I second that. In fact, Elfman’s score may actually be even more powerful. Just the opening credits of Batman brings you into that world, looking at nothing but a tight closeup of a logo.

I discovered my iron-clad response to their sales pitch honestly, but I admit I’ve used it repeatedly after the first time, when it was the truth:

“We are in the process of buying a house. The mortgage company made it clear that if we make any major purchases before closing day, we will not be approved for the…

Please... PLEASE, Apple... please use 3D Touch on the keyboard to type capital letters without having to use Shift. Please. Did I say please?

Loving God and loving science at the same time is like having two close friends who can’t stand each other. You either have to choose one, or live knowing that the two will never see eye to eye. Accepting that dichotomy as a part life allows you to love both without having to tear either one down.

But they sure can keep a beat.

I used to keep an overnight bag packed with two changes of casual clothes and toiletries. Every single time I ever mentioned this to anyone, they started making jokes or remarks indicating that they thought the only conceivable use for such a bag was for one-night-stands. Even my family responded this way.

I know I’d never admit to having read Rings of Ice by Piers Anthony.

Crap.

If someone is sitting down to write a list of 10 influential things, they should focus on those things and not on the gender, race, nationality, or religion of the people who created those things. Otherwise it becomes “10 Things Filtered by XYZ-Politically-Correct Criteria.” Lists like that are just as important, and…

IP doesn’t prevent anyone else from making or doing anything original for profit, fun, or the betterment of humanity. It prevents anyone else from making money off the work you’ve already done.

And you know that. You’re just really, really into riling people up. You should go for Rush Limbaugh’s job. Then you can piss…

Eh... I eat meat, I’m not stopping, but Camshaft is right. Meat production uses absurd amounts of water.

Supply and demand is a perfectly valid reason. In fact, in free enterprise, it’s the most valid reason. As long as the market continues to pay the prices Apple asks, that, by definition, makes the products correctly priced.

Turn the tables. You love Android, and more power to you. But if Android manufacturers raised…

I write horror and sci-fi (don’t worry, no plugs here), and I can truly say that Ray Bradbury was my biggest inspiration as a writer. About four years ago I re-read The Martian Chronicles, and good lord, what a pointless pile of racist crap it is. The amazing thing is that the author is clearly trying to make an…

While your point is solid, the reality is that most people *are* too scared to jump start a car. I’ve done it for several dozen people in my life, and every one of them looked like I was juggling chainsaws from the tension on their faces. My father wouldn’t let me drive a car until I learned to jump start, change a…

I carry one of these in my car. The problem is that using it effectively requires you to disconnect the leads from the battery. For may people, that’s a scary proposition. Cleaning the terminals by applying a liquid is a far less intimidating task, and it requires no tools.

But for what it’s worth, plain old water will…

My biggest concern with any fan is vibration. Nearly all new fans run quietly, but most of them eventually develop vibrations that cause the fan to rattle or buzz. As a Dyson vacuum cleaner owner, I had hoped that the Dyson fans would solve this. They do, but the noise they make is a high pitched whine. For me, that…

My biggest concern with any fan is vibration. Nearly all new fans run quietly, but most of them eventually develop…

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Installing iOS 8.2 sticks you with an UNDELETABLE Apple Watch App!

BAD APPLE! BAD!!!

Top of the line is $17,000.00. For a geekcessory. (And I'm an Apple geek.)

I'm a big iPhone and iPad fan, but I have to agree here: everyone is raving about how beautiful the Apple Watch is, but I just don't see it. I owned many a Casio touchscreen calculator watch that looked very similar to this. And none of them were anywhere near this thick. I admit it: I *want* to want the Apple Watch,…

I'm not a fan of Lady Gaga in any way, but I've always been aware that she's actually very talented. I try hard not to take my personal dislike of an artist or an art form and extrapolate that into the idea that there's no talent involved. For example, I truly despise Kanye West, but I'd have to be a willfully blind…

Little Jon wins Science today.