Most investigators are ex police or ex military, and those are both pretty male-dominated fields. In most US states you have to have been one of the two to get your investigators license. Like that’s not the “official” requirement, but that’s basically what it comes down to. I’m a woman and I found without that… Read more

What OS? On Lollipop, long press any notification, then hit the ‘i’ icon to get notification settings. Raise/lower priority, block completely, etc. I think you can also get them via Settings, but I’m running CM12 so my settings panel is nonstandard, can’t walk you through that side. Read more

Oh thank goodness. The last thing I ever wanted was a tiny distraction delivery device added to my Calendar and Email. I nearly switched from Google over it. Tried an extension to block them, but it would fail when Goggle pushed out changes. Found it easier to just stop using G+ and not auto upload my photos to avoid… Read more

Hello SuperMarkert,

I am developer of Open With Firefox.

Open With Firefox requires a communicator software between Firefox and Google Chrome. This is a restriction by Google Chrome to prevent add-ons access your other programs and local files. If you need to let the Google Chrome access other programs on your computer,… Read more

If a place has free cover before a certain time of night, get there early. E.g. my friends promote our once monthly goth night. Doors at 9, no cover before 10. If no one is there yet you know, have a drink at the bar and chat with the bartender and/or bouncer, as long as it’s not super busy yet and you’re not actually… Read more

1) Pick a cheaper place. Obviously this depends on your friends, but mine are satisified with a dive-y bar as opposed to a fancy martini bar. Drinks are typically cheaper, and they are more likely to have specials on food and drinks.
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I think you make a good point: “Spend less than you earn” can be good advice if it’s the prelude to more detailed, helpful, and actionable advice. If you’re writing a book about how to get your finances in order, by all means, you should start that book by explaining this incredibly simple law. If you’re giving… Read more

The best thing to do with the water heater is adjust the temperature. Every water heater has a thermostat and you can adjust the temperature at which it maintains the water. Read more

Thats a good idea, but then your phone number is then cut off from iMessage. All texts would then go to Gooogle Voice/Hangouts. If you want to use iMessage with other Apple users, then you’d have to give them an email address associated with your Apple ID. Read more

Probably never, since that would be pretty fucking stupid and pointless. Read more

One of the most important things in communication is listening. Unfortunately, people often use one sided methods of communication these days. People will post something on a social media site and move on to the next thing. It seems like a lot of times, people either don’t challenge your ideas that you say, they apply… Read more

OK, I responded to your first post but this one explained what you meant a lot better. But still, I don’t see a big problem with joining friends at a restaurant and not eating but only having drinks. I’ve done that before when I A) wasn’t actually hungry and B) was tight on funds. Friends don’t mind. Read more

If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, you’re already financially illiterate.

(see, I can be a generalizing jerk too!)
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Typically it’s recommended to keep a cash reserve even if you do have a taxable investment account (not an IRA where you will typically be hit with really nasty fees if you withdraw early*). In a taxable (non-deferred) investment account there could be fees related to selling since this might be a trade. It’ll depend… Read more

Eric.
First off, stop reading my mind! This is what I’ve tried to do with my phone. I’d rather just have almost everything in the app drawer then in the main windows.

Part of the reason is that the launcher I use, Nova, has an option to sort the app screens alphabetically. Much easier to find things than on 3,4,5 home… Read more

Vote: plug.dj

I don’t understand why anybody would use something that I don’t think I’d find useful. Aren’t the range of usage scenarios I can come up with in the time it takes to make a comment all the usage scenarios possible? Isn’t everyone exactly like me? Help! My imagination is being strangled by a solipsistic conception of… Read more

There are others in this thread. Most of the AmazonBasics products I’ve bought have been great; the HDMI cables being the one exception. Read more

Yes, we’re talking about the same Kotaku, a news and opinion outlet like any other that will have successes and stumbles along the way. I agonize about stories all the time, some I wish we did better, some that we’ve had to run despite a lot of resistance from people involved who didn’t want us to tell a fair… Read more