The more recently updated Aldi stores near me have added self-check in addition to the regular checkout line. Their system works really well, both because you aren’t required to place scanned items in the checkout area for weighing, and the fact that they have fewer different items than other stores. There’s never a…

I’m still working a Yahoo address. It works, and switching is a hassle, so there you go.

Nope, I’m still hooked on that form of entertainment, to the detriment of reading books.

Which is all the more surprising since the pictures don’t make it seem small at all. That rear overhang makes it feel like the whole car is long.

Forget it, Jake. It’s Jalopniktown.

As much as I keep coming to this site, and reading all of the posts on fast food, I feel kind of sorry for the number of people that have so much exposure to fast food that they have such strong opinions. To me, fast food is a rarity, something that is only an occasional treat or necessity. Almost everything available…

Listening to NPR lately I’m hearing an add for an AI tool, and one of the selling points is that it’s “hallucination-free”. Knowing that advertising claims are, at best, 51% verifiable, I’m not too crazy about AI assists to my doctor. The problem is that far too many people have an unsupportable faith in computer…

That’s the beauty of adapting existing successful IP, even more than once. It provides substantial cover for whoever greenlights the production if the show fails to click with the audience, and they can always take credit if the show succeeds.

A buncha frog liquors are just as bad.

Yes, it’s impossible to be sure of the THC content when it’s added to food this way. The wings don’t all get sauced evenly, some of it remains in the bowl, and some of it will wind up on a napkin. And it’s not like the THC is adding some great depth of flavor. Just eat an well calibrated edible and enjoy the food for…

Reading some of the other choices here makes putting Midway on this list unfair. While it’s true that the distance to expressways makes driving there more tedious, there is an elevated train serving Midway, so it’s connected to much of the city via the CTA elevated system. Other than that, though, Midway just... is.…

The large-scale deception to trick someone into revealing a deep secret was handled much better in 36 Hours.

Did anyone else find her announcement while receiving the award incredibly mercenary? I know that the Grammys are a business event, but she barely said thank you before switching into pitch mode. She even basically directed her fans away from the show to go see what she was about to post. Not a good look, really.

Meh, if you’re going to do Lent sandwiches, a pepper and egg is the way to go.

You’re not going to get any status points for drinking out of a glass. That’s so basic!

That will change once the AI-bots develop sentience and name themselves.

Perhaps the idea is that a Caesar salad originated as a fancy tableside preparation, with the dressing being built flamboyantly before the addition of the romaine (which used to be special). Lawry’s had their spinning salad bowl. But now every place can throw some romaine in a dish and hit it with some bottled…

They’re running them on the Chicago River now, too:

What I don’t understand is why Toyota isn’t making any effort to make their PHEVs more available. I get that the dealers are happy to keep tacking on ADM to the limited supply of PHEV RAV4s, but Toyota doesn’t seem that interested in meeting demand for what they recognize as the right product for now.

I remember when Spaulding was the winner that the Bieber fans took it personally, behaving badly towards her.