Next you’ll be telling me that the creator of one of the most popular science fiction franchises in history built it entirely on the back of old Buck Rogers serials, Joseph Campbell story cycles and quasi-Buddhist philosophy.

So is this the new one that also wipes your My Documents folder without telling you? I wait at least a week for the dust to settle from these new overhaul, err, updates to Windows.
This may also be a good time to do a system restore to factory and reinstall from the ground up. I’ve never had a single install of…

Elect a clown, expect a circus.  If there was ever a living, walking example of the DSM-V diagnosis for narcissistic personality disorder, it’s this fuggin’ guy.

Negotiation is only a workable solution in a balanced market. Where I currently live, there’s a 2% rental availability market due to the explosion in professional families moving there. As a result, I can’t even negotiate something simple like new seals on the garage door because the originals are dry rotting and the…

The problem with dried beans is that my 3-year-old decided it would be cool to see how far he could shove one up his nose.  One pair of forceps, some crying and a little blood told him it was a bad idea.

Slartibartfast/Dent in 2020!

I enjoyed AICN for two things: Moriarty’s reviews (aka Drew McWeeny) and Neill Cumpston’s review/rant/nerdgasm exploits (aka the pen name of Patton Oswalt). They both went on to bigger and better things and I’m happy for them.

If your concern is to remove allergens from your stuffed animals, I recommend putting them in a plastic bag and storing in a closed freezer (chest style works best) for 48 hours. This will kill dust mites and their eggs. Was a critical issue with my kids when they were little and had ~ 10 of these things at any given…

On a scale from 1 to Kenny Rogers’ “Planet Texas,” this isn’t the worst video I’ve seen.

It depends greatly on your corporate structure. Despite the globalization of my company, the management is more supportive on telecommuting policies. Some people like myself for multiple reasons (weather, family, etc.) choose to telecommute 1-2 days a week. There is always going to be the old-school philosophy of…

Apparently some elements of the old “Duck and Cover” approach still seem technically sound, all based on distance from GZ, obviously.