This might be a good rule for productivity, but for anything important and to cover your ass, you should always follow up after the phone call with an email to the effect of “Thanks for talking earlier, this is just to confirm that we’re on the same page. We discussed [issue] and agreed on [conclusion].” or if it was…

Pretty much this:

1. Sounds like you’ll have to scrape that paint off and/or use some type of solvent to expose the screws and hardware. You should be able to at least soften the paint up enough to get a screwdriver in there and back them out.

I’ll never get that mindset. You’ll pay $5 for a cup of coffee and maybe even tip the person who made it, and it’s gone within the hour, single-use. Repeat day after day.

Relevant - remember who he/she fucked most recently, jellymonster

If you’re at the level where you fart around each other, you can know how many people each has banged, and if there are any highlights and fun stories. Personally, I’ve always preferred a lady who’s been around the block enough times to know what she’s doing, and then a few more times to refine the technique - or if…

Yes. In that case everyone will throw their cards on the table and we’ll tell the waiter to split the payment evenly across all cards*. I’d rather us bicker privately about who owes what than have one of the staff make a mistake and put Bob’s steak on Jim’s bill and potentially have to do corrections and all that…

Eh it depends. It’s a lot of extra work on the part of wait staff to split up the checks based on what each person ordered, and many places won’t do it as a matter of policy depending on the size of the party anyway. The only work involved is saying “OK the bill is $145.56, tip should be about $30, so let’s round up…

Separate from online dating, it’s a good idea to create your own real profile on those social media networks with an obvious photo and something general in the bio that people who know you will recognize as you. This can help prevent random people (or worse, real-life enemies) from creating profiles and successfully…

+1. Eating at a restaurant with table service (even TGIF) is a luxury, and should be treated and paid for as such.

My friends and I always just do an even split when we dine out. If one person ordered $10 more or less than everyone else who gives a shit, just keep it simple and you’re only talking about a few bucks. Something more outrageous like $20/glass whiskey excepted of course, but that person will always throw in the extra…

100% agreed. I never do anything on my work computer or phone that I wouldn’t also have projected on the wall above my desk or broadcast over the PA system. Another reason why I have always insisted on having a big bold line between work/personal, including carrying two phones with me during the day.

I can’t remember the particular website/company, but when I first moved to NYC as a fresh-faced youngster a common rental application requirement was to provide a credit report with credit score. I used one of the “free” services to get it, and a couple months later someone in Detroit (never been, no affiliation) used…

On the contrary, air is an excellent insulator of sound, hence the “air gap” construction used for noise isolation purposes. Sound does not travel best through the air, it travels the best through solid surfaces. Have a person lightly knock on a big table while you stand at one end with your ear in the air and again…

Agreed - these approaches will not do much, if anything, to mitigate structure-borne vibrations (bass). You need to have complete decoupling of every surface to address low frequencies - in other words a floating room within a room. Builders usually screw this up where the wall meets the floor and the ceiling. All it…

I’ve found that such an arrangement can lead to resentment in some form if you don’t have joint accounts for whatever reason. For example my salary covers all of the big stuff and a token amount of savings, and occasionally there’s a little extra left over for something fun. That money is “our” money. When my lady…

I’ve found that if it’s pre-ground it does tend to spoil faster. If you grate what you need off of a block every time (pain in the ass) I guess it would last a lot longer.

Cheese goes bad quickly and must be refrigerated. Nutritional yeast does not. Use that instead.

Tangentially-related question: does anyone have a recommendation for a laser printer that can print (color optional) and scan (color critical) 11” x 17” documents? I’m looking hard at a couple of Brother models but welcome any input.

Tangentially-related question: does anyone have a recommendation for a laser printer that can print (color optional)…

Those who are not comfortable with this have two choices: Do something emotionally naked or not take the class.