I don’t know if I like it, but what people are writing about it sure makes me cringe.
The Cube’s engine has fewer horses (122) than a Tweet can have characters (140).
Bulldog in a Box, in Shades – The New York Times.
I’m sure you’ve heard the accolades for Verizon FiOS TV’s picture quality. All well deserved. Bravo.
What you might not be aware of, though, is the quality of their DVR. Here are some features you’ll love:
When recording one show while watching another, and you attempt to fast forward through the show you’re watching, you have a [...]
The health declaration form for entry into the People’s Republic of China.
Yes, I know. Technically, it’s not a sign. Get over it.
Tip # 1: Always keep a tape measure in your car.
Tip # 2: Remember to bring the tape measure into the store with you.
If you need to catch up, click here to read “stairs” part 1: stringer structural stupidity.
A few years back, when I was framing the basement, I had a large load of 2×4s delivered from Smoot Lumber in Springfield. Some of them were warped beyond usability, and I set them aside in my junk pile. My [...]
Poor Microsoft. Vista and Zune took two of the spots in Time’s The 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade. At least they keep trying.
Obama turns controversy into jokes, lesson at commencement
President Obama on Wednesday turned a flap over his commencement speech at Arizona State University into a joke — then a lesson about never being satisfied with one’s accomplishments.
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“I learned to never again pick another team over the Sun Devils in my NCAA bracket,” he said, referring to [...]
Humans are social creatures and, as such, are generally predisposed to follow society’s morés. For better or worse, that’s how we maintain acceptability to those we choose to associate with.
Sometimes, we become conscious of our behavior. And sometimes, we realize that our behavior, although successful in outcome, isn’t necessarily right.
I admit that I only became [...]
Last summer, I laid my motorcycle, a 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 800, down on its right side. Typically, when someone says they “laid their bike down,” they mean they crashed it. My incident wasn’t quite as exciting. As I pulled into my driveway, I turned the wheel to the right in preparation for backing it [...]