Honestly, the easiest (and probably cheapest) thing would be to go and just get a PS3. If you go the used route, you should be able to get one under $100 and used PS3 games are really cheap nowadays, especially if you look online. That way you still get to have the discs. I think the PS3 architecture was so wonky,…

just got the platinum in ffx-hd this week on the same day I got my PhD...Don't really know what made me prouder ;-). This is damn impressive for sure.

Step one, draw some circles.

Personally, I think this is totally worth it. The last time Netflix raised its rates, we got House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, Hemlock Grove and other original content, as well as a ton of licensed shows from other companies. Netflix is already the best value I get for anything I've ever paid for. If a $1-2…

The two cuts at the end are a good idea, but do not take tips from this guy on safe use of a knife. I was waiting for him to cut himself the whole time.

Vote: Notepad++

Vote: You Need A Budget (YNAB)

You Need A Budget (YNAB) has my vote. For the longest time I had mint, but I fell into the trap that many people do; I would set my budget and forget it. I would check my mint activity if I went over budget in a category and mint emailed my, but other than that I would hardly look at it. With YNAB I am looking at my…

VOTE: YNAB

I have twins too and I know what you mean. Eventually we wound up having lots of conversations about how people have different strengths, but everyone can improve if they work hard at it. It is hard with twins since naturally they tend to compare themselves to each other :)

With twins, it's a challenging spot to be in the_loxster! That said, I think you are doing a great job by being aware that your words have an impact and by getting into the habit of choosing them wisely. Acknowledge that what you are doing is worth doing (the effort) and don't worry too much about how the kids take it…

Ah, must have been using God of War physics then ;-)

They got the item they originally put money toward anyway so I don't get the point of asking for a refund. Everyone already got their first run of the product or the dev edition and they were already working on the 2.0 so the kickstarter has long passed.

It's always been clear that funding a project on Kickstarter is more donation than investment—there's no financial return, and no legal recourse if someone takes your money and runs—but we've never seen anything on this scale before. Without that Kickstarter money, Oculus might have not been able to attract any of the…

Know that you will suck at first for a long time. Don't pretend that you don't. Yes, you really are terrible, no it's not that cool that you can play Smoke on the Water. Learn some unique songs that people won't expect. Work really hard at it. If you don't want to work really hard at it, accept that. You can still do…

"But if you drink Bud Light you've stopped reading a long time ago."

One of these days, when you graduate from drinking beer that costs 5 bucks for a 6 pack, you'll realize how dumb that statement sounds.

Breweries actually put a lot into the "body" of the beer, which is a large part of what makes a beer form and hold a head. A good beer will have distinct "lacing" on the sides of the glass as you drink, which is just leftover foam sticking to the glass. Your average Bud Light isn't going to do this. But if you drink…

Sabin's Fists, Final Fantasy 6

I didn't realize how much content is in these games. 30+ hours for a puzzle game? I might have to give the series a try.