Nobody gives a shit in the real world.

This interview made me realize just how strange the whole gamergate fiasco must look to outsiders.

Cardinal fans are the worst, aren't they Albert?

You are upstate, but east of Rochester. Rochester is the dividing line according to popvssoda.com

I wish my camera had manual focus, and there's so many times where it could have helped me out. I can set exposure manually if I want to, but I cannot set a manual focus.

National parks, preserves, and other natural spaces set aside for public use are probably some of the most underrated vacation destinations, and there's very likely a national park or wildlife refuge near you to enjoy no matter where you live.

Sit on it, bitch.

Time to call the Dynamic Duo !

exactly this. I was the stereotypical resolutioner at the beginning of the year but decided to keep it at home. six months of free-weight and calisthenic routines combined with a change in diet has surprisingly gone quite a ways.

Holy crap I never thought I'd think a hammer looked sexy.

It could be a handy checklist to have nearby when you're trying to write an important email. You don't necessarily have to memorize them :)

Thank you for recognizing the source of that joke. I owe a lot to that rabbit.

Let's do the math[1]:

"Always be prepared," the motto of the boy scouts, isn't a bad one to live by. You may not need a backup battery most days, or multiple USB flash drives, but they don't take up much space and, when needed, they're indispensable. Reader Brian Geraghty assembled a go bag with a GRID-IT stuffed full with preparation.

I use static IP's for most tasks. If you have devices that communicate over a network, having them not change at random is a god send. If the old way works perfectly well, and the new way isn't better, why change?

All journals need to either start off with "Captain's log...." or "My name is Michael Westin, and I used to be a spy until ....."

Being the foreman is fairly easy, at least in my experience. The jury selects the foreman on their own, and the only reason I wound up doing it is because the other jurors agreed that I seemed like a reasonably smart guy who was willing to do it.

Then you refinance and eliminate the PMI that way.