In this day and age, "research" can well mean "a bunch of us thought about it and did our best to confirm our theories". It's sort of science light.

I blame it on some sort of internet interest bias. You check something out and find online communities with thousands of participants discussing the most intricate details about all aspects of every interest known to Man. Then you make the assumption this is a huuuge thing about to take over the world. Then you get…

Hmmm... didn't consider this for camping uses. Will certainly do that, come summer. I mainly use cold brew for ice coffee.

Not to be a contrarian... but you can do set up this and let it work it's magic while having as many excellent hot-brewed coffees you want in the mean time.

My dad used to say that whiskey don't cure colds, but it sure makes being sick a lot more enjoyable.

It's chocolate cake. Everything is optional. The more chocolate, the better ;)

"The Google Play music player is currently available in select territories." :(

Streaming services have a good selection, but they don't have everything I want. I also prefer using a tiny little media player (Sansa Clip+) to play my music when on the road, over using a cell phone with no physical buttons. I also prefer not using up my cell phones battery and data quota on streaming music. I only…

Audiobooks has an added benefit for me. I spend a lot of time on the internet and skimming through boring papers in my daily life. So, reading in itself is not as relaxing as it once used to be. I often find myself starting to skim through books when I read them. With audiobooks, they require my full attention, and…

You are assuming people are always wearing clothes. Which may not always be the case. On the other hand, if you leave your house without any clothes on, chances are sooner or later you will bump into someone who are. I'm sure they don't mind a quick rub from a random naked stranger.

The ultimate fix to the P.O.S file manager Windows Explorer is (and has become even more so since Windows Vista), is to replace it with a proper tool. Like Directory Opus.

Blasphemy! This is like dying and going to heaven, only to find some douchy angel dude has "prepared" 57 of your 70 promised virgins.

... can't really expect anyone from a country younger than some Czech breweries to get it right... can we?

Indeedelydoo. Just saying the batteries themselves won't stop you from dropping them to a dangerously low voltage.

Foobar, no doubt. WinAmp used to be good, but went the way of bloating itself into something almost resembling an entire OS. Mediamonkey is great for tidying up those messy folders full of randomness. Still, for playing music, nice and simple and no-fuss. Foobar. Tabbed playlists and ability to not overwrite your…

Or, you could use your index finger.

Computers being in the hands of people not interested in computers for the sake of computers is just a result of technology advancing and getting more available.

First appointment after lunch makes sense on several levels. An article I read a while back about judge rulings during the day comes to mind:

It makes me assume they're arrogant pricks and generally don't care for anyone but themselves.