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The robot employment scenario has been described and discussed for decades. Ever since the first hints of automation started creeping into industrial production around the end of the 19th century, people have claimed that mechanical automation would eventually replace humans altogether for better or for worse. We’ve seen it happen a lot in recent years. They are able to do many of the tasks that once employed humans, even going so far as to replace noodle slicers in China. Should humans be worried that robotic automation could eventually put us all out of a job? Will it happen sooner than later?…

Camping outdoors is fun in the summertime that is; if otherwise you have to deal with some nasty elements that make camping less glamorous. Camping indoors is ideal since we loved creating tents out of blankets as a kid or setting up an actual store bought one in the basement. Glamping is a new form of camping where you don’t rough it in the wild; instead you add luxury to your camping trip by even going as far as setting up modernized tents that offer spa treatments (can you imagine?) …

In a deal that totals $1.8 billion in cash and stocks, Priceline has agreed to buy fellow comparison site KAYAK. This puts the shares of the publicly traded company at $40, up from where it closed today at $31. KAYAK consolidates the pricing from several different online booking services including Priceline. It appears that KAYAK will stay operational but it’s doubtful that it will continue to offer comparison shopping the way it does today. “Paul English and I started KAYAK eight years ago to create the best place to plan and book travel,” said Steve Hafner, KAYAK Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder….

So there was this awesome movie on Netflix starring Martin Sheen called The Way. The film begins with the death of Sheen’s son, played by Emilio Estevez (not much of a coincidence since Estevez wrote, produced and directed the film), while trekking the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage. Sheen then decides to walk the pilgrimage in his son’s stead, spreading his ashes along the way. This was an excellent film of father/son relationships, rediscovery and redemption that I would recommend to everyone. After the movie ended, I thought to myself; why doesn’t Netflix have a social sharing platform?…

In our pockets, we have a communication device that can be used for voice, text, email, chat, and just about every other form of chatter. We have a device that can surf the internet, play music, play videos, take pictures, and dozens of other tasks that once required multiple devices that were normally much bigger. This device, the smartphone, has replaced many things in the past couple of years. For many, it’s replacing the credit card and shopping trip. M-commerce is becoming “a thing”. This infographic breaks down some past and current stats that point to where we’re going in the future. Infographic…

It is not easy being a Disney Princess you know, it takes a lot of work to get glammed up and find the prince of your dreams. Singing is a must, or you will go bust, since it is the Disney way. How about finding sometime throughout your day to teach a song or two so a Princess can sing along with you, but wait, what’s that? What possibly could go wrong? *quivers while bites on perfectly groomed nails* …

As death streaks go, bees have had one of the most confounding. Scientists are at odds about what is making it happen. Solutions are not effective. They just seem to be dying left and right and there seems to be nothing we can do to stop it. They are one of the most important creatures when it comes to human survival. In this infographic that we grabbed off Visual.ly, we’ll explore how the dwindling bee community is affecting humans. * * * “Bees” image courtesy of Shutterstock….

Nothing gets you quite out of bed like the smell of coffee brewing in the air and breakfast filling your airways… stomachs they will turn and can even be more effective than an alarm clock. Sometimes we have to eat and run and leave notes behind along with the breakfast goodies we cook up to ease the absence, but nothing reads quite like toast. …

As much as I long to believe that I have precision eyesight, when I attempt to cut anything freehand it always seems to look like a two year old got a hold of a pair of scissors. …

With the election over and Thanksgiving around the corner, the shopping season is upon us. The way we buy things has been transformed rapidly over the past few years with online, mobile, and different social offerings giving us both tremendous flexibility and an overwhelming amount of choice at our fingertips. What will shopping look like in the near future? Will it continue to evolve as rapidly or have we seen the trends shift to a point where they’ll stick? This infographic from Milo comes to us via Ct Ford and explores “How Shoppers See the Future of Retail”. Click to enlarge. * * * “Shopper”…