I’ve long been amazed by traffic lights. That seems like a pretty dumb thing to say, for sure, but think about it: in a world where daily life can be incredibly chaotic, how did we manage to implement a system… Continue Reading
This won’t be a very long post, as I’ve already talked about the idea of leaving Facebook (which I’ve yet to do, although in the past couple of weeks, I’ve mostly just checked it once in the morning, said happy birthday… Continue Reading
I have no idea what’s going to happen with these Conference Championship Games. San Francisco hasn’t been able to do anything in Seattle since about December 2011, so that game could become a rout — but SF just won two… Continue Reading
Don’t worry; the video is safe for work. Between 2006 and 2011, the U.S. covered 474,000 claims for penis pumps. The total bill was $172 million (yes, that’s not a typo). If the government had simply paid the price that… Continue Reading
Richard Linklater is the guy behind movies such as Slacker, Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, the updated Bad News Bears, and all those Before Sunrise-type films. Phrased another way, you’ve probably seen his work at some point in time. Minus School of Rock, his… Continue Reading
The AFC and NFC Conference Championships are set, which means a couple of different things — for one, most of America will be watching TV for a good portion of Sunday (more than 55 million people watched the 2010 and… Continue Reading
There’s a broad idea called ‘gamification’ — essentially, turning something fairly tangible (education, business) into a game that can be tracked and lead to rewards. It’s obviously a controversial approach and the data on it is a little bit not all… Continue Reading
Let’s say you’re tired of how cable companies are straight-up gouging you (I was), so you cut the cord (I did). What are your options for watching the shows you still love? You can go with a combo of Netflix… Continue Reading