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Not sure if I just have a lemon, but my experience with this thing is that it’s almost unusable. Unlike the remotes for most modern streaming solutions, it still relies on infra-red and line-of-sight, and (mine, at least) must be pointed EXACTLY at the console to work. I usually end up long-pressing the buttons 3-4…

Not sure if I just have a lemon, but my experience with this thing is that it’s almost unusable. Unlike the remotes…

He actually signs his tweets “bore?”

I recently did a 6-week round-the-world trip by myself, and went swimming several times at various beaches. My scheme was three-fold: 1) Leave all the really valuable stuff (passport) back at the hotel; 2) take a small dry-bag to the beach and bring all your medium-valuable stuff (phone, wallet, hotel key, glasses) in…

Yeah, I get those points. In particular I hadn’t thought about the quick forgiveness of the cheating husband being justified because she was trying to “have it all.” :(

Awwww, really? What parts? My wife and I watched expecting two hours of Robert de Niro mansplaining Mad-Men-style business practices to a bumbling Anne Hathaway, and we came away surprised and mildly heart-warmed. I didn’t get a condescending vibe from de Niro at all; in fact it felt like they went out of the way to…

Is it just me, or is Anne Dudek a better doppelganger?

A quick REFRESHer on how computer memory works.

Definitely “Old Country Doctor (The Ballad of Bones)“.

I 100% agree with the praise of the Dot and the criticisms of the Tap, but disagree with the characterization of the Echo and Dot as “fun toys.” The Echo in my kitchen gets almost constant use while I am cooking (“Alexa, set a timer...”, “Alexa, how many cups are in a quart?”, etc.). The shopping list functionality is…

This was a bad example, as it made me really want that crossover book.

Two suggested revenue streams: (1) swipebuster-buster, $5 to tell if someone is searching for me; (2) swipebuster-blocker, $500 to keep my results from appearing in the search

I was just in Cairo and Luxor on vacation, and the people there are DESPERATE for the return of tourism. Nearly 70% of the shops in the famous Khan el-Khalili market have closed permanently. (edit: Can I get ungreyed?)

Is the header image of Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett from Sweeney Todd?

Oh man. I’ve been waiting all year for this, because I finally have a truly scary story to contribute. It is 100% true, and I still nearly break down in tears thinking about it.

Chris Pratt as Mark Watney in the Martian. Matt Damon did not bring the humor from the book.