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Sally French For the athletes at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, travel entailed … robots. Everywhere. These machines prepared and served noodles, rice and burgers, and roamed hallways to take the temperatures of passersby. They even passed the Olympic flame underwater. Yet even if you're not an Olympian, your travels these days are far more likely to involve technology that you've never used before. Many of these technological advancements were spurred by early pandemic pressure for contactless payments, food service and more. For example, between February and March 2020 alone, Mastercard saw the number of contactless payments at grocery stores grow twice as fast as non-contactless transactions. Meanwhile, the number of active restaurants on the Uber Eats food delivery app grew by over 75% between Dec. 31, 2019, and Dec. 31, 2020. So whether you found the Olympic robots creepy or cool, technology is seeping into travel in a way that most travelers a...

Choosing a place for your next vacation in the summertime might be a daunting undertaking, given there are now 197 nations on Earth. Actually, it doesn't have to be complicated. For your convenience, here's a compiled list of vacation location suggestions and the most important factors to consider when selecting a tourist spot and making travel plans. There are several variables that play a role in my decision-making process when it comes to where I go next. From the living costs in a location to its climate during the hot summertime. Keeping a budget in mind As you arrange your upcoming summer vacation, your money and scheduling are the most important factors to keep in mind. Whatever you do, everywhere you go, you will spend money. Depending on the length of time you're there, the cost of your trip might vary greatly. Travel and lodging are the most expensive parts of traveling. Be careful to consider how you'll obtain your money once you've set one. Will you st...

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The Knox Board of Works members received an update on the clean-up process at the Super Value Inn on Danker Street.  Building and Code Compliance Director Kenny Pfost told the board that he inspected south side rooms and found no improvements as suggested.  He previously reported that the building has suffered from environmental and structural issues for several years and efforts have not been made to comply with orders to clean up the property. Pfost explained earlier that one room has the bathroom door off of the hinges and the rooms are not being taken care of like a hotel should operate as normal room cleaning is not being done on a regular basis. Pfost did note that the abandoned car has been removed from the parking lot and the compliance issues on the outer part of the office have been addressed.  In the end, the Knox Board of Works members took action to allow Pfost to work with the Starke Co...

No doubt motivated by this month's release of Moonfall, the latest movie from disaster shlockmeister Roland Emmerich, Kurzgesagt has made a video that shows what would happen to civilization should the Moon somehow get knocked from its orbit and head straight for the Earth. Spoiler: the Moon doesn't even need to reach us to kill almost all life on the planet. See also A Scientific Simulation of Seveneves' Moon Disaster. More about... What If the Moon Crashes Into the Earth? - kottke.org