+1 to this.

I'm not necessarily against Sony myself, as I used to be a veritable Sony fanboy...

I still believe Sony makes good products, however a consistent trend in Sony product lines has been proprietary technology ruining the experience for people that have non-Sony devices in their setups. Betamax, ATRAC Audio, Memory…

I get dumb looks from my Mother-in-law *all* the time because I'll joke about stuff that I think is obvious and she has no idea WTF I'm talking about.

Last week my wife and I made reservations with the in-laws at a nice restaurant for Friday. The day before we stopped by for a short visit and I asked her if they had…

Yeah, I've been there. Sucks to work with people that don't know the difference between making jokes and being an ass.

On a similar note, I have friends that visit from Germany on occasion and I like to make jokes fairly often. It's REALLY tough to get a laugh from Germans that only speak conversational English. ;)

My personal viewpoints:

Question 1, Jill: Fuck the shit out of her if she's willing. Relationship or not, you ain't gonna young forever. This of course is only valid if you don't man up and ask out Sally and get a yes from her.

Question 1, Sally: Quit being a pussy and ask her out. Seriously. If she says no... so the…

In regards to 12... Because some people actually pay for it. :)

13. Prostitutes. Really.

The guys at Fuelshark have obviously never heard of the Streisand effect...

I'd say it is pretty likely the sister said something... She is 8 after all.

Wow... I'm pretty sure these are similar specs my gaming rig would have had in 2008.

My throwaway parts in my XBMC box behind the TV are faster.

As long as you have followers, sure.

We have the downloaded version and the load times seem long to me as well.

Right, I get that, but the dimmer should be what gets hot, not the receptacle.

Legality aside, what are the actual risks of putting a dimmer on an outlet not specifically rated as dimmable?

I'm no electrician, but it seems to me that your average outlet would be capable of this anyway. I imagine a GFCI circuit may not work correctly, though.

So many people are going to have no idea what you are referring to.. :)

Quoting the article above:

Although the Snowden documents don't say whether spy agencies have pilfered data from games likeAngry Birds, they do make it clear that our apps are capable of storing and sharing personal information, including age, sex, and even marital status.

Games don't usually log your calls. Besides,…

Using gaming data for demographics is one thing...

Using it as profiling data or "probable cause" is something else.

In B4 "Cease and Desist"

Absurd? Indeed. Historically I've spent $75-150 during the holiday sales. However for clarification I should also say that a few of the games offered were already part of my library.

My wife's cousin is pretty well versed in marketing and digital technology.

His take on it is as soon as major sports organizations take the plunge into direct distribution, everyone else will.

Seriously, if the NFL made a full distribution system like Hulu... It would take them to printing their own money to a whole…