“Essentially, this isn’t very different than owning an original Andy Warhol painting that can be displayed, sold, or shared—it just happens to be digital.”

How exactly does one display and share an NBA Top Shot? If I buy an original Andy Warhol, I can hang it on my wall and enjoy it every time I walk by it. The…

It’s always surprising that something like this could get missed. Like, did they not have a single person on the team who could read or write Arabic to do basic proof-reading? Is this just a simple matter of Google Translate displaying the resultant text left-to-right versus the correct right-to-left?

Still though,…

Counterpoint: My credit card gives 2% back on all transactions, making it basically free to pay that way. I used to mail a check to pay my taxes, but between having to go to the post office and paying for certified mail to be able to track my return, it ended up costing me more than paying via credit card online. 

I switched over to Microsoft Authenticator, which seems to be working decently. It can sync your passwords with Edge Chromium via your Live account, and it also has 2FA authentication functionality. All of that can be backed up to iCloud for if/when you lose your phone or upgrade. The app does have a weak point (at…

I totally forgot about that nonsense. Just goes to show how unmemorable that game was for me. I vaguely remember trying and failing to get the stupid sword slashes just right. Part of me wants to give it another chance, and part of me refuses to pay Nintendo another $60 for a game I already own and didn’t enjoy that…

It’s the only modern Zelda game that I haven’t finished. Just totally lost interest halfway through it. 

Why not get a Platypus water bottle instead? They’re smaller and lighter. They even make one with a built in carabiner that’s cheaper than this bottle: https://www.amazon.com/Platypus-DuoLock-SoftBottle-Collapsible-1-0-Liter/dp/B01N4BBZ9S/

Why not get a Platypus water bottle instead? They’re smaller and lighter. They even make one with a built in…

“Allowing you to release yourself during camping, outdoor adventures and RV trips with confidence.”

I’m pretty sure that’s a one way ticket to getting banned for life from every national park or never being allowed within 500 feet of a school.

“Allowing you to release yourself during camping, outdoor adventures and RV trips with confidence.”

I’m pretty sure…

“...a part that remembers this logo from games like Monkey Island...”

Give me insult swordfighting in 4k 120 fps, or give me death. 

“I see a future where a unofficial ‘Parler’ app makes the rounds on the web that, when sideloaded onto your device (since you can’t install it from an app store), will infect you with malware.”

What would be the legality of the FBI doing something like that as a honeypot to more easily monitor domestic terrorists? They…

It’s far easier just to delete your social media accounts. I deleted my Facebook and Instagram accounts after it became brutally clear that Mark Zuckerberg and everybody who works there are spineless pieces of shit, and I’ve never looked back or regretted it for a second. 

“Could Twitter Ban Trump Once He’s a Private Citizen?”
Of course they could. Will they? Of course not. The default course of action for Twitter, Facebook, et al is to take the easiest course, which is almost universally the course that’s best for their bottom line and worst for society.

“It’s so easy, and it finally makes Google Authenticator a worthy entrant in the 2FA field—on iOS, at least.”

Still inferior to Authy. Only being able to migrate 10 accounts at a time is annoying, but requiring you to have your old device is a non-starter for me. I get that it’s more secure than the multi-device…

“There’s also the possibility that your stogie won’t draw the requisite airflow necessary to smoke it comfortably. That’s typically because it’s packed a little too tightly.”

Dominicans are rolling them too tight. Well, that’s why you gotta get real Cubans. 

A friend of mine had a couple of roommates who decided to quit their jobs without anything lined up and travel the world for a year. I thought at the time that that was some millennial-level bullshit. A month later, everything locked down, Americans became personae non gratae everywhere, and the economy took a giant…

Is this available on Edge Chromium?

If you have an allergist, I’d recommend getting skin testing done to confirm whether or not this was a true penicillin allergy. If it is, you could then discuss desensitization. If you truly had anaphylaxis to penicillin, it closes off a huge number of antibiotics to you (penicillins, carbapenems, and potentially…

“Get bloodwork done

Is there going to be some sort of screening on what will get played over the speaker? If not, I can’t possibly see how letting the unwashed internet hordes have access to this can end in anything other than the most despicable racist or sexual things being played as soon as a family with young children walks up to…

Absolutely. I didn’t mean to imply that it’s the victim’s fault. My thought was that it might be safer to let them know discreetly. That way they could come up with an excuse, like “sorry, I got a call that I have to take care of” or “sorry, my finances have changed, and I can’t afford to continue personal sessions…