Working in the food industry, and the spice industry for over 40 years, salt, sugar and pure chemicals are pretty much interchangeable, but granulation differences can give you different results in use. In terms of spices, age, country of origin, how they are prepared, and the strain of plant give you a world of…

Just gotta say I love the picture used, ha!

You forgot ‘Will likely be used as propaganda to torpedo your political candidacy’ in the “cons” list.

Do you have some kind of documentation to back this up?

I’d be pretty skeptical of any advisor who claims to be able to beat the market.

*don’t say it*

No, it’s them getting away with what they can.

Am I missing something in being nostalgic for the days when the operating system stayed the hell out of the way of your overall PC experience and let programs run on it without interference or seemingly constant bugs with every update?

I will definitely stop using these apps that are not listed anywhere right away. Super useful re-reporting!

I was going to buy ad space on a town deaf article but from a glance around this page it looks like it's already been sold

I was going to buy ad space on a town deaf article but from a glance around this page it looks like it's already…

well, we at least know there’s at least one numpty who is still running Windows XP.

We should all be bringing antibacterial wipes to give our space a wipe down in general, not just while there’s a virus spreading the world.

Wait, this isn’t an Onion article?

I could be wrong, but I don’t think the person who emails to ask if it’s even possible is the person who will successfully set up a VLAN.

I read that title wrong and had to do a double take

Just wait until it crosses over onto The Takeout and someone writes a make-believe letter to The Salty Waitress: “Dear Salty, if I recline my airplane seat into the person behind me, do I have to tip my server?”

No, I don’t “have” to ask someone before I recline, but I do think it’s friendly to give them notice that I intend to recline. “Hi, it’s nighttime now and they’ve turned off the lights. I’m exhausted and I’d like to get some sleep, so I’m planning on reclining the seat a bit in a few minutes’ time. If you need the…

Yeah, I always enjoyed telling people how bad energy drinks are nutritionally (not shaming, I enjoy them as well!). They’d always respond with, “See, it’s not that bad...” and going over the Nutritional Facts...

Arithmetic - is this even still taught in high school? Doesn’t feel like it. Make some room in your busy schedule and watch this (little outdated) but interesting lecture from Dr. Bartlett. A true eye-opener about the power of the exponential function.

My own solution is my Monoprice Isolating earbuds and the 30db "shooter's earmuffs" I have been wearing on construction sites for 25+ years.