I think this is a bit off. For example, I gladly pay for mlb.tv, but the mlb package wouldn't be baked into a standard cable subscription. Additionally, I'd still pay for Amazon Prime for the shipping discount, which I more than make up for (especially with the no rush shipping credit toward books). So anecdotally, my…

I'm really sick of the arguments that people are saying words wrong. With how many dialects of English exist in the United States alone, there simply is no exact right way to say anything. This is just one group trying to enforce a standard that, most of the time, isn't necessary. If we tried to correct every single…

Why does all logic suck if we pronounce it "jiff"?

Nope. Plenty of un[der]employed science majors out there. My masters is in chem. I know more unemployed chemists (with every level of degree: B.S. - Ph.D) than I do employed chemists. I was able to get a job as a teacher, but most of the Ph.D chemists from my time in grad school are on their third or fourth post…

Pro tip: My daughter is heading off to college this fall. She wants to be a surgeon, but a surgeon discouraged her from getting her undergrad in biology or chemistry. She said that at the end of four years, you may not be too keen on signing up for another eight and another $200k in student loans. She recommended…

I know that complaining about Facebook changes is high on the list of "most ridiculous things you can waste your time on", but what is the hate-on that FB has for showing posts in chronological order? If their algorithm for determining what I was interested in was even vaguely accurate I might be more accepting, but…

As a former police officer, I would also like to share something I was told not long after getting into a powerful police cruiser for the first time, that no emergency justifies having an accident to get there. If you are speeding, your stopping distance is greater, the distance you will travel before your reactions…

oh for fucks sake...

Wouldn't a koozie be more comfortable? And more practical?

Here's a lifehack: save money, prevent storage clutter, and look cooler by not buying any of these.