I've been using Chrome's incognito mode for this very purpose for a long time now—it saves me and others a lot of aggravation. In fact, it's the only reason I use incognito mode, but I use it nearly every day.

Malcolm Gladwell has an interesting article called "The Art of Failure", subtitled "Why some people choke and others panic". Turns out, there's a big difference between the two. It's worth a read.

@Unionhawk: Good for you—and good luck! As you know, that's a big garden. However, a good setup and smart planning can minimize the amount of time you spend weeding, thinning, etc. Realistically, though, you'll need to be in the garden every day, especially during harvest times. Best wishes!

I grew up in a family where we took care of our things and made them last for a long time. As a result, I had a lot of interaction with the same things over and over. While this is very beneficial in many way, the article suggests that it also makes it harder to get rid of them. I can see how that has affected me…

@nolabar10der: OK, but now take it one step further—many commenters here have said that they own the physical media (like a DVD) but choose to download a ripped version rather than rip it themselves because of the time involved. Assume for a moment that the download is a rip of media that is identical to that owned…

In general, I convert media I already own when practical. When I buy a DVD, I immediately rip it before watching it—I've lost too many DVDs to kids, friends, etc., who weren't careful. This also allows me to put it on my iPhone or watch it from the computer if I want.

It seems like a nice idea, but less than a third of MLB stadiums are represented here (for example). Until they get something a little more comprehensive, I don't see this being all that useful for me.

@SexCpotatoes: I love it—Che Guevara with a Merlin hat.

I use both, but Chrome runs better for me. It's certainly due in large part to the extensions I use in Firefox, but I haven't bothered to remove the extenions I don't use often. Chrome really runs well with only Xmarks and one or two other extensions installed. I'm sure I'll continue to use both, but for the time…

@smackswell: Five for me—I'm on a PC, so I also have IE. I hardly ever use anything except Chrome or Firefox, but it's nice to have the others when I need to help someone who is using that browser.

The site loaded for me after waiting for a long time. Also interesting: a comment from Consumerist linked to this Mayo Clinic site, where you can get more detail on the evidence (or lack thereof) for benefits from various supplements. You have to click through to the "evidence" sections under each supplement.

@GitEmSteveDave'siTouch: The ones I linked to are $200 each (at least in white; $250 in another color). I'd expect that shipping will vary substantially depending on where you are—best to pick them up from Ikea if possible. At any rate, you get two very large shelves—well more than twice as wide and just as high—for…

Or, for about the same price, you could buy two of these or something similar. I realize it's not the same aesthetic, but for my money, it's more attractive and a lot more functional—and will hold many more books.

For most applications, a line or bar chart is plenty. There are plenty of good uses of other chart types, of course, but charts are really no different than any other tool: start with the basics until you know what you are doing. If you get too fancy, you'll probably misrepresent your data or confuse your audience. …

I have something similar and can vouch for its usefulness. Unless you are Magneto.

@vlatro: Agreed. This is not practical and not attractive. I'm not sure why it's featured.

A couple of those are really fantastic. Thanks for the inspiration!

@ptrader: I think this is the very reason why they do it—they already have an exclusive agreement with FoxSports (or whomever) to broadcast the games. Some people only have cable to watch baseball, and having another source for that (namely MLB.TV) would allow them to cut the cable.

One point of clarification: MLB.TV blacks out ALL the regular season games for your local team(s). Depending on your subscription, you can watch them later, but you cannot watch them live, even away games. This is a huge shortcoming—but luckily for me, I don't live in the same state as the team I root for, so I…

This seems like an OK idea to me...but it would be much better if such a folder contained reviews/experiences of all stripes, not just failures or mistakes. And if it were a database or spreadsheet instead of a folder.