got all my phone numbers. In the meantime, I'm using my old Nokia and it's like going back on a bicycle after leaving the racetrack.
Singapore - Taking on the Lion City {Gadling}
Oct 14th 2009 4:50AM Singapore is great. It's also a great model city that shows a functional government. I don't know how crime figures into the overall scheme of the city. I did find some sketchy areas while touring the city. But not South Bronx sketchy :-)
Also you won't find a lot of things in their city. Unemployment is low because they don't have unemployment insurance so you'll starve. Begging is illegal, as is homelessness.
Apartments are really small so you have more disposable income. It's hard to buy lots of things if you have no room and practically everything is inexpensive. And most things are bought in cash.
Flight attendant sues Oprah over sex allegations {Gadling}
Oct 14th 2009 4:19AM I wouldn't call it a he said, she said. Looks more like she said, they said. Unless she can get the fired pilot to back up her story then it doesn't look like it would go in her favor. $300,000 is such a small amount (for Oprah) that chances are she settles for a quarter of that to shut up and go away.
10 Things to Eat in Singapore {Gadling}
Oct 8th 2009 12:34PM Some of the best food I've ever had was at this little taxi rest station under the bridge to Sentosa island. Most of it was hallal, Indian, singaporean?. And the price was amazing. I must've looked like a typical fat American because my tray was overflowing with food. By the time I finished I had to let the belt out a little. I don't know how I made it back to the hotel.
Airline apologizes for male flight attendant harassing a 15-year-old {Gadling}
Oct 8th 2009 12:25PM All he had was her first and lastname. I don't know how the world would work without even that basic piece of information. While I don't think privacy laws are up to snuff I this is not the invasion of privacy example I would be looking for.
I'll take the story for its face value. A bad egg at an airline harassess passenger, I don't think there is any deeper meaning to it.
The $10 airline peak "surcharge" is here to stay {Gadling}
Oct 8th 2009 2:15AM How is raising the price of fees fair game in the free market but raising the fare isn't. Airplanes are a finite resource so if one "holdout" sells seats at a better price than others during peak time chances are they will sell out and the sales will go to other airlines.
Additional fees break the free market. Customers rely on having information to make an informed decision when purchasing. If a fare is advertised at one price then after fees it's a totally different price then you don't have a free market. You have a market where the airlines are in control of all the information.
BTW, why not post the peak time flights with a slightly higher price and stop the stupid fee games. Next thing you know there will be a fee for travelling on the weekend.
Dim Sum Dialogues in Thailand: Ko Samui {Gadling}
Sep 29th 2009 1:50PM It's been 3 years since I was in Ko Samui and I'm glad it hasn't changed too much. We drove all around the island and there were 5 star resorts and time shares going up everywhere. It did feel like a sleepy town when we arrived.
Between their and Phuket I would definitely choose samui
