EDM karate kid! I’m in. Read more

FWIW, the Google campus in Mountain View has free dry-cleaning on site. Also haircuts, day care, dinners you can take home to your family, and attendants in every restroom who groom your taint. Read more

So true! Pivot Tables are the crane kick of tech-job moves: easy to master and endlessly impressive. Read more

So you're telling me I can see Goldfinger, Bolt Thrower, AND Tom Green at the same festival? To that I say: Oui. Read more

For the record, and also in the event my mom reads this, I do wear a helmet more often than not, and absolutely recommend that everyone do the same. For those who think that helmets are uncool, please consider how uncool hospitals and long term brain injuries are. This concludes the public service announcement. Read more

This sounds like a suggestion for an upcoming Adequate Man piece. We'll rally the experts and set them to work. Read more

When it comes to defrosting, my preferred option is to plan ahead: cover the meat and set it out in the morning and it's ready to cook when you get home from work. Use common sense: if it's a warm day, don't leave chicken out if you're going to be gone for 9 hours. Read more

I was tempted to mention the A's cup. I'm glad someone did. Read more

As one of the aforementioned media lions, I hereby confirm that this did indeed happen. Read more

A fine appraisal missing one minor detail. Ahem.

The Giants won the World Series 5 times before they moved to Candlestick, hence World Series victors. I didn't say they won at the 'Stick. Perhaps a bit unclear, but still technically correct. Read more

Yeah, great point. I don't exactly go down a rabbit hole when it comes to buying new skins etc., but yeah at least a moderate degree of customization would diminish the feeling that I'm just a drone in an army. It's like we've devolved to Space-Invaders-levels of blandness, character-wise. Read more