This looks at the end-game. On the way there you can also take into account things like increases in income, right? Somewhat comforting for us less savvy investors :o

I never knew how important ghee was until I moved out and tried to replicate my mum's cooking. Some of my favourite dishes just don't taste anything like the way (I insist) they should, without a little ghee. I usually clarify it over low-medium heat, and long enough for the milk solids to impart a caramel scent and…

After much deliberation I decided to take the plunge and install W8 on the ancient pavilion dv5000 I'm currently using as my primary computer. Been using it as my daily driver and am honestly loving it... but almost only for the W7 elements :P haven't encountered any glitches yet with the programs I use.

Poor coffee... saves people from type 2 diabetes and parkinson's disease and still has such a bad rap... :P

This is a good strategy. Pain, fear, shame are all powerful motivators. Just one caveat: if you don't eventually develop a good and healthy relationship with those emotions, to the events that brought them about, and to your subsequent resolutions... you risk going too far in your effort to better yourself.

I had a lot of reasons for choosing an android device over an iPhone 4 when I set about to get a new phone last autumn. A few have not been mentioned, perhaps because iPhone now manages those tricks without any hassle (eg. wireless tethering, which is a godsend).

The above comments are surprising. Here in Sweden, esp. among young people and/or students, it's pretty common to eg. have a bbq where everyone brings their own meat or the like. The host provides the grill and the coal and the accessories. Very often everyone splits the costs evenly between themselves. Half the time…

Hmmm. A convertible (like the Inspiron duo) 11" macbook air running Windows and WebOS/Android? :o too much to ask for?

In and of itself, this method may not do very much for anyone. It may, however, do a lot of good for a group that tends to suffer from destructive meetings =P

Dear lifehacker commenters, your critical approach to science is admirable.