Have mixed it cold for years. Never found hot or warm water to be necessary in the least. Just cool filtered water. Some air space in the jar helps agitation a whole lot when shaking. I shake initially for only about 20 sec. Let it sit for a minute or two, it will continue to dissolve. Then shake another 20 sec.…

I guess I don't know why telling someone how productive you've been is less of a brag than telling them how busy you are. Rather the reverse.

Airplanes are filled with thousands of gallons of gasoline, and miles of electric wiring and thousands of connections that could short. And oh by the way, engines that catch fire. And thousands of planes have caught fire and burned and crashed due in one way or another to those hazards. But let's blame lithium…

I have two Win 7 htpcs, love them, used them for like 8 years. But I would take issue with a lot of things I see about tiny quiet pc's making great htpcs. In my experience it takes horsepower to run. Unless you just don't care whit about HD video, I guess. Win 7 is arguably the best OS to use, but it needs a min. of…

I have two Win 7 htpcs, love them, used them for like 8 years. But I would take issue with a lot of things I see…

You get more done, but you maybe do a lousy job. Probably not worth the discomfort. Plus they say you ought to get up and move around at regular short intervals if you have a sedentary job. Also drinking plenty of fluids to keep your system flushing is supposedly better for you, which dovetails nicely with taking…

I absolutely hate to use on the phone with my left ear. Had no idea there was some kind of physiological explanation for this.

Murphy's.

You indicate a lot of things, that kind of get a bit lost in the long and winding road. Seriously, TL,DR.

I3 engines on motorcycles are often the smoothest most pleasant engines on the market. Go back to the K75 BMW; the Triumph Speed Triple; The Bennelli 900; the new Yamaha FZ-09. All of them, smooth throughout their rev range. I4's and V4's are not smooth motors! At most they are only smooth at certain rev ranges. And…

Good info. I could really use a bit farther horizontal range in my 1-story house and have looked at these antennas, but there's not a lot of critical info out there about them that I've found.

I'd give this a few months, maybe a year at most before it starts having real durability problems. This is probably pretty cheap but that's about the only advantage. You still have to buy the hardboard and get that stable and make sure the seems never pop up through the paper. How did she ensure that? Laminate and…

Yes you can learn a language in a few months if that is your full time occupation or principle focus. It really depends on how much time you can devote. And if you have good friendly access to native language speaking people. I have a young family and a more than full time job. My wife is Korean but not a good…

I'm a self-employed artist, sole breadwinner, family of 4. In metro LA area, I've had to serve a number of times, and they tell you right away not to bother trying to get excused as sole provider, as it won't work. I don't mind that much, jury duty is actually kind of interesting. However, if someone like me is sent…

I regret buying a few early LEDs, so I can say be careful, don't go by cost alone, and just buy one or two to begin with of each type to see how well they work. They ain't toilet paper, they are expensive, light up your world, and last for decades so you will be stuck with a poor choice for a long time. I also…

I have a De Longhi burr grinder and the only thing I can say is: get one with a grounds receptacle with smooth round sides and no corners. Mine has sharp corners in the sides and bottom and it's hard to get the coffee out, especially fine ground espresso. This is also why I don't like blade grinders - the blade is in…

I think it's pretty important to figure out exactly what the absolute minimal amount of exercise is. Why? Because a heck of a lot more people (like me) will stick with a regimen if it's quick and easy enough. The difference between a 15 or 20 minute workout and a four minute fast walk may seem like little, but from a…

Optimizing was not the problem for me. I had to shut off Windows Search (or was it Indexing) for those folders or drives. I had a few big folders of large videos with like 300 plus huge files and even on 'details' view with no thumbnails it would take forever to list the files. So if you have this slowdown on certain…

I clean my disposer, and have done for about 20 years, by turning it on with the water running.

1. Heat liquid for baby.

I would far far far rather have a regular old pair of pliers and a flip-tip screwdriver that any multi-tool of any kind.