Yeah, I’m sympathetic to people facing high rental costs, and I’m very rarely on the side of landlords, but if you can’t afford to live in a place without breaking the law or the terms of your rental agreement, condominium or co-op by-laws, or other governing documents, then you need to find housing that either…

With its redesign, Hulu did away with that most basic of features—a watchlist—in favor of My Stuff, which is further subcategorized and maddeningly counterintuitive.

Yeah, I really hate that my adult brain fixates on that. I try to tell myself that it’s just a superimposition of, like, three different moments from the film and that that I should just stop overthinking it and enjoy Struzan’s gorgeous artwork, but the spatial disconnect really gives you a mental hiccup once you…

I’m not saying you’re wrong about how the scenes depicting Luke’s grizzled old hermit lifestyle mirrored (or were intended to mirror) his introduction to Yoda on Dagobah. You may well be right, and if you are, the scene works slightly better than when it’s viewed in a vacuum. But isn’t that kind of a problem with the…

Yeah, there was a ton of that. So many, many scenes where I found myself thinking, “What was the point of that?” only to realize when the credits rolled that there really was no point to a lot of it.

Four shots of RumChata, one shot of Fireball.

Well, no, it’s not worth it for anyone as a one-off lawsuit. Having a device that costs less than $1,000 slowed down, but not broken or taken away or otherwise handicapped, is not enough of an affront for any one person to file a suit. It’s not worth anyone’s time or money, and it’s definitely not worth the hassle of…

The fact that she had counsel at the time - especially someone as well known as Gloria Allred - will make the coercion argument virtually impossible to make.

Well, assuming the statute would apply to that contract (and that the statute was in effect at the time, which I’m not sure it was), then it wouldn’t render the contract “illegal.” It would render that specific provision of the contract unenforceable. The severability provisions of the agreement would make sure that…

I’ve never been a go with the flow type person.

Oy. The whole “Iceman is gay” notion started out as a poorly thought out twist, and every time I duck my head in to see where the character arc is going, it just seems to be getting sloppier.

By buying a smart speaker, you’re effectively paying money to let a huge tech company surveil you.

Honestly, lactation is enough of a reason to have locks on all of the office doors. Never mind the “confidential information” stuff or the convenience of having privacy if you need to change clothes, etc.

Yeah, I was on the fence about whether to say anything as well, but I agree. There are few in this series that I’d call “good,” and nothing I’d call “great.” Ordinarily, I hold my tongue whenever I think someone else’s art looks like crap, because art is subjective, it’s easier to criticize than create, it’s not like…

I’m guessing Nest realized that, at $200, the 3rd generation model was still not as attractive a deal as their new Nest Thermostat E, which was already priced at $169. Since the 3rd gen model was released in 2015, two years before the E model, it’s a fair bet that they’re trying to unload all those units before the…

I’m guessing Nest realized that, at $200, the 3rd generation model was still not as attractive a deal as their new Ne…

This reminds me of several conversations I had with my wife when we were both starting out in related fields and senior male colleagues showed an overly enthusiastic interest in her career. It’s tricky having a “your older male coworker’s interest in you may not be purely professional” conversation as a woman’s…

First, I’ll be the first to say that these are all impressive works of art, both in their visual beauty and in their commitment and apparent love of the source material. There’s a lot of talent and effort on display here. They’re great. If someone gave me the book for Christmas, I’d be pretty happy to get it. This…

Yeah, this seems like it’s still overkill and not all that cost-efficient. I wanted to install smart lighting in my apartment, but since I have track lighting at multiple points (read: 4-5 bulbs on a single switch), even using Hue knock-offs would have been prohibitively expensive.

I’ve never been a fan of the cannabis butter, though my brother loves it. I’ve always preferred to go the route of cannabis oil when making brownies.

Yes. How much, we may never know, but people buy ads because they do work. Unless you’re arguing that the entire idea of marketing (or just the notion of trying to influence peoples’ ideas, choices and habits on a wide scale) is just some sort of scam society has spent centuries buying into with no discernible…