That's exactly why there should be a law that every person in America should work as a server for one year.

If you have an asshole family member who is being mean to a server (or a customer service person) speak the fuck up and tell them that they have no right to speak to a person that way, if said person is being totally nice and helpful.

I dated a guy who'd snap his fingers to call a waiter over. Only one of many reasons he'll be single for life.

If they have the audacity to act offended if they did a bad service and got bad tip, then they have obviously taken the tip for granted. No mind reading needed.

The mother in story #1 paid for the meal on Mother's Day?

I'm very glad I don't like cilantro, because it tastes so horrible...

Anchovies and capers are optional. The original recipe doesn't have it. There is a small amount of anchovy in the (optional but default) worchestershire sauce, but Mr. Caesar Cardini was opposed to adding more anchovy than that.

From my working at restaurants in my youth, I noticed that the women's bathrooms were always in much worse shape than the men's, with used TP on the floor and crap on the seats, and overall just nasty. With men, there might be some splashage, or someone forgetting to flush, but never feces outside the toilet itself.

I'll gladly give zero tip if the service is truly bad, and it's the fault of the waiter, not the management. Then again, I'll gladly give 50% or more tip if the service is good. Waiters need to not take the tip for granted, but something that will vary depending on how well they execute their job. If they depend on…

Most upscale/super pricey restaurants have a menu posted at the front door so you can avoid embarrassing yourself — you know what the prices are before you even walk in.

file://localhost/ is equivalent to file:///

Unless you're on a tablet or use an old Mac mouse and cannot right-click.

How quiet a mechanical keyboard is depends a lot on how you type.

How quiet a mechanical keyboard is depends a lot on how you type.

Ransel is from Low German randsel, in turn from Norse rond-saele, meaning "edge strapped". If the Japanese got it from Dutch, it has been through many languages.

Spaghetti in tomato sauce goes with pretty much everything.

Shame. Have you none?

Think. What would their prices be like if everybody did like you did?

The list would be more relevant if showpieces were removed, and only operational use made the list.

Burn-in is real, but at least much of the burn-in happens in wetware, not hardware. After listening to the same speakers or cans for a while, you will pick up more nuances because your brain adjusts.
And there's nothing wrong with that.

I always ignore all the five and one star reviews. If you're all gung ho for or against a product, you just vent your bias, and there won't be any objectivity whatsoever in what you say. The ratio of 4 stars to 2 stars is a much more useful metric.