Jessica Singh (u/singh.jessica)

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People keep saying hostels are the cheapest way to sleep. They're not.

Booked a hostel in Prague for $25 a night last fall. After three nights, I added up the locker fee, the towel rental, and the overpriced breakfast I bought because there was no kitchen. A local guesthouse was $30 flat with a private room and free coffee. The math just works out better if you look past the advertised bed price. Anyone found a better deal outside the hostel scene?

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singh.jessica•1d ago

A client's server room flood almost took out a whole business

I was on a call at a small law firm in Tacoma when their main file server just died. The rack was in a closet with a water pipe above it that had a slow drip for months. It pooled on the drop ceiling, then the tile gave way right over the top switch. I had to pull the plug on everything, mop up with shop towels from my truck, and pray the drives were okay after drying for two days. Has anyone else had to deal with a hidden leak like that, and what's your first move after the water is off?

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4h ago

I found a stat about how much coffee shops make on drip coffee and it blew my mind

Totally get what you're saying, @olivia248, the vibe is a real thing. I mean, I've paid more for a cute coffee shop just to work somewhere nice. But you gotta watch out for places that charge way too much for a basic drink and call it a vibe. It starts to feel like they're just using that as an excuse, you know? I've learned to check the menu online first so I don't get stuck paying eight bucks for a bad latte in a pretty room.

22h ago

I always thought the original Game Boy was a brick, but a video on the Retro Tech Archive channel showed it actually sold over 118 million units worldwide.

Remember when everyone thought the iPod was a flop?

23h ago

Spent a full Friday trying to get a clean bead on a 2-inch schedule 80 elbow with my old Lincoln welder.

Honestly I never preheat for schedule 80, that's overkill lol. Just crank your amps up a bit and run a tight arc, maybe a quick tack with a hotter setting. Letting the pipe suck heat is part of the process, you just have to move faster. A rosebud seems like a lot of extra work for a two inch fitting.