He sounds like a father who's decided he wants to set a better example for his son. I'm, sadly, not surprised at how many people don't seem to get that, but am heartened by the number of people who apparently do understand.

Frugal is being careful with your own money. This means buying the highest quality item you can afford for the lowest possible price, then taking care of it.

Stingy is being careful with money for other people, and justifying your reasons for it. This means, I will find a reason not to tip or spend money on other…

I just keep it separate; I only use it at home, so it's plugged into the wall (and removed from the brick). I take the smaller brick with me when I go places.

Totally! I recommend doing the tracking (and using these tools) for exactly the reasons you outlined.

So, in the TMI front, I've been diagnosed with Crohn's for over ten years now.

Medication helps me manage the symptoms, but I've found that tracking what I eat and drink (including how much water) and how much I sleep is better for managing Crohn's. If I have a flare up, having all that diet information available…

I loved Quantum and Woody. When it was cancelled, I walked around Seattle and left each issue in a different place, under the whimsical hope someone would pick up the comics, treasure and read them. They probably ended up in the garbage or with dicks drawn all over them. But maybe someone read a few and found…

I think, if Nintendo could support the design and manufacture, that they could have a sort of modern 'Famicom' (ie, current Wii U) console, and an 'Otakucom' (ie, suped up, current spec console that is essentially a souped up version of the Wii U) in market at the same time.

You might canibalize some Wii U sales, but…

I had a 1984 Buick Regal T-Type, but outfitted with some Grand National parts (including some special ROMs, and a different intercooler). I loved that car. The biggest issue with it was the wiring harness. The thing was constantly blowing fuses (even when I swapped the ROMs back to the 'standard' set). In addition,…

I never lie. The closest I get is withholding the truth. People trust me and I have low stress.

It's not really a sunk cost fallacy if you already know several expensive apps you've got for platform A either aren't available or would need to be repurchased on platform B. I mean, if an app is free, or practically free ($0.99), then it's no big deal. It's when you have apps that are more expensive than that, or…

The main reason I haven't switched from iPhone/iPad to something else is apps; most of the ones I have would require a new purchase (afaik). I'd rather not repurchase them just to switch to a different computer. I got my iPhone when there was no Android market, and the alternates were just terrible.

Like, for me, the…

Why are you eating an apple with a fork?

I eat almost everything with chopsticks, occasionally a spoon. Just easier.

There's an idea embedded in The Matrix that's left to explore. Namely, in the world of The Matrix, humans had to be forced to use The Matrix. But if there was a VR world, especially one centered around a fun game or unbelievable experience (think Inception), people would just do it.

In other words, if machines did want…

... and, who says that the movie can't have an awsome hook to it?

Like, wouldn't a Gran Tourismo movie about Lucas Ordonez be pretty awesome? Here's a gamer who learns to drive race cars by PLAYING GRAN TOURISMO. He literally levels up, just like the game, going from digital to real race cars.

Actually, Dana Brunetti might be the perfect person to produce a Gran Tourismo movie. Here's a vid he with with a GoPro of himself driving a Ferrari.

Also, if you're prefacing your statement with a passive-aggressive, "I hate to be 'that guy' ...," chances are, no, you really don't mind being 'that guy' at all, and being 'that guy' means being a dick.

For some of the dudes here in the comments.

After reading the comments here, from a lot of 'nice guys who ran into mean girls,' I think there's a lot of people who don't really see or understand their own behavior.

... excellent points, and also, not all lineages meditate, either. Mine does, but there isn't even 100% unity on this point, either.

High fives to that my friend.