It varies by state. For example, in North Carolina, you can’t be currently undergoing psychiatric treatment or have a diagnosis showing you’re mentally unfit. This is all part of a basic background check the Sheriff’s Office does. Basically, if you can get a Driver’s License here, then you can get a concealed carry…

Not necessarily. The reason suicide by gun is so high is due to the fact that it’s so efficient that it’s easy to do in the heat of an emotional reaction and there isn’t much you can do for a bullet through a brain. Other methods either require you go to a specific location (jumping), or they take a while before they…

Definitely. If you’re going to cook using beer, get a dark one like a stout or boch. You can probably still pick up Old Ras singles from Trader Joe’s for fairly cheap.

I’ve been using the Logitech K400R for three years as my main keyboard. I would highly recommend it. The battery life in this thing is insane. I’ve replaced the batteries twice in those three years and rarely turn it off. The only “complaint” I’ve had with it is that it’s very easy to accidentally hit the power button…

I’ve been using the Logitech K400R for three years as my main keyboard. I would highly recommend it. The battery…

128GB USB 2.0? This guy must be a masochist.

What you describe actually sounds typical of many jobs with higher physical demands or tight time constraints, such as retail worker and programmer. Now, I can see how certain aspects could take a toll. It’s not easy seeing some of the things that pass through a hospital. Same thing is typical in mental health and…

I went ahead and read up on their methodology. It seems they’re using subjective probability combined with known job characteristics (such as schedule flexibility). The biggest flaw, of course, is that subjective probability is simply guessing about your future actions (such as when you might retire).

The one thing…

Putting nurses on the list sounds like someone has been watching too many medical dramas. Sure, constantly working ER and other stressful units can put you into early retirement, but that’s a small fraction of the field. I have two aunts pushing 70 and they’re not even close to wanting to retire. The idea is to get…

No mandatory 20 year old price-gougingly expensive calculator? Also, the headphone link takes you to the Bose 20s, not the 25s. I’d say a pair of Anker Sportbuds are more along the lines of a student’s budget, and they’re wireless. I’d pick the Shield tablet over the 9 as well, especially since Google decided to drop…

Be careful of badge engineering. That’s when cars get minimal changes, such as reskinning or simply changing the badge and get sold by another maker. I owned a Chrysler Crossfire SRT-6 which can be bought today for as little as $12,000. This was a reskinned Mercedes SLK32 AMG and came with the maintenance cost typical…

It’s produce guy back again! Here’s another tip. If you use a plastic bag as a glove (most produce department’s have them), then you’ll have a sanitary way to open the clamshell and inspect the berries. Obviously, be courteous and don’t destroy the display in your quest to find the perfect pack of berries, but you’re…

I’ve done a couple of jobs on that list, such as extruder operator and industrial mechanic (same place), and I’ve been a Marine in a combat role. However, the toughest job I’ve held so far is dishwasher.

I could see them being like printers one day. It’ll reach a point when it’s better to just replace the entire computer than it is to replace the battery.

True. That would explain the Apple products too, since I’m sure some schools exclusively use them, which makes them ideal for repair work. My former clients were BP, Subway, Radioshack, and a handful of small local businesses and we had a retail storefront for the public, and the vast majority used Windows. One of my…

I was half-joking because so many of us closed shop years ago when demand dropped off. The market today is probably about a tenth of the size it was a decade ago.

In my area it mostly died due to a combination of factors. Gas prices made service calls a loss, the recession meant people were tight on spending (we did custom builds, digital surveillance systems, and repairs), and our corporate field office clients went proprietary to cut costs. By the time the dust settled, there…

People still do computer repair professionally? I mean, I do every once and a while, but that market is just dead and I have a local market of about 2 million people.

Pro-tip from a (former) Marine. We use Avon’s Skin-So-Soft.

Thank you! I’m glad that I can contribute.

I’d recommend 15 minutes with adequate draining and avoiding any direct air inside your fridge (if you don’t have a crisper drawer. We tend to keep our greens for about a week using just tap water. It doesn’t even have to be cold, but definitely no warmer than room temperature. Some places will use a food safe…