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For many Americans, the daily commute probably ranks somewhere between an office meeting that drags on too long and a root canal on the agony scale.

When all is said and done, this may go down as the year of the hacker. But not all of these hackers have the same motivation.

Product placement is nothing new. For many years the makers of hit movies and TV shows have defrayed the cost of their productions by selling ad space in ways that can be either clever or blatant.

The American dream of homeownership has dissolved into the daydream of a decent rental, and some cities are making it very easy on their month-to-month newcomers.