I remember Sneakers as being far, far more exciting than it apparently was. So much for memory.

I absolutely love my Roku player. Their simplest player, the Express is now $29. After recently comparing with the Apple, Google and Amazon TV devices I have, again, happily stuck… Read the rest of the article: Roku Express, now only $29

This LEGO Space Shuttle kit is pretty awesome! My daughter really loved the LEGO Women of Nasa set, so this $29 Space Shuttle was a no-brainer. 285 pieces and several… Read the rest of the article: Build the LEGO Space Shuttle

Who believes a word this guy says? All of it was babble, for the most part. Video via NBC News

GOP bigots in South Carolina and Wyoming have decided to try and weasel around the U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed "legal" marriage to everyone. I can not begin to… Read the rest of the article: GOP lawmakers attempt to define gay marriage as 'parody'

Candles that smell like a bookstore, old books, or a musty old cellar? Pal, you sure like books! My home is filled with books, and pets. Guess which one lends… Read the rest of the article: Candles for book lovers

One of the things that make every RFID implanted US Passport 'safe' is each document's unique cryptographic identifier. Customs and Border Protection can use this key to verify the authenticity… Read the rest of the article: US Customs and Border Protection made forging e-passports easier

This week I found several stories by Anatoly Dneprov, shared free on the series of tubes we call the internet. Anatoly Dneprov, a science teacher, wrote wonderful, fast-paced, and oh-so… Read the rest of the article: Some free short stories from Soviet-era science fiction author Anatoly Dneprov

LEGO is releasing a number of 60th anniversary sets. The Robot and Spaceman from the Fun Future kit are already making waves. Sets in the multi-piece LEGO style of old,… Read the rest of the article: LEGO's 60th anniversary 'Fun Future' set

This $10 Nylabone Durachew has survived years of chewing. This is a nylon bone I smear some peanut butter on, and leave with Nemo for ages. Nemo is a 120lb-or-so… Read the rest of the article: Seriously long lasting doggie chew toy

Whenever I have to turn a screw, I turn to this easy-to-find, yellow box of bits. Flat? Phillips? Torx? Square? Any time I run into a standard-style screw head that… Read the rest of the article: This $12 set of 45 screw-driving bits gets a lot of use

I mistakenly left my e-reader, a Kindle Voyage behind, in a hotel room last weekend. Faced with with the fear of having lost my most favored device, I pondered its… Read the rest of the article: I would replace my Kindle Voyage with a Kindle Voyage

This small magnifying glass on a stand comes in very handy when I need a third one. Can you hold this? Living solo has taught me that delicate tasks on… Read the rest of the article: This $7 magnifying glass with alligator clips comes in 'handy'

As a youngster of 10 or 11 I walked around saying "snausages" over and over, just like the dog in this commercial. This was common practice for every kid in… Read the rest of the article: My dog has never had a Snausage

I gave my daughter a spirograph for Valentine's Day. https://youtu.be/5lwXwPxcLaU I spent hours doodling with a spirograph as a kid. My set came in a tin pretty much just like… Read the rest of the article: Spirograph in a tin, just like you remember

I like to imagine what My Buddy would be like all grown up. "Buddy" is probably doing hard time for hard crime. Where were their parents?

Huffington Post published this list of open neo-Nazi and white supremacists running for office. HuffPo includes a number of assholes who are also white-supremacy-adjacent, as well. Some cowards simply use… Read the rest of the article: White Supremacists who are running for office

Monday Starts on Saturday is the Strugatsky brothers' uniquely Soviet take on the future of research and the institutions that perform it. This gem from 1964 is not to be… Read the rest of the article: 'Monday Starts on Saturday' is an absurdist romp thru a dystopian Bell Labs

I got a new Passport and Passport card, time for new RFID sleeves. The new REAL ID stuff in the US is a pain. My California drivers license still doesn't… Read the rest of the article: Pretty-looking, RFID-blocking passport and ID card sleeves

I'm a huge fan of the Earthbox. My best crops of tomatoes, strawberries, peppers, and corn have all been from these wonderful self-watering containers. I really like gardening in self-watering… Read the rest of the article: I'm planting most of my garden in Earthboxes this year