Joe Brown's discussions

Yeah, there would be a surplus of space behind the box, and you'd use a special plate for the front that locates the socket in the middle of the box. They make models that you can plaster over as well. Read more

Like I said, if you're ripping the wall apart, this is a great option. Read more

You'd have to put the 2-gang box behind your wall and then have a single plate on the outside—requires you to get all up in the inside of your wall. Read more

The two-gang box is behind the drywall/paneling/whatever, and the faceplate is in front. Read more

2-gang boxes are great, but I was not about to rip my wall apart. That said, it would look a lot nicer! Read more

Yeah, the YouTube videos involve much larger outlet boxes than I've got. I wish whoever built my house had installed double boxes. Read more

But still an important point—the retail presence of these phones is almost imperceptible. A problem that Microsoft should address. Read more

So you didn't read the post either. Great! Read more

Whoa easy there killer. These guys don't have time to read all those big words! Read more

Wow, you don't even want people to think you actually read the post, do you. Read more

Corrected, thanks! Read more

Out of curiosity, what phone do you use? Read more

Yeah, I think our advertisers understand that we call it like we see it. From our perspective, the idea is that if we say something nice or positive, we actually mean it. Read more

That's pretty cool, gotta admit. Yeah, I can imagine huge people need huge phones. But why aren't they making phones for short people like me? Where's my iPhone Nano or an improved HP Veer? Read more

I don't really have an answer for you beyond the one you already know. The fact is, this is happening, and, though we are aware that it will cause some difficulties, we made the decision because the net benefit to our readers was greater. Using this distributed, connected authentication system provides orders of… Read more

That's not the root cause at all, but my saying that isn't going to change your mind so whatever. Read more

No, it wouldn't have happened, and that's the point: We just want to protect you guys the best we can, and this is a solution that puts the literal best of the best of the best on the case. Read more

Yeah, I hear you on that. Maybe just make a twitter account that you don't use and tie it in? It amounts to the same thing: Create a username and password. I understand that you already have an account with us, and that this is kind of a pain in the ass. I'm sorry about that. The only reason we're doing it is to… Read more

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So I can just take your star then? Is using a different account to log in really worth leaving over? Read more