Wow. Thank you for this! I am officially living in the future.

It's not as mobile as others, but I'm really enjoying the Sony RDP-XF300IPN (catchy name, right?). It also has a lightning connector dock and FM radio. I think it sounds great and like the versatility of it also being a radio. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find a bluetooth speaker with an FM tuner these days.

I'll keep my scotch, thanks.

These are all really great tips! I will definitely do some of these... for about a week. Then I will probably get too lazy and continue coasting by on a combination of Meat Helper™ and frozen pizza.

Play Monopoly. Seriously. Nothing teaches money management better than realizing you just spent all your start money on the first pass around the board and now you have no money to pay the luxury tax.

I highly recommend XCOM. We've got a 2 year old that keeps me from playing games in general. When I get a precious few hours to play something, my tolerance for boring, crappy games is non-existent (I even stopped playing Assassin's Creed III because it got too drawn out). XCOM though... it has sucked me in hard. I…

I still live by online reviews, but when I find a product that is very highly rated, I will hone in on the lone 1-2 star reviews. More often than not, I find them very insightful.

We had this exact issue trying to sell our condo. Not only did we have a pain in the arse association that blocked a buyer because they had more than one dog, we also had the fresh hell of living in a historical district.

I was about to ask the same thing! I've never worked at a job that started at 9am. The place I work now allows a full hour for lunch, so it still works out to 8 hours... but I've worked at places that only allow a half-hour lunch (closely monitored).

I'm almost always asked for a phone number or email address when I check out. I hate it. And when I ask "what do you need that for?" more often than not, I get a confused look of annoyance. Dude, I'm sorry I'm holding up the line, but go eff yourself if you think I'm giving you my email address to buy a bag of…

I've bought too many junk games on an impulse, Steam-Sale whim. I'd love to recoup some of that cost (and just get them out of my library).

I'm a huge Steam fan and even I think digital distribution is problematic. Sure, you get pretty good game deals now and again, but you're stuck with them forever after you buy them. I've got way too many old games in my library I can't even GIVE them away to people. It's like they're radioactive or something – I use…

The biggest problem with digital distribution is resell. I want the right to resell my digital content to others for a price that I specify. I have a TON of steam games, but after a while, I want to get rid of them. I really don't want to keep playing Homefront anymore (it's terrible), but I can't even GIVE that game…

It's those darn Steam sales! I'll get a game or two that I'm interested in playing... at some point. But then, I never have the free time to sit down and get into it. I feel your pain.

On the one hand, I applaud Blizzard for taking their time with games. But on the other hand, there's a point of diminishing returns.

"Some guys who made ExciteTruck are combining Rock Band with Bomberman. The twist? It's a dating sim"

Chili with beans = a meal
Chili without beans = a condiment

Man, these Blizzard guys seem like massive tools. Their energy level felt hollow, like they're selling me a used car they know has no brakes.

I name all my cities based on my low expectations for their success. I mean, if you're going to move to a city called "Disappointing Cove" or "Mediocre Meadows" ... you know what you're getting into.

I would argue that launch day titles would be compelling if they included 360 games optimized for better hardware.