The point of this isn’t to show the most effective password maintenance system. Clearly it isn’t. The point is to show off the functionality of the Circuit Playground (sold by Adafruit for $19.99 but frequently out of stock because they sell out often). They’re pretty awesome for learning electronics and programming.

I appreciate the information. Oddly, I only use a single account, which already has a fairly high limit, which I don’t ever come even close to hitting. However, I’ll take your advice and look into this a little more deeply and see if I can manage it to my benefit.

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Yeah, the cable TV gives you 80% of channels you don’t want to watch anyway so why not cut it and just stream what you do want. I dropped Hulu, but I miss their original programming. Deadbeat was a favorite. Quick Draw was hysterical. I loved Whites even though it was one season. Either way, you still pay half of what…

This is one of favorite summer dishes. I didn’t have a garden this year because I was moving so I couldn’t grow my cherry tomatoes and basil, which is a bummer. Still, if you can find good produce, this just rocks. Sometimes I coat it in a tempered yolk sauce and maybe some bacon. Oh Lord it’s so good.

Yeah, we get offers for limit increases daily. I’m not willing to take them up on it although I’ve been tempted a few times by platinum services with concierge and all that because who wouldn’t want to feel like a rich bastard? I come to my senses quickly and shred the offers.

I live in a rural area where the FCC demands that communications companies provide all services to residents, you know, to help them out. So I’m forced to buy slow Internet, a bundle of shopping channels along with local channels (we’re too far away to pick anything up on antenna), and a phone service that charges me…

How much do you pay for internet access including all taxes, fees, equipment rental?

Isn’t it typical, though, that the best sci-fi is always a more profound story about people and archetypes? Aliens was essentially a story of a mother’s love. Jurassic Park was about parenting. BSG was all about what it means to be human. Of course, you did say “hard sci-fi” so maybe I should be referencing Clarke and…

My wife and I are always dinged because we pay our credit card balance fully each month, and we use our cards for most purchases. For that reason, our balance looks really high sometimes so it appears we’re carrying too much debt (with respect to our income). It’s not a huge ding, but it’s given us some minor problems…

One exception to that is when employers check your credit before offering you a job. At one point, the credit score was even referred to as the second resume. I don’t know if it’s still as prevalent as it was before the recession, but I would imagine some companies still do it.

My dad has made chips from good ol’ russets this way for years. I don’t care for sweet potatoes (I keep trying and spicy, cajun fries are the closest I’ve come), but the method is solid.

Ahhh hotel sex. Here’s where REM’s “Everybody Hurts” plays in my head while I think on times gone by. And don’t think for a second you’re chickenshit for not having kids. There’s no inherent glory or superiority to any choice, and a choice is all it is. Besides, life provides enough hurdles and hardships to go around…

Fair points. My kids aren’t all old enough to wipe their butts, though, which is another exciting, early morning activity. The swim team is not with a school so there are no taxes, no buses. My kids aren’t old enough to mow our yard (YET! but yes they will age into that). I will admit to some late night OITNB with…

I think you spelled that wrong. It should be “...weekend morning let the dog out because its howling, the kids are banging on the door for breakfast, there’s a swim meet in an hour, and it’s an hour drive to get there.”

I’m curious about Telegram. It says here to avoid it, but it has been a popular option for terrorists (https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/how-terr…) for some time because of its encryption. Please know I only post the link as an example. If there is anything politically inflammatory in there, that was not my intention.

I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek with that, however, VABlitz makes a good point about diabetics. I guess we could add those with Celiac to those who may benefit.

These are called parmesan frico, and they are indeed glorious. I have never made taco shells with them (soon to be remedied), but I’ve made little salad bowls (without the soul crushing nightmare flavor of radish, mind you) with them, used them as a decorative bit on some bacon, cheese grits, and put them on…

That’s brilliant! Cook the base in a sous vide for 72 hours and then age it for 9 weeks in the fridge and maybe by fall you can have the world’s most perfect ice cream.

I’m a big guy and running just punishes my feet. When I found my Brooks Adrenalines, I found my (not going to make a stupid sole mate joke) shoe. I strayed once, and it caused so much pain I had to stop running (loping actually) for months. I wish it wasn’t so hard to find the right shoe, but I couldn’t agree more.…