What was more depressing was all the suggestions of “donate it” or “sell it” as alternatives. Do people really throw out perfectly good cookware and drinking glasses?

Really, if you are concerned about this and plan on crossing international borders, buy a second, cheap phone for these trips. Turn off all notifications for mail/messaging. Turn off all biometric login features. Perhaps set up a burner email account for travel. Don’t log into any accounts you won’t need. Make sure…

Many people would say macOs is why they pay for Apple. Also fit and finish. At least on the notebook end, where it matters more, their designs tend to include some of the best inputs (new keyboard not withstanding...) and be relatively sturdy. They don’t always get it perfect, but hardware quality is what attracted me…

I have never felt my medical situation was predictable enough to use a medical FSA, but I now have a Dependent Care FSA. That seems to work out fine, because I spend more on child care each month than I am allowed to put in the FSA, so the tax benefit is pretty much immediate. That being said, the whole FSA structure…

I not only have no social media on my phone, but I have no browser and no news sources. I took a hard look at what smartphone features actually enrich my life (maps, weather, synced contacts, ebooks, some other stuff) and actively removed anything that doesn’t fit the bill. That actually still leaves me with a ton of…

It probably didn’t penetrate because it was not rigidly held. It picked up the phone out of the guy’s hand, then kept on going. Of course, at that point it would be completely askew and have no meaningful balance to it, so the chance of doing real damage is low.

Maybe I just don’t understand... But why wait? What does waiting until after the due date get you? As long as you know your payment is being applied to principle, shouldn’t it not matter when you pay it (basically, make the extra payment ASAP, because that is now principle that won’t be accruing interest.)

The problem I have is that it doesn’t really take place in the Asimov universe. I have a copy of I, Robot (I forget which edition) where the prologue by Asimov is literally him discussing why he didn’t want to write a story along the lines of what the I, Robot movie ended up being. In Asimov’s take, robots can only…

Came for this, glad it’s said. Wild Wild West is actually not a bad movie. Maybe it is not a great movie, but it is fun to watch and relatively unique.

That podcast was so good. I am happy that advertisers have latched onto podcasting lately; it seems the budget for podcasts is in a good place these days. Can’t wait to hear the next season.

99% agree. Except... I live in the southwest, and I have seen a lot of people who go hiking in the desert and don’t realize how thirsty they are. Happened to me a couple of times when I first moved here. It turns out that when you are exerting yourself, especially in particularly hot, dry climates, you don’t always…

But if you want to see the birthplace of your specific Taylor, check the label first ;) You might need to take the tour across the border in Tecate.

Toll roads are really the answer. “How do we get drivers to pay for their use of the roads?!?” “Make them pay when they use the roads...”

I am in that demographic that can hold onto a tablet for a very long time, but if they come out with an iPad Mini with a modern processor and Pencil support I might be down to replace my not-so-old current iPad (the most recent one, bought shortly after launch). If said iPad Mini comes with USB-C, I am even more…

I think you would find that any sans font is easier to read on a screen than a serif font like Times New Roman. I have been a big fan of Calibri since it was released. I also really like the Ubuntu font. Both are clean and easy to read on-screen.

Glorious Kinja fail. Should have been a link to:

Not that strange...

I agree. It’s like hunting. In a perfect world, would we need zoos or hunters to drum up support for conservation? No. But the world is not perfect, and giving people a reason to appreciate and invest in this work is a noble motivation.

I honestly have never understood how people can run while listening to music. Does not work for me.

But that is what I am saying. I am not sure why that counts as a monopoly. If Apple had a monopoly on all smartphones, you would be absolutely right, but talking about loading an app onto a specific line of smartphones that does not dominate the market does not sound like a monopoly to me.