Recipe – Smoked Whole Turkey (where’s my Hibachi?)

This is a combination of a few recipes I’ve found recently. I plan to follow it this year in the hopes that I can somehow approach the quality of food my Dad’s 50+-year old clay hibachi pot yields. He got it while on a tour of duty as a naval aviator during the Korean War [...]

Who will guard the guardians?

Today’s poll:  Your belief in the mission of government.
The question is put to Socrates, “Who will guard the guardians?” or, “Who will protect us against the protectors?” Plato’s answer to this is that they will guard themselves against themselves. We must tell the guardians a “noble lie.” The noble lie will inform them that they [...]

How to tell when your hard drive needs help

If it looks lke this, then it’s time to run the defragger!

I guess things got a little out of hand. Oops.

!Vote Here! New Version of Windows Live Hotmail Sucks

Tell me you noticed how crappy the new interface is. It’s embarassing to think this is professionally developed content. They tried to blow it off by saying it’s better:

A cleaner, more customizable look
Up to 70% faster access to your email
Easier access to your Windows Live Hotmail contacts

And yet this is what they delivered:

It’s bunk. Back [...]