Will Amiibos fit in a tea light candle holder? That would be kind of amazing.

During the last Steam sale, I had to update my credit card info, but I kept forgetting. So every time I got a notification on my phone that a Steam game was for sale, I would add it to my cart but I couldn't buy. They stayed in my cart until the sale expired, then I was like "eh, nevermind."

I've done a fair amount of writing freelance over the years and I've found that asking questions is key. That initial phone call can be intimidating because I'm trying to exude professionalism and a general aura of knowing the slightest bit about anything.

I'm a parent and have been "between churches" since high school. And I'm fine with raising my kids without church. But I am slightly concerned about not exposing them to the idea of religion in some way.

One thing I use my PC for is a media PLEX server for the whole house. That means my PC is on all the time. Ideally, I would have my NAS also be my media server, but not many NAS enclosures have the CPU horsepower to do the video encoding PLEX requires. But if I build a PC to be my PLEX server, then I've traded one…

It's more than his voice... he's improvising AS Peter, which is amazing to me. The guy knows the character so well he can BE that character in the moment. He's quick on his feet and genuinely funny. That's real talent and he should be doing this for a living. Life's too short to be a "nobody in a boring job."

I had a version of that Zalman fan and had to switch because of noise. The version I had was a three-pin connector instead of four. That means it had no speed control and defaulted to "full blast" whenever the computer turned on.

People seek validation of existing viewpoints through feedback. If you already think you're awesome and don't want to change, you'll focus on the lone comment that agrees with that view.

I voted democrat in southern Missouri yesterday. So, you know, I basically casted by ballot into the wind. But hey, someone has to try and keep this shit purple.

I upgraded from 4 to 8 on mine and did notice a difference. I also upgraded to an SSD, which made a HUGE difference in boot time and overall snappiness.

I own that 2010 Macbook pro... good to hear it's still got some legs! I'd be lying though if I wasn't looking for a reason to upgrade. How does something go from feeling like the future to feeling like a 10-ton toaster in just 4 years??

I'm a Plex Pass member and I say it's worth it. I especially love the ability to sync videos to any device. I also use their cloud storage streaming option for kids shows when we're traveling with the kids (my upload speeds at home are terrible for streaming). I've used XBMC in the past and switched because I find…

I've been looking into a NAS for our home and Plex is a big part of the equation. Right now, we have our TVs and devices streaming from my PC, which is running the Plex server. It works great, but I have to keep my PC on all the time. I'd like to offload the server to a NAS, but very few models do encoding. And the…

I have a question for everyone... I'm trying to set up an easy HTPC at home. My wife hates using a keyboard/mouse. Is there any solution out there that uses a universal remote with Windows? Or, is Kinect for Windows a realistic option? I'm scratching my head trying to make it easy as possible to access things like…

I do this with my Wii U as well. Plex is a magical gift of the gods.

Agreed. I'm trying to scale back those little throwaway purchases as well. I put everything on a credit card and pay off the balance every month. It's amazing how high that bill gets by the end of the month and I don't even realize it.

I'll throw out an honorable mention alternative to Device 6. Get Sorcery! from Steve Jackson games. It's basically a choose your own adventure book set in a fantasy setting with pretty graphics. LOTS of reading though.

Wow, fat has a higher energy density than coal? Does that mean I can power my car with my ass? Because sign me up.

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When I was taking marketing classes in college, we were told that McDonald's spent millions of dollars researching the best locations for their restaurants (proximity to highway, daily traffic, land prices, population density, etc.). Burger King's strategy? Build a restaurant wherever there's a McDonalds.