Joe Brown's discussions

That thing looks siiiiiick. You own it? Read more

I use a leatherman monarch and I lurrrve it. http://www.leatherman.com/products/product.asp?id=78&f=18&c=4 Read more

They could have coated Curiosity in diamonds and it would still cost roughly $2.6 BN. Isn't it possible that it's just not as expensive an undertaking as the Olympics? Read more

That's why they couldn't film there for the new Total Recall Read more

I don't see the use of the remote. What's the point when you have to be near the thing to load it up or use it? Read more

Volcano is a terrific piece of kit—no denying it—but $500?! Where you gonna get $500 if you sit around and smoke weed all day? Read more

Oh wow, downloading now! Read more

So I just got an OTA update today and the battery life already seems a lot better. I can update you guys later, but I'm hoping this makes a big diff. Also, hearing that some of the custom ROMs people are using over at XDA forums address a lot of these issues. Gonna try some out this weekend. Read more

I have no truck with Lockerz either. But don't get me started on imgur. Read more

Just as a note of caution: Nobody should attempt to actually go and retrieve this phone. Read more

What controls do you have? Do you have like a wheel and pedals, or is it a keyboard-and-mouse affair? Read more

I feel the same way about this—it's not the strength of the shape, it's the exposure. What if you had a spice jar or a container of mustard in your bag with these eggs? CRASH. Read more

My landlord gave me $50 towards the exterminator bill; I ended up paying around $2,000 total before I fled. My only consolation is that I know she has to have gotten them because she lived in the same building. Read more

Thanks! Read more

fixed it, thanks for lookin out Read more

Seems like a lot of money to me. Read more

It's the worst. I took a job across the country just because I knew I couldn't afford a better place than the one I had in NYC, and the bugs made me feel like a pariah. I had 75% of the house taped off with drop cloth. I slept on an aero bed in the kitchen surrounded by boric acid and vaseline. I moved my clothes into… Read more

I had bedbugs and seriously got PTSD from them. Every bug bite, every scratchy feeling at night would freak me out for a couple years after I literally fled NYC because of them. I got them from a girl. Who shopped mainly at Urban Outfitters. Read more

I love my old-ass Forschner 8-inch chef's knife. Even more than my fancy new Shun. I also love my leetle glass bowls. http://gizmodo.com/5879337/the-little-glass-bowls-i-cant-cook-without Read more

Seriously, how long do we have to put up with this bulky crap in our pockets? I feel like Jacob Marely. Read more