When someone says "I actually like that idea", they're actually saying what you think it means. They're surprised that they like that idea. Or expected not to for some reason.

I think a theme emerges as I read down through this list. Most of these are verbal colloquialisms that people tend to include in their writing because they write like they speak. They are typically expressed in a certain tone of voice intended to convey a certain subtext that's lost in the spare reality of textual…

Easy. You're not. You just do it when you don't have a (edit) *compelling* reason not to.

I say this as someone who's been with the same person for thirty years. But whatever you think it's going to be like? It won't. I've watched people "settle down" time after time, and listened to their descriptions of what it will…

The humble and inexpensive cast iron skillet is one of most important pieces of cooking gear you can own, and Lodge's highly-rated 10" model is only $15 today. If you don't own one, you should have no hesitation. [Lodge LCS3 Pre-Seasoned 10-inch Cast-Iron Chef's Skillet, $15]

The humble and inexpensive cast iron skillet is one of most important pieces of cooking gear you can own, and…

Wow. Lots of people posting to let you know they don't care about this. I guess it's still page impressions, though! :D

I'm probably going to buy the watch. I've been through three other "fitness trackers"; some were useless, and the one that I liked (the Nike Fuelband) was utterly and completely unreliable (I went…

Are we really under the impression that there won't be an adapter for folks who really, desperately want to use a USB mouse and a charger at the same moment? This thing is for road warriors who want to travel light. If you're a desktop-replacement screen-real-estate must-have-particular-usb-mouse user, get the Macbook…

Outlook O365 was unusably slow on my Macbook Pro. The new 2016 Outlook is really fast and looks good. Word loaded immediately, Excel starts up fast and loads large spreadsheets quickly. Color me impressed.

AT&T's 15% off Fitbit promotion has been live for about a week, but they just added the new Fitbit Charge HR to the mix, if you're in the market. Gizmodo gave it a rave review. [Fitbit Charge HR, $127 with code FITBIT15]

I've been playing with bone conduction drivers from PartsExpress (cheap, cheap, cheap). Sound quality never exceeds "eh, ok", but it does two things: allows you to hear the sounds around you, and allows you to hear your media even when the environment around you is extremely loud.

When I make a "big" purchase, I've always got to spend some time thinking "what is there that I can AVOID spending this money on?" LOL. There's always *something* else.

Meth is an amphetamine. There was a recent study that caused quite a bit of a kerfuffle in the drug abuse resistance community because it demonstrated that meth is *just* amphetamine, no more (or less) dangerous than other amphetamines. Those who are paying attention know that Adderal is amphetamines, and it…

If I read this right, a child would be allowed to go there without getting in trouble, as well. You'd probably have to tune it for the specific kid, to make it relaxing but not too tempting!

It's important to understand that performance can be extremely uneven depending on both hardware and software configuration. I purchased a 5x3 cage from Newegg (puts five SATA 3.5" drives in in a bay made for 3 5.25 drives) and a couple of different SATA cards. I did a lot of experimenting, and got really uneven…

I find it amusing that I found most of those non-google resources already, using google. And Wolfram Alpha is THE BOMB. I frequently ask Siri to ask Wolfram stuff. :D

Stack Exchange can be frustrating, however. The typical exchange goes:

Q:"How can I do X with Y?"

A1:"Why would you want to do X with Y? That's the long…

Generally a great article. There is a whole bunch of research showing that exercise is great for health, but not for weight loss.

I thought the comment in re Taubes was a bit misleading, though. I'm ok with the assertion that researchers generally reject his thesis (which is true), but "thoroughly debunked" is a bit…

Yeah, no. Used was like 7%. The payments would have been very similar, just for a shorter period.

LOL! Yeah. If she goes somewhere with rational prices, I'll pay her way *and* give her the car. She's only fourteen so she has a few years to think about it.

And remember, it doesn't matter how many miles a vehicle has on it.

While I agree, technically, but when the wife and I went to buy our truck, we couldn't find a single used one that met our needs after three months of looking - that didn't have half a billion miles on it. A two year old truck with 160k is not my idea of a deal at nearly any price.

We ended up buying new, but got 72…

I plan on saving my daughter from this disaster by giving her a reliable car of a sort that she likes. Fortunately, she's not into performance or luxury; she wants a Jeep of all things. So hey, when she goes off to college she'll have a decent Jeep to go in. She's not fond of change, so I imagine she'll drive it 'til…