I get a 80 minute deep tissue treatment every three weeks and highly recommend a periodic, scheduled massage—there are benefits to regularity instead of just going when you hurt. While I invariably ask for a deep tissue massage, the actual amount of deep tissue work you get varies from masseuse to masseuse. These…

If you can find muffin tins at a yardsale, you might find this economic. But muffin tins on Amazon, from a quick look, run over $6 (although 12 muffin size). I personally use www.dandydrawers.com for my hardware (I used size 10), which run me less than $2.50 each in bulk and can be subdivided into six parts. They…

Assume that should be "64% of" or "0.64 times" your age?

That's why they have handles.

It's particle board, which is not that strong. Besides, the issue is *not* how strong the board it, it is how well RTA couplers in the wrong orientation will hold in the board. My worry with this is that the screws and dowels will work themselves loose because the connectors aren't meant to hold things in that…

It was a rhetorical question intended to point out that there was no logical connection between your empirical data and your recommendation. And, yes, I do believe that when people spout off recommendations, they should be supported by logic or reasoning.

I like what he did, but the French cleat he used is huge—he could have gotten away with using the 3/4" ply the boxes are made from and it would have been plenty strong (my shop cabinets, which hold hundreds of pounds of tools, are hung on 3/4" cleats). He said he's using scraps, which is great, but that is a lot of…

The benefit of bins like this is that they can be transported to where you are working. So, say, if you had a box of your cabinet mounting screws, you could take it to where you are mounting cabinets.

#1 and #3 seem like showstoppers to me and gluing butt-jointed particle board isn't all that strong. The ability to resist racking is an integral part of furniture design. So, I think this Expedit stuff is crap even in its original orientation—IKEA furniture strikes me as facially interesting designs, but poor…

Yeah, but dowels in particle sideways aren't exactly structural either.

Given that the shelf isn't designed to support weight in that configuration, I wouldn't trust it with a TV.

I don't know how the Expedit joints go together, but it looks like the top rests on the sides (in its normal configuration), probably secured by RTA hardware. What that means is that if the shelf unit is turned on its side, the now top (formerly side) is butted up against (but not on) the now sides (formerly top and…

I put stuff in a box under a desk next to the shredder. I tend to shred things when I'm doing other boring stuff in the office, like cleaning/back ups/ripping CDs/etc.

If I'm recalling correctly, I think KU had to repaint her helmet—I believe it originally had some text from the Constitution on the backside that the IOC said violated the prohibition on uniforms displaying propaganda.

I fully understand what you are recommending. But I see zero empirical connection between your experience and your suggested cleaning frequency.

Had a guy show up to pick up a TV once—old school 36" Sony XBR tube TV. Told him he was going to need a lot of help, since the TV was bulky, heavy, lacking handles, and on the 4th Floor. He showed up with 3 Samoans. Those are some big dudes. Thankfully, the Samoans were really friendly guys and he didn't want to…

The part that I don't understand—as an introvert—is that I am very conscious of how I am perceived by others and feel like I spend more time considering others' perceptions than typical extroverts. In part, it may be some measure of the social anxiety that tends to go along with introverts—the sense you will do…

Some of us introverts draw Qs on our heads so other people can read 'em because we are smart enough to figure out that the only way the Q is going to be seen is by other people. Or in a mirror.

I'm guessing your broadcaster friend in Atlanta knows 4K isn't a fad. The "problem" with 4K from a broadcaster's perspective is that they don't have the data bandwidth to support 4K over the air, which means 4K will leave them behind. 4K is available from some over-the-top sources, a lot of blu-ray videos have…

You originally said "single function," which is the not the same as saying "single use." If you are saying "throw away stuff you've only used once and will never use again," I won't take issue with your advice, but it seems somewhat silly.