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I would have to add a category: large, slow, and considerate. I have to be considerate because basically, being tall and wide, I can really hurt people and I mean really hurt. This I do not want to do. I have found that the most effective way to navigate crowds is to look for the holes. In other...

For the filter in your furnace to be effective, you need as much air circulation as possible and a filter medium that can trap the dust particles. Some recommend running the fan around the clock all year round. It is a low pressure system and it does not have a lot of draw on the intake so you...

As a pedestrian out walking at night, I always carry a flashlight (a Fenix TK35). It has an amazing amount of light output and it has two flash settings. I use it to get motorists attention if I am crossing at a stop sign. I don't use the full power setting as it can incapacitate and I don't...

Anything from a dealer is marked up to the extent that if you buy a complete package from them (rust proofing, fabric protectors, and other stuff), they make more money on the aftermarket stuff than they make on the sale of the car. The same thinking applies to aftermarket warranties on top of...

Agreed. Chris Pirillo (lockergnome) offers an interesting observation. Windows 8 is a product of Microsoft's thinking that a weakness of the Apple product strategy is that iOS and OSX are two separate products (even though they are well integrated). I think that Microsoft believes that they can...

In general, for most electronics, I don't believe that an extended warranty (beyond what the manufacturer offers) is worthwhile. Anything electronic that is defective is likely to fail very early in its life (mostly within 48 hours). Beyond that "infant mortality" stage, things just keep...

The animosity that exists between those for and against Apple computers can get quite intense but it is largely without resolution. I would just shut it out. One forum that provides useful information is http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/switcher-hangout/. You can read about why others decided to...

If you need a lot of hot water in a short time, a properly sized heater could be more efficient than the equivalent large tank. If you use hot water infrequently and so the tank has to cycle on and off to heat water that cools because it just sits, that heater could be a better alternative but...

In essence, you are agreeing to cover the debt so you are putting your credit rating on the line. If you agree to this, you should be prepared to pay the loan off if your father can't and still lose the car altogether. I mean no disrespect to your father but if he can't get a loan from a...

Interesting list of films although there are some surprising omissions. I am surprised that Joss Whedon's Serenity is missing. While it did not do well at the box office, its continued appeal is testament to Whedon's brilliance as a writer, director, and source of original stories. Dark City is...

This is absolutely true. The OP could use a small, inexpensive laptop and attach a monitor for viewing if you don't mind sitting in one spot. My reasons for an MBP Retina were that I use it a lot and I appreciate the ease of use, the display which is so clear and crisp that it reduces eye...

I have a MacBook Pro Retina. There are certainly less expensive laptops out there but the Retina screen offers one of the crispest, cleanest displays of any laptop I have seen and it is blisteringly fast. Other features you will appreciate are the keyboard (which is also backlit) and the light...

Develop a budget. Track your expenses and then see how much you are spending per month on food, shelter, clothing, personal services, entertainment, and whatever other categories you can identify. Look for ways to boost savings by either making more money or cutting your expenses. Check out Gail...

I remember being in NYC where the crowds were greater and I had no problems. People made eye contact, they negotiated and turned sideways, and though at times it seemed like we got closer, no one collided as far as I could see. I did see a lot more police on foot and those guys looked like they...

I suspect that she is bitter about leaving and losing a large part of her social life. Some people have a hard time leaving the workplace. It sounds like she has a history of bullying people and you are just one of a long line of people. She may have succeeded in the past in driving people out...

The police don't really have the resources or the time to pursue matters like this if it is just a single casual user. On the other hand, if you were to observe evidence of trafficking or if there anything to suggest that the smoker is linked to a larger operation, the police may be interested...

I think that what money can buy you, if used wisely, is financial freedom. And in turn, this means control of what is most precious and that is your time. Money we can always make but time is the one thing that we never get back or get more of.

Sorry for your loss. I have been trying wheat beers and I like them: Erdinger, Aventinus and the other Schneider beers, Dennison's which is a local beer, and others. The Blanche de Chambly from Unibroue is also quite good especially if you like a lot of fizz. The other Unibroue beers are good...

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It has gotten better. The first one was a bit rough. Space channel website has previous episodes available.