Well, I do these things for you, Claire.

It is worth noting, however, that this diagram only applies to square sandwiches, leaving subs out in the cold. Perhaps Richt will come out with an addendum.

I do do crazy theming stuff, and Nova is the only launcher I’ve used that gives me complete control over everything I want to change. I’ve tried all the others (no, really; all the others), but I keep coming back to Nova because everything else seems to be missing just one or two crucial features.

The launcher is the app that runs when you tap the Home button. It encompasses your homescreen(s), any widgets on them, and your app drawer. If you ever see a phone that appears to have a significantly different user interface, then you’re probably looking at the launcher.

Your phone comes with a launcher installed by…

A friend’s parents gave me this tip when I was a kid, along with “if a server upsets you, dump your tip into a glass of water, then invert the glass while firmly holding a menu over it. Put the glass face down on the table and carefully slide the menu out so the water doesn’t make a mess.”

All this materialism! We’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Prime Day.

All this materialism! We’ve lost sight of the true meaning of Prime Day.

Late to the party but FWIW Claire, we have very similar taste in salad—except that I can’t abide sweet dressings on non-fruit salads; it’s a popular combination that I’ve never liked.

You can uh, you can trick Alexa into saying stuff by prefacing it with “Simon says”. We haven’t figured out where the line is—most (but not all!) of Carlin’s 7 Dirty Words are still off limits.

Sooner or later these discussions always devolve into a load of bollocks.

I just tried saying “load of bollocks” out loud. Man, what a mouthful.

So unrelated (I’m sorry), but you’ve just jogged a memory that I probably haven’t thought about since the ‘90s: When I was in third grade we learned what a.m. and p.m. stand for, but one of my classmates was absent that day. We happened to have a substitute teacher when on the day he came back, and when he asked for…

And let’s not forget the lesser-known Sith lords, Darths Continent, Furiating Credible, Flammatory, and Ebriated.

I had friends in high school whose families actively boycotted DS9 because they felt that the Ferengi were anti-semitic. As a very casual Star Trek fan, that was my introduction to the Ferengi so it’s hard for me to see them any other way. It’s been mentioned elsewhere in these comments, but Armin Shimerman (Quark)…

For those considering buying a magnetic solution: Make sure your knives are magnetic. I purchased all of my knives à la carte, and found out the hard way that almost half of them are not magnetic. I don’t know off the top of my head who made them or what they’re made of—they’re good knives, I just can’t store them…

I dunno, man... Ted Cruz and Neil Gorsuch chuckled over Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy references a little while back. Geekdom clearly didn’t help them.

Why is Paul Ryan?

It’s not television, but there’s an especially delicious-looking sandwich in the movie Spanglish which warranted a special feature on the DVD. Apparently Adam Sandler spent quite a lot of time training to make it, and although I’ve more or less forgotten the movie, I do remember the sandwich. Essentially it’s a BLT…

You know, I’ve been harboring the same opinion for years, and I’ve always thought it unpopular. I don’t hate Spaceballs at all, but I think the only reason it’s such a revered film is that people my age (I’m in my mid-30s) saw it at a young, impressionable age. It was marketed directly to us, and it was the first…

You know, I desperately want good, book-accurate Lovecraft adaptations, but I’m just not sure Del Toro’s version was ever going to please me anyway. Some years ago an early draft of the screenplay leaked which was official enough that people hosting it were receiving DMCA notices. Most of the important stuff was in…

Ah, yes. The well-known liberal conspiracy of not courting the Dads Who Take Offense at Advertising demographic.

The crowd jeered: “he’s completely naked!”