Thanks for sharing your story. 20 years ago was a different time. Now your not competing for a job with your neighbor but the entire world. Technology has progressed enough in the years since your situation that it has left a good chunk of the population obsolete in their skill set. Older Americans who don't have the…

I keep my iPhone 5S Jailbroken on 7.0.6, then allow my 128GB Wifi + Cell iPad to link to it for trips. Why, you ask, would I buy the higher-end Wifi + Cell iPad when I'm using my phone for data? Well, my phone's data is unlimited, and the Wifi + Cell model has the GPS radio built-in, for liquid-smooth, full screen…

I don't think the author's intended offence but I think the article is offensive. (My reasoning is pretty lengthy so I've put it on my blog instead.)

There is an enormous Filipino population in Norcal.

Don't forget that one of the kids in the minivan was a Mozart-level musician.

Don't get me wrong, I love and embrace my cultural heritage. I believe that's what makes America great, we are after all a nation of immigrants. I have no desire for me to be "like everyone else." What I desire is for the rest of America to accept that we are also American. We can be different AND American.

Why not invite them along instead of simply asking for menu suggestions? Inviting them along creates an experience of sharing rather than simply taking. I've been the "ethnic" friend as well. I've been invited and very much enjoyed explaining unique dishes to friends.

That's why you should bring a knowledgeable friend along.

Before my Grandpa died he had a series of strokes which left him too feeble to stand and walk on his own. One day I was over at his house, picking weeds for him in his garden as he sat on a porch chair and watched longingly.

As I continued to worked he eventually spoke and said, "Brittan, when you get as old as I am…

When I hear "just east" I typically don't think of a location 1,600 miles away.

I don't hate Instagram, but I don't particularly enjoy it. I ended up deleting my account for many reasons (but largely the social network aspect of it). As a photographer I found that it was just not a great way to share my work as tiny thumbnails.

I can remember using Mosaic on a Mac in 1993 in my apartment (after graduating college). A couple years before that, I can remember my professors talking about "a graphical interface for the internet" in one of my computer science classes. It's kind of funny. My grandfather used to tell me stories about killing…

Well, yeah, so many companies are relying on open source when it is all nice and dandy.

you could also use something like a Quaker Oats canister that is cardboard - easier to cut, no sharp edges, easy to decorate

"In a little over a week, they've removed 90,000 lines of C code without affecting functionality"

I look back now and I have no idea how he didn't lose it.

I could literally go on for like a thousand straight hours about it. Basically, you "burn" wood not in the presence of oxygen. We have multiple systems that do slow and fast pryolysis. A slow system is basically an oven and a sealed container that has nitrogen pumping through it, and you collect and condense the vapor…

I'm also familiar with most of these tools, and came to this article with the attitude "I probably already know about or use these tools, but there might be a couple I've forgotten, and they might have some helpful tips about the tools I do use". That's what " built-in tools you may not know about" means to me.

I'm not going to say much here, because I think a number of other commenters have already made the best points. But I disagree; I don't think this is Upworthy style headlining at all. I will admit there are times in the past where we've had headlines that were on the wrong side of that line—I won't lie—but I don't…

"This Musk guy, he wants all the profits for himself," says Tom Dougherty, a 25-year veteran of the business who now works in sales at the BMW dealership in upscale Princeton, New Jersey. "They wanted to go direct, which means no sales force. That's cutting out a lot of people. No way that's gonna fly."