I’ve been in my house for a year and still haven’t used mine. I play some music or a podcast and use it as time to unwind.

Patriotism is “I love my country”

There are some things that there’s no middle ground on. When “People of a certain color/religion/orientation aren’t people, not really” is pretty much an official part of the Republican platform now, you don’t meet them fucking halfway. Bipartisanship doesn’t mean helping the psychos at the wheel of the bus drive the…

Yup, the whole thing was always about advertising his “brand” and reaping the profits. He never thinks beyond that.

They soldiered on with their press conference WHILE THE MORON’S FLY WAS OPEN. That part is especially important to get the full comedy value.

Given how much trouble he has operating complicated devices like umbrellas these days, there’s every chance that he doesn’t remember. Or that little venture was run by Don Jr. Then again, his mouth is as much an independent entity as that tribble on his head. He doesn’t put any thought into anything he says because he…

Here’s a fun thing - google “birth tourism Trump properties”.

The world’s most expensive selfie stick...

To make it even worse, it came to light this past week that DHS was *specifically* targeting families because they felt that the trauma of splitting them up would be the most effective deterrent.

I think you’re mixing this one up with the previous model, the S405 or whatever. I’ve seen that one go down to around $320, but this is the model that was just released.

I think you’re mixing this one up with the previous model, the S405 or whatever. I’ve seen that one go down to…

We can all take solace in the knowledge that the company’s higher-ups are sure to have golden parachutes with which to cushion the blow.

Different sauces for different pizzas. Neapolitan, NY style, Chicago deep dish, Chicago thin, Chicago stuffed, St. Louis, Detroit, Sicilian, New England bar pie, there’s a different “best” sauce for each based on the crust. And I may be a pizza nerd, but I’m not above using Mid’s brand jarred sauce on a Golden Harvest…

Easystore pricing at BestBuy is weird. The sticker price is $299.99, but $189.99 seems to be the default “always on sale” price. It’s the occasional markdown to $150 or $160 you need to keep an eye out for. That, and have a note on your phone with the serial number of the “better” version with more cache. It’ll be on…

Easystore pricing at BestBuy is weird. The sticker price is $299.99, but $189.99 seems to be the default “always on…

I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to buy refurb drives, but I do like me some HGSTs. I used to have four of their 4TB NAS drives in my QNAP before replacing them with four shucked 8TB Easystores (all normal-label WD Reds).

I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to buy refurb drives, but I do like me some HGSTs. I used to have four of their 4TB…

I couldn’t reliably produce a properly-cooked baked potato before I learned that trick. Always crunchy or gummy.

America’s Test Kitchen used chopsticks on either side of the potato as a way to stop the cut at the same point every time. 

I use the America’s Test Kitchen method. Jab some holes in the potatoes and roll them around in two tablespoons of salt dissolved in 1/2C of water. This is to flavor the skins, not the potato itself. Bake on a wire rack in a sheet pan at 450 until they hit 205 degrees. I jam a probe thermometer into one of them after…

He’s not *unable* to, he’s *unwilling* to. There’s a difference. And I wish people would stop using “constitutional crisis” when the opposite is the case. The Constitution has clear mechanisms in place both to remove someone who’s unfit to hold the office (impeachment and conviction), or to remove someone who’s…

I had to look it up since it’s been ten years since I first played it, but there’s a freeware game called Rumble Box that has some fun boxing combat. You’re a fighter made of blocks, fighting off wave after wave of other fighters made out of blocks. When you take one out (or get blown up - some have cartoon bombs for…

Speaking from direct experience, the simplest explanation is that the translator or adapter simply has absolutely no idea what the “old timey” grammar rules are and just wings it. I worked on a show once where a (modern) character affected a Kenshin-y speaking style, with the sesshas and -de gozarus. An affectation,…