Hee! Well, that may work once, at least. I may give that a try :)

I have a related question - which, if this isn’t the place to ask it, perhaps can be addressed in another column.

Yeah, I would want to know if I’m someone’s guest. I’m in an apartment with old wiring so most smart technology can’t be installed here. As a result, I don’t know what to expect in someone else’s home (which makes this article really helpful BTW! thanks!).

Earlier this month my husband and his brother (they’re twins) both bought each other an Amazon.com gift card for their birthday. Even the amount was the same. And no, each did not know the other was going to do that.

Aside from the sheer fucked-up nastiness of this, what struck me right away is the “Global News” logo in the above screenshot. Despite the name, that is not a reference to global mainstream media, but to the Canadian network Global News. (It’s not a very big network, either.) Makes me wonder whether a Canadian had a…

This is absolutely true. I remember a British acquaintance talking to my parents (both then in their late seventies) about gay people in the military (Canadian, in our case). Clearly the acquaintance expected them to say what an utter outrage that would be. They both immediately chorused that they were perfectly happy…

Came here to say this, but you said it better than I ever could - thank you.

This can also be an issue for retired individuals who receive a non-living pension (or no pension at all) and therefore live off investments etc.

Came here to ask about iTunes for PC.

Came here to ask this. I’ve hung onto iTunes so that I can sync my local “tunes” (including vinyl recordings that never made it to commercial digital copies, audio recordings of family etc.) from Windows to my iPhone.

Seconded. This is one of those things that costs nothing, gives pleasure to the recipient and leaves you with a warm glow, too.

I wondered the same thing. My childhood experience was the same, but then again I’m well out of my twenties (and thirties) so I’m not representative of much of Lifehacker’s readership.

Your choice is perfect because it shows Pierce actually reading the D&D manual, but this will always be the one I remember:

i ust to tri to use godd spelling and gramer and such

i ust to tri to use godd spelling and gramer and such

This excellent talk explains the British/American “politeness” divide and why Brits (and others) sometimes find American-style customer service artificial:

That’s all fine, but whyyyy are there so many people who insist on sharing YouTube videos of their favourite games, sending me links to reviews, etc., when I’m really just not that interested?

I get your point about supporting shelters more seriously, but — many shelters do actively ask for these small portable toiletries, because people do need them.

My third-last boss was very vocal in telling her underlings that only losers stayed in a job for over 2 years. She specifically told my team lead that she viewed him with contempt because he had chosen to stay in our department (where he loved his job and valued his coworkers), rather than striving to get promoted out…

Damn, that does sound good.