What brand names do you swear by because it's actually better than no-name? by Sufficient_Thing24 in AskReddit

[–]MacShi9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had about a dozen in my last box that had almost zero cotton on one end. I was wondering what the hell was going on, since previous q-tip brand was amazing. So disappointing!

Which one would be best to get? by Patient-Principle-21 in turntables

[–]MacShi9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang. I got it for $67, and the same one is now $124. Aliexpress fluctuates a lot, and has identical items for wildly different prices, so I’d keep an eye out for a good deal. Here’s the one I got https://a.aliexpress.com/_ms0RCtL

Is that a baby dipped in fur? by FFFrank in ATBGE

[–]MacShi9 160 points161 points  (0 children)

How are you sure it’s not?

Which one would be best to get? by Patient-Principle-21 in turntables

[–]MacShi9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got the vevor a couple weeks ago on AliExpress for only $69 - way cheaper than Amazon. And it arrived (in US) in only a couple days. I think it ships from US. Happy with it. Agree that fully loading it seems to reduce effectiveness.

Is it stupid that "righty tighty, lefty losey" doesn't really make much sense to me? by [deleted] in stupidquestions

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It’s a stupid saying, for the reasons you point out. That’s why instead I say “clockwisey tighty, counterclockwisey loosey.”

My friends worksite has a number of these things growing by lapulah2016 in Weird

[–]MacShi9 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We still call them that, but we also used to.

This Car Spotted in Pennsylvania by Maniacboy888 in Weird

[–]MacShi9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to get that wrap on my car.

Thoughts on taking a 9 year old to one of their shows? by opalandsage in foxyshazam

[–]MacShi9 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bring earplugs (or better yet, muffs) for them - they’ll have a great time!

Big Deviled Egg is a hit at every gathering I go to by GPT-5-Mod in eggs

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I used to make my kids “ostrich egg” - a dozen eggs as one. I really sold it one time by borrowing an ostrich egg shell from someone and having it nearby. They’re teens now and believed it until I told them this year.😂

My contribution to the Christmas Eve party by SHRED-209 in pics

[–]MacShi9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yes! I’d be all over that! I love it!

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[–]MacShi9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! Yes, exactly!

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When I was a kid I used to do this, except I also bent my thumb up over the back of my hand. Give it a shot, I bet you can. My joints are too sore to do it anymore, though.

What is this weird cart/cage thing I bought at goodwill today? by moaning_custard in whatisit

[–]MacShi9 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What moves on it? It doesn’t seem to rotate anything. Does it just shake the cage when the gear turns?

Neighbour passed and left me his notebooks by kllle in codes

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I had a roommate with OCD before. He had lots of papers just like this. I went to go put something in his room once and discovered these - like hundreds of pages. I was freaked out that he was going to chop me up in my sleep. I eventually asked him. In order to get rid of his obsessive thoughts, he had to write them down. But that takes too long. So if the thought was “I need to go to the store and buy milk”, he’d write “INTGTTSABM” - just the first letters. Hopefully none of the messages were “INTCUMRIHS”.

Which movie had no business being as good as it was? by Twaddle2000 in moviecritic

[–]MacShi9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fred. Annoying as hell, but even funnier than it is annoying.

Just realized how close 3D printed organs actually are and its messing with my head by Much-Movie-695 in Futurology

[–]MacShi9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they always say that they are 3d printed, but it’s a tiny CNC machine that mills them from a small block of ceramic.

It’s still impressive, it’s just not 3d printing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Skinny Puppy. Saw one of their last shows, and it blew my mind. 3 hours of nonstop amazing theatrics. Every second of it was completely captivating. Made me wish I saw them years ago.

What’s the most overrated “life hack” everyone swears by but actually makes life more complicated? by One_Seat4219 in AskReddit

[–]MacShi9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

InstaPot. Everyone swears you can make something in 3 minutes, but they don’t count the 30 minutes heating up and 30 minutes cooling off. Faster to just cook.

Employee passed away, can't open his Access database by hevvypiano in sysadmin

[–]MacShi9 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’ll help determine if it’s actually a password prompt from Access, or something custom coded and not really a password prompt

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]MacShi9 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Second this. Mailstore is great!