I hope to see many recommended links on this thread. Here’s my usual go to:

Shocking them in ice water quickly at when they’re done may help if you’re not already doing that. Carry over heat is what usually screws me... I hate adding another dish to wash or extra step to cooking, especially since I’m usually eating immediately, but it does make a difference and seems to be done by every TV che…

Anybody have a flashback to the IBM Deskstar (Deathstar) fiasco from years back while reading this?

Quick reminder for those of you who are plugging your laptop with an HDMI cable into a TV to use as a monitor:

I kind of got that feeling too. I wonder if this would have been better phrased as a test for a new model of social services. The “no questions asked” particularly seems encouraging without a need for evaluation by one service that provides housing assistance, another for food assistance, and so on. It avoids stigma,…

Sadly, you could be the most protective rein, the most balanced genji, and the most diligent and dutiful mercy and you’re still gonna get yelled at by trolls who think they could turn pro if only someone would sponsor them...

Some days...

There are moments of tongue and cheek-ness, but I’m mostly familiar with moments where they call out hypocrisy

There’s got to be a cosplayer that has taken advantage of such a photo op right?

Same, I’m in a major metro area in California and those around me (I’m also in my 30's) apparently have had parental help with their home purchases. It’s very apparent the effect of a “generation of wealth” can have in these cases. And by no means are we talking about dynasty or old money families either, they just hav…

If you haven’t already seen it, I highly recommend the documentary I.O.U.S.A.

I highly recommend the documentary I.O.U.S.A. It’s a little out of date by now, but still breaks down the basics and the allows for a better grasp of things. 

I wondered about the same thing. Maybe the rules for selling debt in Canada are a lot different than in the U.S.? Maybe it would have taken too long to make it worth it? I’m seriously curious about the math that someone came up with. 

Also one of my favorites. Especially when you hear stories like how an early test pilot flying one of the world’s first jets did it in a gorilla suit so people would think they were crazy for seeing a plane flying without a propeller!

You’re absolutely right, and personally I don’t think any seat at Davies Symphony Hall is really all that bad. Anytime they have fun family friendly tie in is a must see (Star Wars A New Hope in concert? Yes, please!). I was just posting up a free lesser known alternative to a well known symphony.

While not the San Francisco Symphony, I highly recommend people in the area enjoy the Golden Gate Park Band http://goldengateparkband.org/concerts/ in the wonderful outdoors. Their concerts are short but their selections are so wide ranging and enjoyable. The Music Concourse where they play often sits right between…

The first half of this write-up reminded me of an old school news reel or an emergency broadcast alert. Nicely done!

Can anyone speak to the workaholic culture of Japan and whether a lack of free time affects things like this? I’m kind of curious. 

No joke on this. I live in a major metropolitan area where I can still manage the rent. I’ve had three or so “backup-whelp-guess-I-can’t-manage-here-anymore-time-to-move” cities and just about all of them are going catch up or about to surpass where I am soon in rent. Not long ago you couldn’t pay people to move to…

Same, along with Lucio’s Jazzy skin. What does the regular Lucio beats sound like again? I don’t even remember...