It will never fail to amaze me how little people know about fluoride. Yes, it will harden teeth, but it will also harden them to the point of being brittle and decaying much earlier than they should. Avoiding fluoride is the best policy, as long as you avoid other things that destroy your teeth like soda. Children…

The difference between 0 exemptions and breaking even for me is about $125/mo. This equates to $1500/year. Now, taking into consideration how long you must part with that money, that's $mo14250 (dollar-months = dollars multiplied by how many months you don't have it. This number takes into account all possible months,…

I've done something similar to this to store short ethernet cables. Wrap most of it it in a simple loop (around the hand, for example), then do this only once around the loop. It saves lots of time, and makes the loop nearly just as secure. For longer cables, if you plan on having to undo it and reclaim the full…

Or "Hang shoes from the dryer door to keep them from making noise while getting destroyed"

James Cameron was wrong... Terminators of the future are cheetah-oids, not humanoids.

Agreed on this point (that 2.5" is not enough). Not sure why people seem to be hating on this concept. If a mugger sees you pull out a 2.5" blade, he'd probably laugh and attack anyways. When I pull out my 4" blade, he may think twice.

What really cracks me up is that people are stunned when Google logs what you do while using their FREE services. Your payment to them for using their DNS is having them log what you use it for. If you don't like the payment, then don't "buy" it. You're already paying an ISP, why not just use their built-in DNS? They…

Perhaps you don't need to branch out. Very few clothing makers make their clothing to fit non-overweight people well, and I think Banana Republic is one of them. In other words, don't care about the brand name, just care about the fit and style. If a single brand consistently provides what you want, there's nothing…

Rule #1: Fit

If you don't know enough to explain to your public defender why hollow points are safer than full-metal-jacket rounds, then you probably shouldn't own a gun. Besides, if you use full-metal-jacket ammo, you're using "military ammo" (they don't use hollow points due to Hague convention). So you're stuck deciding between…

You obviously haven't been following news. To summarize, people have been illegally arrested, and recorded the arrest. Then, when their confiscated camera was returned, they found the cops has deleted the video of said arrest (tampering with evidence). Having the video automatically synced to the "cloud", for example,…

Regarding the "drink lots of water" tip... drink water all the time, EXCEPT right before bed. I drink way more than most people, but 2-3 hours before going to bed I stop altogether. If I don't, I'll be waking up to pee once or twice during the night, which makes for a horrible sleep.

Yeah, but then he'd have to downgrade his phone =P

To expand on the concept of ditching the gym membership...

I'm not a sport scientist and I would have to disagree with you. Sometimes.

You have a few points, but fail on others.

You obviously aren't a rental property owner. Many apartment buildings I've seen have a single shutoff valve that feeds several units. This leaves 2 options:

I have an even better way. It takes more self control and math than 99.9% of people are willing to employ, though, so it's certainly not a popular one. My policy is that any alcohol I take in must be consumed at a rate no faster than the average healthy liver can remove it. No drunk = no problem. If your goal is to…

I also disagree with the need to replace your toothbrush after an illness. Not only is there no clinical evidence that helps, but just think about it! The only germs you may have on the toothbrush are ones that you now have antibodies for, and are already adept at fighting. I have never heard any decently logical…

So the article is implies that each of these products is used differently than you think, yet claims airborne is worthless... someone failed at writing.