Right? Cookies were a bad example because they are so delicious. Now if they had asked how many cookies you'd eat before you get fat, I might see a compelling argument.

if you’re buying a bag of cookies, how many cookies will you actually consume before the cookies go bad?

That's a much more reasonable price for alkalines, and easily found. I don't know how the author decided on Energizer as best-for-the-money. Unless you're a Costco/Sam's member, Ray-O-Vac wins.

Magazine holders plus bookshelves make a great replacement for big, heavy, ugly, awkward filing cabinets. You can get a pack of 5 for $1.99 from Ikea (here: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/…).

I've tried rechargeable batteries a couple of times.

That's surprising to hear. When I did a little bit of wedding photography for acquaintances and friends, I actually bought a brand new set of lithium AA's each time for the flash unit. And even then, the recharge delay for the flash started getting too long by the end of the day. When I tried to use standard NiMH,…

"Atlantic? Atlantis? Who the hell cares? It's blue. Just send the guy a blue car."

HACK THIS!

Proswastika.org is a group that is trying to return the swastika "to its roots," as its considered a good-luck charm in Asia, and turn it into a symbol of good feelings. Unfortunately, I think a Mr. Hitler ruined that one for a while. Also, flying it over Brooklyn may not be the most demographically wise idea.

It's not piracy if you own the original games. I picked up 10 classic NES games at a yard sale for $1 each just a few weeks ago. Now I can play them on an emulator without breaking the law.

here you go. got you a ladder.

Newly redesigned 1996 Ford Taurus:

They don't have access to as much power, either.

How about typing in a program from a magazine? Some magazines would have pages and pages of code that you could use, but you had to spend hecka time typing it in line-by-line (and then usually figuring out where you got it wrong when it didn't work right).

I miss seeing all my friends listed on AIM and having multiple conversations going at once. The closest today is the chat box in Facebook but that's mostly people that are logged in constantly due to their phone. Seeing people's name in bold in AIM showed they were (usually) sitting there ready to talk about whatever.…

Did I miss, "Needs seats for 6-8" or "You tow a boat on the weekends" someplace?

Good advice, but I watched another video last night that taught me one of the most effective means of repelling an animal attack is to let it swallow you while you're running a chainsaw.

[Bear watches crazy blonde woman make a fool of herself in front of TV camera]

The Bear Twitch Project

So the first step is to do a cocktail of meth and acid?