“Black tie” for women: ask the host. Because most of the time, they really mean cocktail attire.

Of those 69% problems that are perpetual, 99% can be solved by buying a dishwasher.

My general rule is to always tell the person. Honesty is a good thing and my friends can expect that from me. I can’t really think of many situations where keeping quiet would be an appropriate course of action. Informed consent kinda demands honesty in relationships.

“Unless they’re critical,” there’s the rub.

Word up, dawg. We're best if the government stays out of the free market here. If I don't want to hire brown people that's my choice. Nor should anyone be telling me that I need to make special parking spots for cripples. And really, FMLA is just pandering to uppity broads that want a job AND kids. They should be…

I came to ask how they got a cat to sit still for a photo, but then I noticed that they didn't. It moved its foot a little bit as the camera went off, because of course it did. Probably plotting the terrible death of whoever managed to put that collar on it

It's like that Portlandia sketch: "just put a ruffle on it!"

Thanks for the informative article. Just a head's up - Ally, which in my experience has excellent customer service and competitive interest rates, will only refund fees for ATMs within the US. Schwab refunds fees from both foreign and domestic banks. Both banks are great choices for many other reasons.

They search desperately for the arcane flavor combination that will tear open a sickening rent in the very fabric of our universe and allow their crunchy, triangular overlord to step between worlds and begin his reign of terror.

Every time a shard of dorito stabs you in the gums, he draws inexorably closer.

Yeah, not really a "shock-collar" at all. It's actually a really clever application for the new wave of nerve stimulation technology that's currently being used very successfully for pain management in complex cases. Whether it will work or not, who knows, but it certainly isn't anything like a shock-collar in…

I'm a dog person and a genius.

Several dog owners I know have a pet in part to help them manage their anxiety and get them out of the house. I like both for the record.

For certain things, I prefer latex over word. Have you ever tried typing up a calculus assignment using MS Word?

I use MikTeX and I love it.

I guess I'm one of the lucky few, my college offers Office 2010 Professional for free to all it's student (one license each though). Otherwise I'd probably stick to LibreOffice or an old Microsoft Office Suite I'd just transfer over. :)

How do you not have OneNote on here? Even the free web version? It's THE not taking app for students.

Students should be aware that most colleges in the US have broad license agreements with Microsoft. While I am a fan of open office and Linux both, I can get the entire MS Office 2010 Suite for $5 from our campus IT store. It's silly not to have it and know how to use it, since once you graduate and get a job it's a…

Speaking of which, you might want to include recommendations for a works cited/bibliography program (because it's a bitch going from APA to MLA to Chicago and remembering it all). Also, while obscure and only restricted to Eng/Sci/Math types, free LaTeX program would also be helpful.

Question: Why does it seem like Lifehacker is very anti MS-Office? Excel is arguably a requirement for a lot of students, especially if you're in a science, math, or engineering major. And Word seems to be much better at handling large, formatted term papers.

Wow! I can't believe these discussions and the reasons people use to justify cheating. Let me be the first on the list to say it: