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1d ago
inMy aunt said to put a hidden pocket in my jacket design
Actually that tiny pocket was originally for pocket watches. It's called a watch pocket. People just found a new use for it after wristwatches became common. So it wasn't designed for keys, but it works great for them now. Funny how that happens with old designs. They find a new purpose.
2d ago
inUnpopular opinion: I tried getting my nephew into comics with a modern book, but it totally backfired.
That "single, complete story" thing is the key. Modern life is all fractured attention, so a finished tale you can hold in your hands feels like a real event. It's the opposite of another endless phone scroll.
3d ago
inRant: Cataloging a single Roman coin hoard from a Sussex field took my team three entire years, not three months.
Three years for one coin hoard?
4d ago
inWhy does nobody talk about the moment your phone dies right as you're trying to scan a boarding pass at the airport gate?
Always keep a portable charger in your carry-on. Saved me more than once.
4d ago
inShoutout to the old guy at the lumberyard who told me to wet my cedar fence boards
Reminds me of my grandpa's warped shed door.