@TehBeardMan: If you search for 'Best Bourbon' you might find the drink you're looking for...

In many of my recent searches, I have found a plethora of sites that may have a link to the information I'm looking for buried amidst either several pages of unrelated links, or in the code for the page itself...and either first, or on page 1 of results. Searching, in my opinion, has regressed to near the early…

To make a generality, screws have pointy ends, and are used to hold by passing through something with a hole big enough to allow passage into something with a pilot hole, or no hole. Think wood. If the old assembly failed, it was probably not the screw's fault. Think wood matchsticks, toothpicks, etc. and white…

Then there's the whole religion / god thing....don't get me started. Sometimes being run over by a bus is just being run over by a bus.

And be prepared for the arrival of "Notice of Intent" letters from materials suppliers. They often proactively send them out monthly to follow deliveries to new jobs. Call the supplier to verify if this is true, or if there is another of that contractor's jobs running late. Be aware of inspections, their outcome,…

And be prepared for the arrival of "Notice of Intent" letters from materials suppliers. They often proactively send them out monthly to follow deliveries to new jobs. Call the supplier to verify if this is true, or if there is another of that contractor's jobs running late. Be aware of inspections, their outcome,…

@Seeräuber Jenny: Try 'Pop-Peeper' for checking multiple email accounts. I have 6 and it polls at chosen intervals, notifies of new mail for all/any, and is free.

It has been my finding through reading up on it, that numeric dyslexia (getting numbers wrong, in my case by transposing pairs) is overcome by saying the number out loud, because the spoken information makes a jump to retention in the brain only if given an auditory kick. Also, persons with ADD tend to mutter…

Powder is bulked up with salt and other chemical powders that are not normally present in liquids. The new, more concentrated liquids, even better. Powdered dishwash detergent contains a defloculant, sodium-aluminum-silicate, which causes dirt particles to detach from each other and surfaces. The trick is to find…

My wife (nurse) found me a wheelchair gel pad for the seat of my less comfy than new chair. Adds several hours to the daily sitting limit. This one was being discarded, and so priced reasonably.

When my contracting work involved painting, I took an art professor's advice and used liquid soap (the cheaper the better) and after cleaning, dipped brushes in the soap, and then wrapped in foil or plastic wrap. The soap seems to seal the uncleaned paint, and prevent its hardening or drying, at least for a couple of…

Shields Up. Trying to bust into Windows since '95.

Maybe I'm going about it the wrong way, but I just bought 2-2TB SATA drives, a mini_ITX board, and a box to put them in. Gonna finally have that server and lose the multitude of externals, old internals, and discs...Anyone know how to boot Apache? :-=

@orbitbreak: I have always used my nose to tell the darker brews. They have a more intense, and drier aroma. I suggest you experiment with the offerings @ Starbuck's, or a similar stop that has both a mild and a dark available. But I cheated, and lived near a roaster in Miami.

I was inducted into Mensa in 1985 in South Beach. If you think there's anything special about Mensans, let me disabuse you of that notion. At least as might be used to differentiate a Mensan from, say a Lifehacker reader. It happens to be a group of bright people, some with the social grace of a 15 year-old with…

And much cheaper than one of those homeshow magnetic bracelets for joint pain, and miraculous circulatory efficacity!

Julia Child was there with Salmon. Last century.

Long time ago, I had a Mac+ with an ungodly expensive laser printer, that had a $485 cartridge for storing excess toner. The thing filled and stopped the machine until fixed/replaced. After picking myself off the floor from the sticker shock, I got a large-ish stainless steel bowl about 2-3" wider than the cartridge…

@dieriding: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction" #drinks

So, they've heard of 'Shaken, not stirred' in France? #drinks