Even if you have a built-in webcam in your monitor or laptop, having an external one can boost your performance since they often don't drain system resources as much as internal ones.

Your IKEA desk hack link directs to a Staples page. Just an FYI.

Day Drinking.

I would then use the remaining money and/or materials to build an accompanying chair.

Well, I just moved into a new apartment since I got transferred to a new position in my company 9 states away. I have two dressers, a bedside table, and a bed, so I would use the $50 to buy materials for building a desk.

I highly recommend the lump of coal.

What are you smoking? Crack?

Yes and no to the pointing out the next guy up thing.

Depending on the bar, this can actually work against you sometimes. At the bar I worked at, the local girls who would show up scantily-clad tended to be poor tippers, and so most girls who showed up dressed like this would receive slower service than people who fit the profile for being better tippers and nicer to the…

And if they are frazzled by how busy things are and tell you that they'll get to you as soon as they can, keep smiling and tell them it's okay and no rush. A good bartender won't take advantage of you by then serving people who are in a rush. A good bartender will make sure you are served sooner than they had…

If you're going to be drinking the same thing all night and will be sitting at the bar, open a credit card tab, give them a tip ahead of time, and explain that you want that same drink until you tell them otherwise. If you're anywhere but Australia and the bar is very busy, you can signal this by placing your empty…

Teams have been doing this for a while now.

Get the unpoppable bubble wrap. Sure, it's the devil's own invention and is anti-fun, but it will get the job done.

"Great, kid. Don't get cocky."

Check out the post about getting Star Alliance Gold status easier using the Aegean Airlines frequent flyer program through all of the Star Alliance member airlines. There are a bunch of conditions that end up reducing mile conversion for certain fare codes on certain member airlines, but the bottom line is that you…

Most of the time, the elite line qualifications at the particular airport change enough that the agents checking don't know the current qualifications and they let anyone that has anything even resembling special status on their ticket go through, especially with the airlines rolling out these new pay-to-go-past…

I've always been interested to find out if pregnant women qualify for the HOV lane if no other people who have been born are in the car. If they don't, doesn't that constitute a firm government stance on when life begins?

Galaxy Nexus not receiving the update, presumably because of its Texas Instruments OMAP processor, which is no longer manufacturer supported.

Me and this guy. Wooooo.

ENFP: The Journalist. Makes sense. I used to be a journalist.