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If you’re ever called to serve on a jury in the U.S., please listen very carefully to the judge’s instructions and take your role very seriously.

Most of us know that jurors in criminal trials are forbidden from discussing their ongoing cases with anyone outside of the jury deliberation room.

But what if you post your conclusions about [more...]

They started talking about using full-body security scanners in airports a few years ago.

Even though they told us that the security personnel who would be viewing the completely nude images of airline passengers would be highly trained, and the imaging machines would not be capable of storing those images, many of us were outraged at the idea. [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that air-popped popcorn is one of my favorite healthy snacks.

Along with being a healthier snack than oil- or microwave-cooked popcorn, air-popped popcorn has another advantage: You can’t accidentaly burn it, because the air-popper’s fan is constantly blowing every newly popped kernel out into a bowl, away from the heat.

On the other hand, microwave popcorn, while very convenient, [more...]

The name sounds pretty impressive.

Khan Academy.

But Khan Academy is really just one man, Salman Khan, who has created more than 1600 short videos that teach a wide variety of subjects from simple arithmetic to calculus; from biology to physics; from [more...]

Today is the day that my father died, five years ago.

Today is the day that I had my heart attack, six years ago.

Today is the day that my wife left me, eight years ago.

Today is the day that my best friend [more...]

When’s the last time you visited a video store?

It’s been at least a year since I set foot in our local Blockbuster store.

I’ve probably rented a video from a Blockbuster-type store fewer than 30 times in my life. [more...]

Anyone who’s used one knows that USB flash drives are fast, ultra-portable, hold an incredible amount of data, and are very convenient to use.

For the past few months, I’ve carried a 4GB one that holds all of the data, tools and documents that I need and want to be able to access while I’m at work. When I was doing more tech support, I carried a [more...]