JB: “For when wireless gaming just isn’t fast enough. This turns every outlet in your house into an 85Mbps ethernet connection. Perfect for connecting your Xbox 360 to your home network, if you’re playing the Halo 3 Alpha, say.”
I literally didn’t understand a word of that, but hey, my strengths are really more in the […]

JB: “I have 3 of these currently deployed at work. I put one in an audio guy’s office, he’s going crazy thinking there’s something wrong with his speakers. I tried to target people who frustrate easily.
This device has a built in magnet, so it’s easy to hide. It goes off just infrequently enough that it’s […]

“Awesome book for a dad with young kids,” says JB.
Yes, awesome book. Riveting content, what with its page after page of…trucks. Of course, Riley loves it. Of COURSE.
We have several of these “Priddy Bicknell Big Ideas for Little People” board books—I happen to prefer the ones with pictures of animals, but hey. A […]

JB: “This is the toughest jacket on earth. I wear mine elk hunting in southwest Oregon, and it’s kept me dry and sheltered from the elements for a number of years now. It’s waterproof, windproof, and damn near chainsaw proof.”
I was trying to think if this is the jacket I poisoned with fabric softener that […]

JB says, “This sounded particularly interesting after the James Kim story. I liked reading about the physical and psychological reasons people make it (or don’t) through life-threatening situations. Creepy and inspiring.”
Amazon’s review blurb on Deep Survival:
“What impels people to risk their lives by climbing mountains or deep-sea diving? What confluence of forces leads to […]