11. Dealing with overactive hormones.

Except, as a tinkerer I can always find a use for my older phones (and tablets) that I justify as good enough to keep me from selling them, so upgrades are kinda painful. I have almost a dozen old iOS and Android devices that are doing 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 now, even if it’s not really cost effective.

Waiting to see if Apple allows a Plex client on Apple TV (and even having to ask the question gives me a little surge of hatred for Apple). Otherwise, no deal for me, because I’m sure as hell not going to transcode all my content into something that iTunes likes. Siri-enabled Plex would be the cat’s meow, but I’m not…

Still, 100 ml (3.4 oz) of hand cleaner gel should get you through a flight unscathed (except for the hostile looks when you make everything stink of alcohol).

For the truly lazy, aluminium foil plus silicone mats.

I think your brain has overheated under all that foil.

No induction, no inducement.

No induction, no inducement.

(Almost) everything is better with butter.

Windows 7 forever! (And, Mac OS X 10.8.5)

Yup. Pouring very hot water down your drain is a great way to open connections and get leaks. I always run the cold water while emptying pots of hot water into the sink.

Vitamix: adds the look of natural vanilla beans to all your food without the cost of vanilla beans. Unfortunately, teflon doesn’t taste like vanilla.

So, now we know why Amazon is accelerating its opening of the Echo platform: feeling the heat of competition. I, for one, welcome our new digital underlings.

Sous vide first, then a few seconds on the grill. Not 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 the same result, but it’s still yummy and it gets points for reliability.

Magnesium citrate (NOT magnesium oxide!!) supplements have stopped the frequent leg cramps I had for many years. Good thing, too, since the resulting muscle damage once gave me a DVT (says my doctor).

Or, buy a big bag of frozen strawberries from Costco, and use them as slowly or rapidly as you wish. Just make sure to keep them frozen on the way home so that they don’t lump together.

Swedish girls.