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Three men died after their car, misled by Google Maps, drove off an unfinished bridge in India Three men tragically died after their car, following Google Maps directions, plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in India. The victims were traveling from Gurugram to Bareilly to attend a wedding when they relied on Google Maps for navigation. The app directed them onto an under-construction flyover, which had collapsed in 2022 due to flooding. The bridge remained incomplete without warning signs or barricades to indicate danger or a closure, Hindustan Times reported. The car fell 50 feet into the Ramganga...

Activists driven by false theories about election fraud are working to toss out tens of thousands of voter registrations and ballots in battleground states, part of a loosely coordinated campaign that is sowing distrust and threatening further turmoil as election officials prepare for the November midterms. Groups in Georgia have challenged at least 65,000 voter registrations across eight counties, claiming to have evidence that voters’ addresses were incorrect. In Michigan, an activist group tried to challenge 22,000 ballots from voters who had requested absentee ballots for the state’s August primary. And in Texas, residents sent in 116 affidavits challenging the...

Bing Maps has added another nice feature, adding public transportation routes to 11 major U.S. cities. It's a good first step for Bing, though there's certainly a lot of work left to do to catch up to Google Maps -- which covers more than twice that many in California alone and a total of 446 cities around the globe. In cities with coverage, Bing now includes routes for bus, rail, and subway. The official blog post states that the update wasn't just about transit routes, noting that more detailed information is now available for landmarks and businesses. Even if you're...

This morning I started coughing and sneezing due to allergies. Grabbed the box of Over the Counter Allergy Medicine and it took forever to find the "Directions". I am tired of that nonsense.    New rule.   Every time I buy an OTC I am taking a  highlighter  to it so I know what I am suppose to take. 

Hello Fellow Hoosiers. Well, the meeting is upon us and I hope everyone is looking forward to it. Since my last communications, several things have transpired that I think will make our meeting even more interesting that I had initially planned. Please take note of the agenda below and if you have any questions of concern for it's contents, please let me know. However, I will not reveal specifics because that would ruin the element of surprise and take all the fun out of things. Below the agenda are the directions to my office. Finding it is a cinch. In...