We have 3 magnetic knife strips in the kitchen - people comment on them all the time. (I had 2 to hold my large knife collection, my sweetie had one for his... then he moved in, and, well, neither of us could give up any of our knives, because they're all awesome. so now we have 3.)

Huh. We have these and use them the opposite way - the sharpener goes stationary on the counter, and we draw the blade over the sharpener (with hand protected by the blue thingie). It never occurred to me to use it as you suggest :) - works great, though.

This is, without a doubt, the most commented on item in my kitchen - I have a silver magnetic white board from an office supply store, and 36 magnetic spice tins (with labels I printed on the computer) on the wall right next to the stove. Practically every person who enters my kitchen comments on it. They also love…

If I already have VMWare Fusion and Windows installed on my Macbook, is there any good reason to install this? There is literally only ONE Windows program I have to use for work that isn't available on Mac - Access (I still can't figure out why Microsoft never made a Mac version). I have a work database that I have to…

For what it's worth, before any international trips, check carefully what your current insurance policy covers and whether it will cover you at your destination with a rental car. My insurance company told me multiple times that they covered me for international travel, and then when I got to the car rental agency in…

For what it's worth, for my job in scientific research, I regularly need to do more advanced PDF tasks than Reader or the other free apps will do. I create somewhat advanced PDFs, with features that the free/built in apps don't (as far as I know) do - I need to be able to make PDFs out of all kinds of files, merge,…

Can you use it to check other email accounts? On it's own or those you already have Gmail check?

Not only does it still leave some peoples' posts out, it repeatedly shows me posts that are not recent, that are hours or days old, just because somebody commented on it. A post I never liked, never interacted with, will pop back up at the top of my feed when people comment on it. Sometimes I have to scroll pretty far…

I find this discussion interesting. Eternicode noted something I'm hoping you can comment on - "On the flip side, I've heard that anyone requesting a credit report puts a "ding" in your credit". I've read that there are "hard" credit report checks (like applying for a credit card or mortgage) that represent a…

Tattoos can cause some people to judge you in minor ways that even they don't realize, based on whatever previous experiences or opinions they personally have regarding tattoos. They might think they wouldn't make a decision based on that, but it can subtly affect their opinion of you during the interview. Showing…

This list is missing an important one - "Scandalous" (OK, perhaps little known, it's from the Batman movie soundtrack, but it's a sexxxxxy song, still makes it on to all my sexy playlists ever since).

OK, I was all set to be super impressed that she wrote a whole musical, songs and all... until I jumped to 5:15 in and saw the performers singing one of my favorite songs from the musical Once. I haven't watched the rest... but clearly she didn't actually write some, if not all, of the actual music.

Yes, we all reacted like they were magic when someone first brought them to a meeting. :)

Another good alternative to a white board or large easel pad is self-stick dry erase sheets. They come in different sizes from smaller pads to long rolls - at my office we use ones that are about the same size as the typical large easel pad... you can write on them on the easel, and then pull the page off, stick it to…

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Har har you're funny.

Yes, it works. Salads in general help improve the flavor, and pineapple is the best thing to improve the flavor. Changing your diet for several days beforehand is best, but even a few hours after a meal of salads and/or pineapple there is quite a difference.

On the other side, things that will make semen taste BAD…

Errr. I meant to say "cove", not "coe" in the last paragraph above.

I almost want to keep it a secret, but it was too amazing not to share. Sharing is caring.

Totally. Beautiful homes with amazing views - that's generally what I look for, and usually there are MANY options available. I think I had narrowed it down to like a DOZEN amazing places in Costa Rica, and eventually chose the one I did, because despite being like twice as expensive as other really lovely options…