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guyrocket
guyrocket @ guyrocket @kbin.social
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How we fix things around here

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  • Pretty good. I'm sure it works.

    I use in wall wiring for stuff. It could make a great handle here too.

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  • Boycott!

    • Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds

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  • Much worse than we thought. How shocking. /s

    • Is it a sweatshirt or a jacket?

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  • This whole thing is confusing to me.

    For me, gen X, growing up it was this:
    Sweatshirt: Non-hooded OR hooded and shirt shaped with NO zipper but made of material that is "fleece"-like on one side and smooth-ish on the other.

    Jacket: zippered thing, long sleeves, usually made of plastic or nylon but the purpose was to wear OVER your clothes as a windbreaker and/or to keep you warm.

    Hoodies did not exist. Things like a sweatshirt, jacket, coat or shirt might have a hood.

    Now, I do not know what the fuck to call shit.

    That is a fucking jirt. Shirtet. Sweatjack. Hoodet. Sweatie. Jackie.

    • Is it a sweatshirt or a jacket?

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  • This kinda rocks my world. I never thought of it being based on the material, no wonder I've always found the whole hoodie / sweatshirt / sweater / jacket think confusing.

    Hmmm...still not sure it makes sense to me...

    • Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running

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  • I was not just making a joke, amigo. I am old enough that I used this stuff back in the day. I graduated from dialing into BBSes on my Commode 64 to this stuff. And I am amazed and happy that it is still around.

    • Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running

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  • Amazing! Thanks!

    • Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running

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  • But what about Veronica?

    • What are your favourite lesser known websites?

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    • "Thought-Terminating Cliches"

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  • Well I'm just sayin

    • This needs its own song

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  • Is radio dead now? Aren't podcasts dead now too? Isn't it all youtube vids now? What is even happening?

    You kids get off my..um...media...

    • Therapy

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  • Yeah, I was gonna say that these men DID go to therapy.

    • What is a song you wanted to find again for a long time, but it gave you no clear clue about how to search for it?

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    • It’s always with my best shirts

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  • And that "tagless label" is gone after the first wash too.

    Doing their best to kill the used clothing market.

    • Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them?

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  • My motion switch in the main floor bath also senses light so it does not turn on when it is sunny.
    My motion switches in the basement laundry and garage might also be light sensitive but it is always dark there so I always want them to turn on.
    I think to do what I think you want, I would investigate X10 or other home automation hardware. That stuff lets you program switches so you could set it to never come on during certain times (for example). X10.com
    X10 used to be much cheaper than most other home automation hardware/software.

    I agree that spending more gets better quality tools but I don't want or need great quality in my junk drawer. Nor do I want to use expensive tools on packaging. The expensive tools go in my tool bag to get used and abused on "real" work.

    • Satisfying Game Boy Restoration

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  • DOT MATRIX WITH STEREO SOUND

    • Google accidentally deleted a $125 billion pension fund's account

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  • Yes, I think many people think otherwise, even in tech. To many "the cloud" is some sort of magical, mystical place data can go. And companies selling cloud services perpetuate the myth.

    This is a revelation to many people.

    • Are there any household gadgets you found unexpectedly useful after you'd gotten them?

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  • I have a few motion activated lights in my house and really love how convenient those are. One is an in wall light switch and another is a screw in one in a ceiling light socket.

    I also use my pour over coffee set daily. And my coffee grinder.

    I bought a cheap little wire cutter and keep it in my junk drawer. Great for cutting zip ties and twist ties on packaging.

    I keep a water bottle in the fridge. Always have cold water and hardly use glasses. Bring it to the table when you eat.

    Lazy Susan on the dining room table for salt, pepper, toothpicks, pencils, sticky notes, etc.

    Long plastic dollar store shoehorn by the door.

    I get big packs of 3M clean removal hooks from Costco and use them all over the house to hang keys, pants, hats, string lights, jackets, etc.

    • Google accidentally deleted a $125 billion pension fund's account

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  • What if I told you "the cloud" is just someone else's computer.

    • ‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services

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  • Consumers are getting fucked. Media companies will continue to make it worse while trying to improve their bottom line. How long until it is all pay per view at sky high prices that only keep going up?

    I try to own my media in physical form as much as possible. But I don't think it will be long until physical is not an available format. Or unaffordable, like vinyl is now.

    We should have resisted and stopped the DMCA. We should stop all media being rental only. But we do not resist, we comply. We bend over and get fucked like the sheeple we are.

    Until consumers take control of their government they will continue to take it up the ass from corporations. They count on you to comply.