My dad’s homework advice was “do the hardest stuff first and get it over with.” Problem was, I was REALLY bad at math. I hadn’t memorized my times tables (and still haven’t, but I actually DO carry a calculator in my pocket all the time so there!), so each multiplication problem took me at least five minutes (and…

I know it as a Kipling quote:

It’s a bit hard to find (the book is technically out of print but Amazon usually has copies), but try to get I’m Just Here For The Food by Alton Brown. Imagine if culinary school were taught by Bill Nye the Science Guy. Entertaining, heavy on the WHY of doing something instead of just the HOW, and it covers most major…

Oil doesn’t like light, so store it in a deeply colored bottle (an old green wine bottle works), and preferably somewhere dark. All other suggestions in this thread are compatible with this (and thanks for them!). When it’s time to get rid of it, pour into a really solid freezer bag (I mean, unless you actually have…

Am I the only one who always tugs on the card slot before inserting my card in case there’s something shady to dislodge?

Do they not sell the 2DS anymore?

He never stops whining about the one time he got shot. The last thing we need is him having more reason to whine. Teddy Roosevelt got shot and proceeded to give his entire 90 minute speech before accepting medical attention.

Worst superhero power ever.

Really? You’re gonna have your “subscribe to our newsletter” popup show up immediately before Will Smith shows up in the video?

The “limited points per week” bit encourages people to cheat by posting the image just past midnight on Sunday. Possibly automated. I see it a lot on gaming sites: they post a code for a free game download and a bot immediately snatches it up to sell.

I can’t have a “no spend month” when I need a new PC!

What the fresh hell does this post have to do with guns?

Gunfappers gotta inject guns into every conversation. Can’t even talk about Tetris without someone trying to make the conversation about guns.

And everyone who wants to adopt wants a baby they can lie to until the inevitable “Yeah, you’re adopted” confrontation.

I was the exception. I was adopted at 7. Got to walk into my new situation with some understanding of what was really happening. I was lucky. Most non-babies don’t get adopted. They age out of the…

Recording video of a show is a violation of copyright law and you can be prosecuted for it. Or at least kicked out of the venue.

Did it now? Haven’t seen a flake in Boston.

Then you get the people who claim to be “against” tipping and list a whole bunch of reasons why they don’t tip... but leave their server out of that particular loop until check time. Because it’s really about being cheap.

Have people not heard of “relaxed fit” jeans? I got thunder thighs and relaxed fit handles them fine.

I refuse to use Condensed Cream of Crap soup. A quick roux creates a white sauce, then blend in some chopped mushrooms. Far less sodium. Hell, blend in some chopped celery, too. May need to cook it down a bit, as mushrooms have a lot of liquid in them. You only need the canned crap if you’re REALLY short on time.

During computer training class, one guy kept going to playboy.br when he was supposed to be paying attention. I edited his HOSTS file to redirect it to a famous picture whose name is probably verboten.