Marcus Bradley, a driver for hardware store Lowe's, was ordered to hand off a delivery to a racially-acceptable colleague following a customer complaint, reports WSET.
“Then I got a phone call on the phone telling me to bring the delivery back. Saying that I couldn’t do the delivery,” said Bradley to WSET. “I asked him why I couldn’t do it and he said because you’re black and they don’t want you at the house.”
Raw Story found the customer and reports that she has no regrets. She did, however, offer the perfect one-liner from the point where racism and privilege meet.
“I got a right to have whatever I want and that’s it,” she said.
It's not Lowe's first rodeo. In 2011, it conspicuously pulled its ads from the show "All-American Muslim," after a conservative group described it as a "danger to American liberties and traditional values."
After WSET exposed its latest act of conspicuous public bigotry, Lowe's found someone to fire:
Diversity and inclusion is a core value at Lowe's.
The situation brought to our attention was troubling and an investigation was immediately undertaken.
Under no circumstances should a discriminatory delivery request be honored as it is inconsistent with our diversity and inclusion core values and the request should have been refused.
The investigation has concluded and the individuals involved are no longer with company.
There was much griping when Apple replaced its old dock connectors with the reversible Lightning cable , but they’ve made life infinitely easier for iOS users. So the MicFlip, the world’s first reversible micro-USB cable, promises to do the same for Android (and other smartphone) users.
Lola the baby chihuahua might be tiny, but that doesn't mean she can't play with the big boys — er, kids, rather
Two baby goats at Sunflower Farm Creamery are Lola's preferred playmates. Although the goats might not know what to make of the tiny canine newcomer, they can't help but tolerate such a cute tagalong. Especially when she's so hoppy and playful.
In short: we challenge you to watch this video without squealing at the cuteness.
Even if you've never heard of "Byzantine," you can probably tell a Byzantine church from a Gothic one. Judging style differences is nearly impossible for a computer, however, and researchers from the University of Massachusetts want to fill in that...
Explore the skies and take the footage to prove it with the SKEYE Mini Drone ($64.99). From mastering smooth landings to pulling off impressive flips and rolls, you choose the adventure and the SKEYE Mini Drone will take you there. This perfectly-sized drone packs both a beginner and veteran pilot mode for a guaranteed good time no matter your experience.
Check out the video above to the see the SKEYE Mini Drone in action! Note: Do try this at home.
Embarks on night flights w/ included LED lights
Flies w/ precision-controlled steering
Performs flips, barrel rolls & aerobatic tricks
Pulls off smooth maneuvers thanks to its high thrust & low weight
I also think it’s a matter of fearing the unknown. Scotland doesn’t have any GM crops! It’s easy to ban what you already don’t have, and when activists have successfully nailed the phrase “genetically modified” with the stigma of being sciencey and wicked. It’s absurd.
If you’re going to ban everything that has been genetically modified, the Scots are going to have to go back to harvesting wild grains and hunting wild animals — every single commercial crop plant has been extensively modified by human intervention, to the point that they’re often completely unrecognizable in comparison to the ancestral stock. What they’re really complaining about is that modern genetically modified plants are more precisely engineered than the old scattershot style of random genetic modification.
The most popular artificial material on Earth isn’t steel, plastic, or aluminum — it’s concrete. Thousands of years ago, we used it to build civilizations, but then our knowledge of how to make it was lost. Here’s how we discovered concrete, forgot it, and then finally cracked the mystery of what makes it so strong.
Automatic brake lights that only come on when your bike is slowing and stopping aren’t a new idea. But the folks at Sigma have come up with cheap and clever solution so that their $10 LED bike brake light doesn’t need a pricey built-in accelerometer.
The phenomenon of penises being drawn on weather maps is a long and storied one. Where there's a meteorologist with a satellite map, a penis is not far off
NJ.com released this large, Eastern Seaboard storm wiener on their website, having taken it from AccuWeather, a private weather forecasting company. Apparently, aside from being a penis, the shape shows a potential of two inches of rainfall per hour in some parts of New Jersey.
Mashable's science editor calls the phallic storm front "sub-par even in the genre of weather penises," so know that there are better examples out there. Read more...
The El Portal Fire burns on a hillside in the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park on Sunday evening July 27, 2014. The community of El Portal was under a mandatory evacuation. By Tuesday the blaze had burned nearly 3,000 acres. Long exposure image.
The Etiwanda Fire burns shortly after dusk on April 30, 2014 in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Long exposure image.
The news of deadly wildfires ravaging California has been as awe-inspiring as it is terrifying. Great swaths of forests, mountains, fields, and entire neighborhoods can be incinerated in moments leaving nothing unscathed. For the last few years, Los Angeles-based photographer Stuart Palley has been shooting these fires as they rage across Southern California as part of a series he calls Terra Flamma.
More than just capturing flames or firefighters, Palley focuses instead on the entire landscape surrounding each event. By utilizing long exposure techniques he incorporates trails of sparks, the lights of firefighting aircraft, and even the stars above to create images that speak more to the strange beauty of wildfires than simple editorial documentation.
Though Palley often jumps at the opportunity to photograph a fire at a moment’s notice, he’s also well prepared. He takes a number of precautions including completion of the US Forestry Service’s “Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior” to better ensure his safety.
The French Fire burns overnight in the Sierra National Forest near the town of North Fork, CA on August 1st, 2014. The blaze was burning in steep, rugged, and remote terrain.
The Way Fire burns on August 19, 2014 in the Sierra National Forest near Kernville, CA overnight. Long exposure image.
The Meadow Fire burns overnight near Half Dome in Yosemite National Park early Monday September 8, 2014. As of Wednesday the fire had burned over 4,500 acres and was 10% contained. Long exposure image.
The Shirley Fire burns at night off of Old State Rd near Lake Isabella, CA while a helicopter circles overhead and crews work on a slopover. Long exposure image.
The Lake Fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest Thursday June 18, 2015. By evening the fire burned over 10,000 acres and was 5% contained. The Lake Fire burns along its northern flank at night in the San Bernardino National Forest Late Thursday night.
The Lake Fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest Thursday June 18, 2015. By evening the fire burned over 10,000 acres and was 5% contained. The Lake Fire burns along its northern flank at night in the San Bernardino National Forest Late Thursday night.
The Lake Fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest Thursday June 18, 2015. By evening the fire burned over 10,000 acres and was 5% contained. The Lake Fire burns along its northern flank at night in the San Bernardino National Forest Late Thursday night.
The Lake Fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest Friday June 19, 2015. By evening the fire burned over 13,000 acres and was 10% contained.
The Lake Fire burns in the San Bernardino National Forest Friday June 19, 2015. By evening the fire burned over 13,000 acres and was 10% contained.
D-Link has had its share of networking products in the past, this is for sure, but this time around, it does look as though things are going to change a wee bit. Apparently, the company is starting to ship a brand new Wi-Fi Water Sensor (which goes by the model name DCH-S160), where this happens to be a compact device that will plug into an open power outlet, and it also has the ability to alert users with a loud siren each time it comes in contact with water. Not only that, the audible siren is also more than useful since it boasts of half a dozen customizable tones, enabling customers to receive push notifications with the free mydlink Home app on their smartphones or tablet as well – perfect to know that there is no water leak happening at home or at the office.
After all, it can be a bummer returning home from a holiday to find out that your basement is flooded, right? Just how does one make use of the Wi-Fi Water Sensor in the first place? For starters, you are able to place it close to the likes of washing machines, sump pumps, water heaters, sinks, dishwashers, refrigerators, or anywhere in the home where a water leak may occur.
The Water Sensor itself will arrive with a couple of cables – a 3.3 feet extension cable and a specially designed 1.6 feet sensing cable that detects water along its entire length. Whenever water is detected, a 70dB alarm will sound, while there will also be an LED that flashes in order for users to be aware of both audio and visual warnings.
There is a companion product to go along with the Water Sensor, and that would be the Wi-Fi Siren (DCH-S220). This particular siren is able to be paired to work with the Wi-Fi Water Sensor (as well as other D-Link compatible devices), where it can generate an additional audio alarm from another room or even another location. The mydlink Wi-Fi Water Sensor will retail for $59.99 a pop, while the mydlink Wi-Fi Siren (DCH-S220) will cost $49.99.
Marriage equality in Australia has been thwarted yet again
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott has denied party members the chance to have a conscience vote for legalising same-sex marriage after a marathon closed-door debate.
On Tuesday evening, Abbott's Liberal coalition government voted in a large majority — 66 to 33 — against a free vote, where politicians are allowed to vote on their views rather than an official party line.
It followed a bill to legalise same-sex marriage being formally tabled in Parliament on Monday by Liberal MP Warren Enstch. He then pushed the issue in a Liberal party meeting Tuesday morning, which culminated in the five-and-a-half-hour meeting, where politicians made their cases for and against the issue. Read more...
This little kid is trying his best. He really is. But it's not his fault he's so little.
A young student at Peak Taekwondo & Fitness Center has all of the enthusiasm to break a board — he just can't quite make it a reality.
He tries everything to master his board-breaking test: stomping, kicking, jumping. But the board just doesn't seem to want to bend to his will.
Finally, after some persistence, the little martial arts expert manages to snap the board and earn his white belt. Because even if his strength wasn't quite up to snuff, his cuteness definitely was.
Lurking in the dark depths of the sea, a new species that looks more like an alien than a fish has been discovered, a creature with needlelike teeth and a glowing fishing pole of sorts atop its head.
Scientists spotted three females of the new species of anglerfish between 3,280 feet and nearly 5,000 feet (1,000 and 1,500 meters) beneath the Gulf of Mexico. The little fish, whose bodies ranged in length from 1.2 to 3.7 inches (30 to 95 millimeters), live under extreme conditions: No sunlight penetrates their deep habitats where they endure immense pressures of more than 2,200 pounds (1 ton) per square inch. Read more...
The longest-running single-artist comic strip in the world was not "Peanuts." It was "Wordless Workshop," a DIY strip begun in 1954 by comics artist Roy Doty. It's the closest thing there's ever been to an ID-based comic strip, in that each installment shows a problem, and how one physically solves it using design.
Published in Popular Science beginning in 1954, the strip started out as a product of its times, with clearly defined gender roles that seem quaint today; the strips typically depicted the housewife experiencing a domestic problem or minor accident, and the handy-with-a-saw husband solving it in his toolshed. (As the times changed, problems evolved from unreturned glass soda bottles to iPad stands, and the female protagonist contributed more evenly.)
As per the title there were no words or text, with each idea being presented only in illustrations. The viewer was still expected to do the math, and it was assumed that every family had saws, hammers and a drill press in the garage. Perhaps most brilliantly, the solutions were all crowdsourced; this allowed readers around the country, folks who might be clever builders but couldn't necessarily draw, to send in descriptions of their problems/solutions for Doty to illustrate. This ensured no shortage of ideas and led to roughly six decades' worth of installments.
"Wordless Workshop" ran from '54 to 1990 in Popular Science, and was then picked up by the Home & Garden Group's Family Handyman magazine without missing a month. The last installment I saw was several issues ago, then they abruptly ended; sadly Doty, a Columbus College of Art & Design graduate who worked into his 90s, passed away earlier this year.
Unfortunately, Doty's website disappeared into the ether after his passing, and the "Wordless Workshop" series will not be handed over to another artist. Amazon, however, has a couple of WW collections in book form, here and here.
A multi-decade analysis of a distant pulsar is affirming the longstanding notion that the gravitational constant—one of four fundamental forces of nature—is the same everywhere in the universe.
If the cleanest resident in your apartment is a raccoon, you probably have a problem.
This little Russian pet raccoon just can't stand to have a messy place, so he has taken it upon himself to give everyone's stuff a bath. Phones, shoes — nothing is safe from his washing crusade.
Do whatever you have to do, raccoon, just have your share of the rent on the first of the month.
There are a few supplies you can't live without when it comes to school or work like highlighters, pens, paper or your computer. But your space also needs something eye-catching to keep your creative juices flowing — like a lava lamp.
While you're cramming for exams or working on tomorrow's big presentation, it's always good to take a minute to lose yourself in hypnotizing wonder of floating bubbles of color. And you don't need to rummage through a thrift store or your grandma's attic to get it. Read more...
By now, you've probably heard about the hitchhiking robot that was mugged by merciless humans in Philadelphia
Now, in a move that may result in fewer robot beatings, Japanese robotics engineers have introduced a robot that is programmed to run away from human bullies
A Robovie-II robot, tasked with engaging customers in an Osaka, Japan shopping mall, soon found itself being accosted by hoards of children, impeding its progresss and even kicking the defenseless robot
In response, teams from the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, Osaka University, Ryukoku University and Tokai University designed an abuse-evading algorithm to help it escape the roving bands of tiny people, according to a report from IEEE SpectrumRead more...
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D-Link has had its share of networking products in the past, this is for sure, but this time around, it does look as though things are going to change a wee bit. Apparently, the company is starting to ship a brand new Wi-Fi Water Sensor (which goes by the model name DCH-S160), where this happens to be a compact device that will plug into an open power outlet, and it also has the ability to alert users with a loud siren each time it comes in contact with water. Not only that, the audible siren is also more than useful since it boasts of half a dozen customizable tones, enabling customers to receive push notifications with the free mydlink Home app on their smartphones or tablet as well – perfect to know that there is no water leak happening at home or at the office.
