I use a ScreenDim shortcut with Tasker to knock the brightness and the alpha down to a much more readable level at night.

An empty, padded room? j/k Probably memory foam

Pretty cool idea but lots of room for improvement. At minimum you should be able to select form factor and yes/no for graphics card. Also since Windows is optional you should be able to go lower than $400.

The Eneloops with the spacers that allow AA to be a C battery is FTW

The Eneloops with the spacers that allow AA to be a C battery is FTW

Oh man the vim and/or emacs zealots are going to tear you apart for that.

Desktop Environment? Where we're going, you don't need... desktop environments.

Does anyone else want to see a 100 mph impact?

There is a monumental difference between using a name that's not on your driver's license and not wanting your friends and family to know who you are. Surely anyone can understand this concept, particularly given the context given in the article.

My solution: always keep the freezer stocked with ice cream :)

HA, I laugh (and internally cry) at this graphic. I am 26 and it takes me roughly an hour to fall asleep, get about 4-5 hours of sleep, and wake up (without coffee) and operate very well functionally all throughout the day. I envy both people who can fall asleep quickly, and can sleep for 7-9 hours.

Clean your toothbrush with a hair brush (I must credit hawkingdo for this solution)

this is one reason I buy ASUS. The Q connector makes things so much simpler.

Was I the only person that saw Ash immediately? Also, I really should get back to work.

I'd love to see a duplicate find/remove feature. Can't count the number of times I've added a song to a playlist of 200+, only to later find it was one of three in the playlist.

If you're worried about your food being safe to eat, you probably shouldn't eat hot dogs. Or Pringles.

people still buy operating systems?

Haha, I keep my wish lists on Newegg and PCPartPicker forever just so I can refer back to it later. But Speccy does make it a little easier :-)

I don't eat red meat too often since my wife is a pescatarian, but when I make a strip steak I prefer to slice it against the grain. However pot roasts and corned beef, I prefer to go with the grain. For me, it's a preference of texture. Some cuts deserve to be more tender and delicate, while others deserve a…