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18h ago

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I used to find new music by just clicking through random blogs, but now I search by record label on Discogs to see everything they've put out.

Ever check the producer credits?

21h ago

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Showing a house in NoDa, the buyer's dog tried to claim the master closet.

Seriously, letting a dog pick a house? That's a huge financial choice based on a pet's random whim. What if the roof is bad or the schools are terrible, but the dog liked the closet?

1d ago

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Showerthought: My grandma's trick for remembering grocery lists without a phone actually works better

Isn't it wild how our brains latch onto physical stuff? I read this article about memory palaces, and it's the same idea. Your brain connects the info to a place or a thing you can touch. A knot in a string is way more solid than a note on a screen you just swipe away. My phone list just becomes background noise, but untying a knot is a whole action you have to think about. It makes the item itself feel more real before you even get to the store.

2d ago

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Spent $80 on a new boning knife and it's like my hands learned a new language

Feel your pain, @the_tara, that's a tough job without the right tool.

2d ago

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I bought a cheap guillotine from an online auction and it cost me $200 to fix

I get what Evan_Morgan81 means about a gamble, but a used Kutrimmer for two hundred bucks is still a win even with the fix. That recalibration is a known issue with older models, almost a given. For checking gear, I always ask the seller for a video of it cutting a stack of paper before I bid.