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c/bullet-journaling•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

I thought the whole 'track your mood with a color code' thing was silly until I saw a full year of my own blues and yellows laid out.

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c/general-home-advice•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

I finally tried the 'soak your showerhead in vinegar' trick from a 5-year-old YouTube video and it actually worked.

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c/easy-weeknight-dinners•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

Tried to make a 'one pot' pasta and ended up with soup

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c/everyday-tech-hacks•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

I just hit 1000 saved photos from my phone to my computer without a single cable

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c/estheticians•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

My steamer decided to quit mid-facial last Thursday

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c/camping-gear-reviews•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

Just figured out my cheap sleeping bag was costing me more than a good one

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c/coding-for-beginners•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

My uncle told me to start with Python, but a friend said C is better for basics

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c/frugal-cooking-tips•

hugo_grant•5mo ago

I used to think cooking with dried beans was a waste of time until my power got cut for 2 days.

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c/bookbinders•

hugo_grant•6mo ago

My boss told me to use PVA glue for a full leather binding and it was a disaster.

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c/computer-technicians•

hugo_grant•6mo ago

My coworker insisted we replace the thermal paste on a 5 year old gaming PC. It dropped temps by 15 degrees.

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c/budget-travel-hacks•

hugo_grant•6mo ago

People are still messing up their flight search filters and it's costing them

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c/history-mysteries•

hugo_grant•6mo ago

My dad's stubborn belief about our Civil War ancestor cracked me up

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c/budget-friendly-meals•

hugo_grant•6mo ago

Showerthought: I once swore by dry pasta only, but fresh from the deli counter is cheaper per serving when you factor in sauce.

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5mo ago

My local shop had a guy dressed as a full Batman villain for a Tuesday afternoon

Saw a post about a guy who brought a full lightsaber to a movie opening. Not a toy, like a custom built one with sound effects. He kept clashing with empty air during quiet scenes. Whole row was giving him the stink eye. Security finally asked him to put it away after he hit a seat.

5mo ago

My wife said my garage floor plan looked like a 'maze for mice' and it totally changed my layout.

My own wife called my shed a rodent funhouse.

5mo ago

The attic crawl space that went from a horror movie set to a clean run in a single day

Finding a two-foot stack of AOL CDs sounds about right (my parents' basement was basically a landfill for those things).

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Hot take: I think we put too much trust in five star reviews

Totally agree with you @seanlewis, that's the best way to do it. I always go straight to the three star reviews... they usually have the real talk about a product's flaws without all the anger. Finding a review that points out a small issue but still likes the thing tells me the person is being honest. It saved me from buying a backpack that looked great but had a weird strap design everyone in the middle ratings mentioned.

5mo ago

Showerthought: I thought our old sand reclamation unit was fine until we ran the numbers from the new one.

Yeah, that's a huge drop in binder use, congrats. We had a similar win when we finally upgraded our mixer. The old one was so inconsistent, we were constantly over-compensating with new sand and resin. Like charlieo29 said, it's all connected. Once the sand quality got steady, our whole process got way more predictable and we cut down on waste across the board. New gear can feel like a lateral move until you see the actual data.