Splitting molecules takes energy. The energy consumed using this approach would be a net negative if you were running a coal power plant to produce the energy to do the job. If you were to take this approach, it would actually be cheaper to just shut down fossil fuel power plants. (I personally wouldn't mind that…

Calling them stupid was a bit of tongue in cheek... Consider the statement from Pete's perspective.

Have you ever considered that this kinda behavior is exactly what Bing rewards has trained you to do? What search engine did you use before Bing? If it wasn't for the rewards program, would you use Bing?

Agreed. Molyneux lost interest in the game when he found out that PC gamers didn't like his mobile monetization strategy. He fought hard to sneak it in, and every single time the community went full pichfork, so he moved his development to the tablet version where he could sell his microtransactions to "casuals". He's…

I will stash this anecdote away and some day in the future, I will take it out of my pocket and the person standing next to me will be like "WTF are you going to do with that mayonnaise jar"

I think that DLC has a place, but its important to make a few qualifiers.

It was a metaphor...

Free storage isn't free storage. It's like letting you live in a giant house rent free for a year and you get comfortable and put tons of furniture in it and then they tell you you can't live rent free anymore and you can either pay the rent or move into a tiny studio and toss all your furniture.

Free temporary storage is not that good of a thing, unless you would actually pay for that storage today.

I don't have much issue with "Cheater" DLC or "Skin Pack" DLC. They can monetize the crap outta those things. I couldn't care how many outfits, skins, hats, etc they sell, as long as they don't affect the gameplay. "Cheater" DLC can be offensive when the game is made in a way where it's not fun to play without the DLC.

This was a good article. I think one of the most valuable parts of self improvement is learning how to admit to yourself that you were wrong, and that's ok, and you can change your mind.

It's all a matter of consent. I've got a pretty lengthy EULA that I give to the robots to read, click a check box, and press a button to accept.

I'm all about consent, I've got a 23 page EULA that they've gotta check a box and press a button before we get down.

This is why I only deal in sex robots...

I don't have a nomination, but I would share my approach. I use a french press to make tea. Toss your loose tea in the press, fill with water and steep. then press down the press half way (don't want to squeeze the tea outta the leaves), and pour your cup. Depending on what kinda tea I'm making, I'll pour it all into…

I don't have a nomination, but I would share my approach. I use a french press to make tea. Toss your loose tea in…

Qualifiers like "Barely used" or "like new" are red flags.

I would love for someone to give this a go and find out how long it lasts as a TIM.

Yep, that is where I got the idea. I'm gonna give vinegar boiled baked fries a whirl this week and see how they compare. I've been using the serious eats method for my fried fries for some time and I love em.

That recipe involves a 3 minute par-boil. Very different than the 20+ minutes in a vinegar par-boil that I'm considering. I bought some potatoes and I'm gonna give it a whirl tomorrow.

That was far more cringe worthy than the lack of forethought regarding potential abuse for the donation announcer.