The assholes at Newegg have disabled the "camelegg.com" price comparison service, and I won't give them any business until it works again. "Camelcamelcamel.com" (for Amazon) is glorious.

Actually, for me it's the eyes, not the specific ethnicity. Lots of non-Asian folks have those lovely almonds, including plenty of Hispanics.

I didn't mean to suggest that a fetish for Japanese girls was a good thing, only that it's a common reason for an interest in Nihongo. I used to be married to a Japanese woman, and that taught me a lesson... My current wife is from China, which has worked out a lot better. But I still like Japan, even if the people…

Japanese girls.

So, this brings up an interesting point: has anyone here ever seen a techie movie that actually made sense and had no apparent logical errors or require an absurd coincidence or improbable technology?

No, you should go nuts. It says so under Myth 1.

Well, I've been doing this a couple times a week for almost a decade and never broken a jar, so if I ever had any concerns about it they're long gone. Besides, if I have a substantial amount of oil, I let it cool a bit before pouring it into the jar—to protect myself, if nothing else.

I understood. But your statement was ambiguous, so I made a (lame) joke.

Too bad Siri can't turn on the flashlight (camera LED)—that could be really helpful at times. Maybe next update.

I'm not particularly fond of the attitude in Siri's new voice, but I suppose many people will like it.

Aloha shirts, tucked. Almost as comfortable as a tee, but a lot classier (and, alas, a lot more expensive). Just retro enough to be cool rather than dorky, and works regardless of your age.

Obviously no sane person is going to throw away bacon grease, but for other oils I keep a jar in the freezer to dump them into. Then on trash day I can throw it out and protect my sink drain.

"milk (2-3 cups per pound)" — per pound of gravy?! Remind me not to do P2P health insurance with you.

You can use balsamic vinegar, and as a bonus give your upholstery s nice tint.

In 1995 I spent two weeks driving around New Zealand's South Island, and that's a trip I definitely want to repeat. It's an unbelievably beautiful place, and the empty (except for the ubiquitous sheep) roads make it perfect for an epic road trip.

Didn't you mean, "If you have the fortune needed to shop at Wegmans,"? We have several in our area and I occasionally browse in them, but I've never been able to bring myself to actually buy something there. Korean markets (e.g., H-Mart) are my go-to for most food.

Just take a paint sample from his vehicle.

Comcast CS is the devil incarnate, but I've actually had good results with Verizon FiOS the few times I've needed to call them.

To do, or not to do: that is the question.

When I buy a new iOS device, I keep all the old ones. I have a pretty good collection now, and so far I've always found uses for them that are more valuable to me than the cash I could get for selling them. My iPhone 3GS is a bedside alarm clock and remote control; my iPad 1 is a kitchen cookbook, timer, and…