We read Harriet the Spy as a class in fifth grade, which is where I learned about tomato sandwiches. I only read it once and don’t remember it very well, but I do remember where I was sitting when I read the particularly mouth-watering description that made me try it. Unfailingly, every girl I ever dated reacted with…

Here’s the thing: Ghostbusters II is widely considered to be an inferior sequel, and most of the people whining about the new one already had their hearts broken (or whatever) by the very same people who created the original Ghostbusters. We slogged our way, complaining the whole time on Livejournal and later MySpace,…

I realize that I’m late to this party and that I’m not saying anything anyone else hasn’t already said (ad nauseam, no less), but

The term “American hero” is mostly used in New York. Elsewhere you’ll hear it referred to as an American grinder or an American hoagie.

Faye Richmond, huh? I guess it wouldn’t be a Dachis post without just enough information to get some poor sap in trouble at work.

I suppose it depends on your attitude toward the person.

The laziest costume I’ve ever worn was Arthur Dent: pajamas, bathrobe, slippers, towel, TI-83/Palm (this was in the pre-smartphone era).

“...and then Scott Walker finally drops out of the race.”

Philosophical question for the Android peeps: The update to Lollipop a few months back really underscored my heavy reliance on Xposed, which allows you to deliberately introduce, well, I’ll call them vulnerabilities to gain greater control over your device. I managed—somehow—to use Android without Xposed for years,…

The Twin Peaks soundtrack got me through the worst years of my last job.

Three classic gaming profanity memories:

And hey, don’t forget that Nick Offerman is a big Call of Cthulhu fan...

I would definitely be down to watch a GoT/GoT crossover.

I use an extension called User-Agent Switcher, which does exactly what it sounds like. Other people tell me that it works most (not all) of the time, but the only site that has given me trouble is my employer's extranet.

I use an extension called User-Agent Switcher, which does exactly what it sounds like. Other people tell me that it…

Ooh! I can actually answer this one. You are doing it wrong, because Crosh uses an unusual syntax for SSH. Specifically, there's no @ between the username and the remote host, just a space. So in your example, the command would be:

Ooh! I can actually answer this one. You are doing it wrong, because Crosh uses an unusual syntax for SSH. …

Honestly, I don't see how that would be a favor to me or to HBO; my views on theft are largely the same as theirs, and my opinion of their business model is the same opinion that the vocal majority have been voicing since HBO first publicly spurned the idea of streaming. I doubt very much that another dissenting…

The service is premiering on Apple products exclusively.

Thank you. Yeah, I more or less just had this laying around... A similar list of age-appropriate chores was making the rounds with my friends on Facebook last summer, and I made this in response.

Ooh! Ohh! I made a similar chart a few months ago, and there are some subtle differences. Keep in mind that I don't have any children myself. Or rather, I do, but they're all between eight and nine.

I was about to leave the same comment, but I see now that the while the albums aren't free, those particular songs off each album are. Doesn't help that Bangarang is the title of both the song and the album.