THE PLUG MAGAZINE

Man Wins Lottery Without Knowing It, Loses Ticket, Probably Cries

http://ift.tt/1Ax46i2 A man in southern California is living the nightmare of all lottery players: he bought a Powerball ticket in September...

What Net Neutrality Opponents Are Saying Now — And Why It’s A Lot Of Hot Air

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Kia Recalls 200,000 Soul Compact Cars Because Gas Pedals Shouldn’t Break In Half

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http://ift.tt/1EixfSI ( Chris Rief ) The accelerator pedal might just be one of the more important components of a vehicle, so when reports...

Why People Can Resell Old Lululemon Running Shorts For $800

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http://ift.tt/1BC4CA4 ( ronnyg ) Tradesy is an online consignment market, where people can sell designer and luxury goods that they no longe...

If You’ve Ever Wanted To Smell Like An Old Book, New Perfume Will Make Your Dreams Come True

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http://ift.tt/1BC4q3H ( frankieleon ) In the latest entry into the somewhat puzzling “Smell Like The Thing You Love The Most” product categ...

Lawsuit That Brought GM Ignition Switch Defect To Light Settled For Second Time

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http://ift.tt/1EbIPMM ( paul bica ) The lawsuit filed by the family of a Georgia woman who died in a 2010 car accident that spurred the re...

Report: Google Error Leaks Hidden Data For 280,000 Domains

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http://ift.tt/1Awh4fI ( Bill Binns ) Usually when we hear that a company has had a bunch of data leaked to the world, hackers are responsib...

Would You Pay 20¢ To Read One Wall Street Journal Article?

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http://ift.tt/1vesGFR ( Adrian Scottow ) As more news consumers have started to migrate online instead of getting their news in dead-tree fo...

Dairy Queen Free Cone Day Is March 16

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http://ift.tt/1GNgXol ( JeepersMedia ) I scream. You scream. You know what happens next — we all scream… for ice cream. And on Monday, all ...

GM Recalls Chevrolet Volts That Can Silently Emit Carbon Monoxide

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http://ift.tt/1GAcuSo ( Blue387 ) It’s possible for a car engine to be too quiet. Two people so far have suffered from carbon monoxide poiso...

TiVo Gets Approval From Bankruptcy Court Judge To Buy Some Aereo Assets

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http://ift.tt/1Mymb7D ( mikeandanna ) If Aereo wasn’t dead already, the announcement from TiVo that it’s successfully snagged the former st...

NHTSA Chief Says Takata More “Forthcoming” With Investigation, Senators Send Letter Urging Cooperation

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http://ift.tt/1qtI2B5 A week after Japanese auto parts maker Takata said it would double its production of replacement airbags and three w...

How A Fight Over $255 Carpet Installation Led To Death Threats

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http://ift.tt/1EhPeZn ( KHOU-11 ) It all started with a 10 x 10 foot piece of carpet, and now an argument over its installation has erupted...

Fraud Victim’s Impossible Choice: Eat $1,500 In Charges Or Be Banned From PayPal Forever

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http://ift.tt/1My9WIh ( Jeremy Gillick ) When a customer’s chargeback scheme left one PayPal customer down $1,500 and without the pricey h...

Police: Active Meth Lab Discovered In Backpack Abandoned In Walmart Bathroom

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http://ift.tt/1My8oy6 ( JeepersMedia ) While running a successful meth lab isn’t easy even under the best circumstances — and this is comin...

Allegedly Armed Intruder Chooses The Wrong Wrestling-Themed Restaurant To Mess With

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http://ift.tt/1F8yOnB (via ABC News) When presented with a list of businesses that you might not want to mess with, one that has a wrestlin...

Google Expands “Safe Browsing” App To Warn Users About Sites Riddled With Unwanted Software

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http://ift.tt/18GLDsq First of all, we’d like to offer a belated Happy Birthday to the World Wide Web, which turned 26 yesterday. You’re cl...

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

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http://ift.tt/1BAySve Here are eight of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last week, picked for usab...

Starbucks Will Offer Cold-Brew Coffee, In Limited Quantities

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http://ift.tt/1BWXvRw ( Ko Fujimura ) Dedicated iced coffee drinkers and dedicated snobs will tell you that the flavor of cold-brewed coffe...

Poll: Most People Will Use Tax Refunds To Pay Down Debt, Build Savings

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http://ift.tt/1NQ5WV4 ( frankieleon ) Are you expecting a tax refund this year? While making changes to how much tax you have withheld from ...

FTC Chair Edith Ramirez Talks Privacy, Data Security

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http://ift.tt/1GK7f6a You may now be able to change your thermostat from another continent, your fridge might know when you need to buy mor...

Study: Raising Legal Age To Buy Cigarettes To 21 Would Result In Fewer Smokers