Stop Being Broken tips for living in the near future — more…

Starbucks Cup Sizes

How to stop being annoyed with the pretentiousness at Starbucks.
Thanks to betsyjean79 for her Creative Commons-licensed photo.

Folding Socks

It’s a waste of time to match and fold your socks.
Brand new theme music from Songs To Wear Pants To!

Folding Socks: Should you bother matching and folding them? (Comments are welcome!)

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Cameraphone Photos

Your cameraphone probably makes bad color decisions. Here’s how to fix them quickly on Flickr.

Screencast music from “The Easter Song” by Paul and Storm

Traffic Prompts

The pressure lines that activate a traffic light often encourage you to break the law, and maybe even drive dangerously.

Intro music from the song “Drive” by Jonathan Coulton

Traffic Prompts: Should they be behind the “stop here” line? (Comments are welcome!)

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Tickling

Whether tickling is evil is up for debate, but you may be in for a shock if you try it.

Tickling: Is it worth risking an elbow to the face? (Comments are welcome!)

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Radio Edits

Listening to an abridged version of a song is worse than not listening to it at all.

Radio Edits: Better not to hear the song at all? (If you disagree, please leave a comment)

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My thanks and apologies to Mario Ajero for mangling his podsafe version of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27, No. [...]

Household Budgets

Couples don’t need to fight about money. Assuming you live within your means, here’s how to budget things properly.

Download the template to try this budget for yourself.

Household Budgets: Do you agree with the solution? (If not, please leave a comment)

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Desktop Wallpaper

Explaining the odd misnomer “desktop wallpaper” and suggesting a change for the future.

Desktop Wallpaper: Do you agree with the solution? (If not, please leave a comment)

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