Same. I can manage the patience for cooking simple stuff, like pasta or grilling, but when it comes to cleanup? If I can't jam it in the dishwasher, it's a turn-off. I also hate having to scrub down splatter and the like afterward.

For SHAME. Tea is best with milk! Well, rich, full bodied black tea is, anyway. I wouldn't dare add it to something fine, like green or white. That's what honey is for!

For SHAME. Tea is best with milk! Well, rich, full bodied black tea is, anyway. I wouldn't dare add it to something…

It's not just Gov't, but IT too. More and more, companies outsource you through a contracting firm for six months or more before bringing you on-board as a RFT Employee, since it lets them lowball you on salary and benefits, as well as other legal goodies. This would eliminate the "6 months with X contracting…

Thanks for the advice! My current job hunt has stagnated, and this just might be the kick-in-the-ass it needs...

I wasn't independent though, I was a RFT employee under a specific company, who contracted me out. The companies changed, but the jobs didn't.

The hardest part for me is that I'm not a job hopper, even though my resume makes it seem that way due to contracting. I spent almost three years on a DoD project, but between two companies. I spent six months contracting with one firm before being hired on with my current employer. Of course I specify that the job…

It's a lot harder (for me), but I've always been an "Honesty is the best policy" kind of guy, and instead focus on interviewer reactions while I'm grilled. My answer to "greatest weakness"?

When we lived in Florida, Disney/Universal were yearly sojourns in the summer, and were definitely appreciated. My favorite trips, however, were the ones that required flights! Airports are phenomenal places to take kids, I think, so long as they're old enough (and you've disciplined them well enough) to behave. I…

Five words: No Child Left Behind Act. Schools changed significantly after it was adopted, and have gotten even worse as it continues to tie funding to performance. I remember my World Studies teacher literally flipping his desk when it was signed into law, saying: "You better pay attention, because you're the last…

I and my siblings fared significantly better than our peers in many studies because we traveled a lot. Most of the time it was planned around school holidays, but there were occasions where a unique opportunity would present itself mid-year, and we'd jump at the chance. The parents always made sure all of our…

At this point, I don't really mind my commute (Boston, 128S/N, ten to ninety minutes depending on traffic with an average of twenty-five) so much as I do my rent and the fact I'm paid ten to twenty grand below market rate. Moving closer to work would not really make me happier.

When I visited Cardiff, I was introduced to Coke Bottles, Piggies, and Chocolate-Covered Honeycomb.

Daniel,

I fought a ticket once, and ultimately pled guilty. Why? They agreed to a charge I actually committed, not the one the officer wrote me up on. I was going 65 in a 55, blowing through a surprise speedtrap of four cars and two bikes, and I get tagged by the bike. Stop went smoothly ("Yes officer", "No officer, I'm…

I'll chime in:

I live in Boston, so I'm used to quick lane changes from left to exit in a quarter mile. Thing is, I go one at a time, check shoulder, check ahead, change again, check shoulder, check ahead, change again, etc.

I just want to say that Diablo III looks beautiful at 3840x2400p.

I do all the part picking on NewEgg, but also make use of a browser extension called "HoverHound", which you all covered here: http://lifehacker.com/hover-hound-co…

For the East Coasters, I recommend JetBlue. The E190 is surprisingly roomy for its size, and since the entire aircraft is Coach, they really have to focus on that experience (and they succeed). Even More Space is only $30 extra each leg, which I think is fair for my favorite seat (12A, Embraer E190) and the First…

My best plane boarding experience was with JetBlue in Pittsburgh (because seriously, why the fuck are we always delayed leaving Pittsburgh, JetBlue?!). Quoting the crew here: