Random Tech Stuff I Find interesting

1. So up until now, you could only use Verizon phones inside the DC Metro system. But that's about to change. Read the article, it tells the history behind why Verizon has been the only network allowed. Interesting stuff, especially if you wonder about competition for the provision of public services.

2. Websites where body shops bid for your business. The beauty of sites like this is how it democratizes information. Prior to this and other websites similar to it, the power dynamic between consumers and vendors was skewed in favor of the vendor. The whole relationship just got flipped. Amazing.

3. How to make a good password. I obey these rules maybe half the time. Not a good sign.

4. The future of checkwriting and depositing.