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Dave Ross

Reporters at Wired.com demonstrated how a 2014 Jeep Cherokee can be hacked and controlled from outs...
Dave Ross

Hijacking your car from 10 miles away

The more complex a machine becomes, the more likely it is to be hijacked by insidious, outside forces.
11 years ago
The country that can travel to Pluto, also can’t design an efficient dishwasher. (AP)...
Dave Ross

We can go to Pluto, but we can’t wash dishes

An appliance lobbying organization is going head-to-head with the government over new dishwasher standards it says are impossible. But are they?
11 years ago
There have been several fires on cargo planes carrying closely-packed shipments of a common battery...
Dave Ross

The potential bomb that’s still completely legal

There have been several fires on cargo planes carrying closely-packed shipments of a common battery. And the FAA can't do anything about it.
11 years ago
There are moms who regret naming their kids Atticus and it’s because of the publication of &#...
Dave Ross

Atticus is under attack

I figure if I can live with the name Dave, you can live with the name Atticus.
11 years ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at his Jerusalem office ...
Dave Ross

Do you deal or do you threaten?

Should President Barack Obama listen to advice from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran?
11 years ago
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a university conference sponsored by the...
Dave Ross

Is Hillary Clinton being deliberately boring?

Hillary Clinton's speeches are like the economic version of a personal hygiene message — quite boring.
11 years ago
Coming August 16, a giant Slip ‘n Slide will enable pedestrians to slide 1,000 feet down Merc...
Dave Ross

Finally, a foolproof transit solution for lower Queen Anne

Finally, there's a foolproof transit solution for lower Queen Anne! Coming for one day in August, a giant Slip 'n Slide will enable pedestrians to slide 1,000 feet down Mercer Street.
11 years ago
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about hate, symbols of hate, and how hate is tearing ...
Dave Ross

They have made our lives miserable

There's been a lot of discussion lately about hate,and how hate is tearing this country apart. But I think there is one group we can hate which actually deserves it.
11 years ago
Once upon a time, history may have been written by the victors – but today, history is writte...

History is being written on YouTube, not by victors

Clearly there are some members of Congress who feel there is an attack on the Confederate flag in an attempt to "wipe away 150 years of Southern History."
11 years ago
Screens display financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wedn...
Dave Ross

Just another day at the office

The NYSE crashed in a whole new way Wednesday when a software glitch stalled trading for four hours.
11 years ago
This photo shows Melissa Klein, co-owner of Sweet Cakes by Melissa in Gresham, Ore., telling a cust...
Dave Ross

Has Oregon repealed freedom of religion?

The operators of an Oregon bakery have been ordered to pay damages of $135,000 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in 2013. But the decision doesn't stop there.
11 years ago
Starbucks is raising coffee prices by 1 percent, on average, across the nation. But in the Seattle ...
Dave Ross

Will you change your coffee habit after Starbucks raises prices?

Starbucks has announced it's raising prices on all of its drinks and the Seattle area is getting hit with steeper prices than elsewhere.
11 years ago
The fate of South Carolina’s Confederate flag was debated on the Senate floor, with much disa...
Dave Ross

South Carolina lawmakers debate the Confederate flag

The fate of South Carolina's Confederate flag was debated on the Senate floor, with much disagreement.
11 years ago
A walk in the woods may actually have true benefits to both your mind and body. (AP photo)...
Dave Ross

Walking in the woods could really benefit your mental health

While it may seem obvious that a walk in the woods is a good way to rid yourself of daily stresses, scientists are studying whether or not there's any truth to that.
11 years ago
The Greek, right, and the European flags wave under the ancient Acropolis hill in Athens, Sunday, J...
Dave Ross

When cheating becomes a way of life

Tax evasion in Greece is a national sport, going back to the Ottoman Empire. Today, tax receipts are almost 90 percent less than they would be if everyone actually paid what they owe.
11 years ago
In the contest to see which Republican candidate can be the most brutally candid, Dave Ross thinks ...
Dave Ross

Rick Perry may be most brutally candid Republican candidate

In the contest to see which Republican candidate can be the most brutally candid, Dave Ross thinks we have a winner.
11 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush’s 2013 federal income tax form is photographed. Bu...
Dave Ross

What we learn from tax returns

Presidential election years are always exciting because we get to see other peoples' tax returns. Jeb Bush just released his.
11 years ago
fireworks, ban...
Dave Ross

Will your homeowners insurance cover Fourth of July idiocy?

Insurance companies are aware of a simple fact around the Fourth of July, some homes are just going to burn.
11 years ago
Hands painted on the wall of a building seen behind a poster for a NO vote in the upcoming referend...
Dave Ross

From the Olympics to bankruptcy

Eleven years after the Athens Olympics, Greece is slipping back into the Third World.
11 years ago
Starting July 1 Amazon will pay authors – in its Kindle Library – by the number of page...
Kipp Robertson

Will Amazon’s new book policy force all authors to write porn?

Starting July 1 Amazon will pay authors - in its Kindle Library - by the number of pages read and not the number of times a book is checked out.
11 years ago
Senator Patty Murray tells Dave Ross losing the Export-Import Bank’s authority could be a rea...
Dave Ross

Sen. Patty Murray: Loss of Export-Import Bank could be bad for Boeing

Senator Patty Murray tells Dave Ross losing the Export-Import Bank's authority could be a real problem for Boeing and other companies in Washington state.
11 years ago
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that clerks don’t have to help gay couples get married...
Dave Ross

When your conscience is your guide

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that clerks don't have to help gay couples get married if they can't do so in good conscience.
11 years ago
potholes...
Dave Ross

This may be the end of potholes as we know them

You'd think that in an age of smartphones and self-driving cars someone could come up with a smarter concrete. It turns out someone has - several people, actually.
11 years ago
In this Friday file photo, a man holds a U.S. and a rainbow flag outside the Supreme Court in Washi...
Dave Ross

Has anything really changed in this Liberal Spring?

It's being called the Liberal Spring! But even with gay marriage and health care rulings, or Confederate flag debates — has anything really changed?
11 years ago

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