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22d ago

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I've been greasing pedal threads with the wrong tool for a decade

My kitchen drawer had three butter knives permanently bent from that exact move.

23d ago

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Just realized hiding drywall seams poorly to save time is dishonest

My old house had a corner seam in the living room that cracked every single winter for five years straight. The guy who flipped it clearly rushed the drywall, and we paid for it with constant spackle and touch-up paint. Calling it dishonest is so true, because it's a hidden problem you're passing on to someone else. That kind of work never actually saves time, it just moves the hassle down the line. It's like a bad debt that eventually comes due.

25d ago

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Question about the 'just one more episode' trap

Read a great article about how they're designed to keep you hooked.

26d ago

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Am I the only one who sees people mixing chemical peels wrong?

Mentioning the vitamin C serum trend is a good point, @the_parker. That was a mess. But mixing acids from separate bottles is worse. It's not like cooking where you can just add a pinch of this and that. A glycolic peel and a salicylic peel are each buffered to a specific, stable pH. Pouring them together in a bowl completely wrecks that balance. You have no idea what the final pH is. That's exactly how you give someone a chemical burn instead of a treatment. It's lazy and dangerous, not creative.

28d ago

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Had a crazy week fixing a flood-damaged Leica M6 from a shop in New Orleans

Just be super gentle with the curtain, maybe a dry brush first.