I haven't looked at LiveJournal in six months. It's weird, since it used to be such a big part of my life. I've met all sorts of friends, and my wife, through LJ. I still think it's a much better platform than Facebook, but I no longer seem to have the interesting friends list that makes it work. Plus having a job where I have to do work at ( Read more... )

There are a couple new TV shows that I quite enjoy, and recommend all of ye watch.

Million Dollar Money DropI'll watch any knowledge-based game show at least once. And I especially like shows where the questions are too difficult for someone to reasonably know them, so instead they have to use logical reasoning to narrow down the choices and ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I downloaded updates for a bunch of the apps on my Android phone. Since then, my battery life has gone to hell. The phone lasts like 1/3 to 1/2 as long as it used to. Can anyone suggest how I can figure out/fix the problem? Is there some sort of "What's eating my battery" app?

I've asked this before, but hopefully I'll get more answers this time: Verizon DSL and Time Warner cable internet are both terrible. AT&T, AT&T uVerse, and Verizon FIOS aren't available in my area. What are some other better options for my home internet?

Can someone who understands it and isn't a frothing ideologue explain net neutrality to me? What is it, and why do some people think it's good and some people think it's bad? Note that if you're going to argue that the people who disagree with you only do so because they're stupid poopy-heads, I'd prefer to hear from someone who actually ( Read more... )

It's amazing how few people recognize that the Daily Show is just as much propaganda as Glenn Beck ( Read more... )

Here's a question for you: What's the best advice you've taken? Let me define "best" to mean ( Read more... )

I found this article highly interesting. Particularly this chart:


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I frequently see political wonk types make an argument along the lines of "the political party or faction I dislike will make a strategically stupid move, and it will be disastrous for their side and great for my side ( Read more... )

Good news! A bunch of terrible narcissists will lose the election. Bad news: A different bunch of terrible narcissists will win the election and be given power over our lives.


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