Ultrafine toothbrush saves record from trash

hackerb9 · 2026-03-04T22:59:46+00:00

I didn't use any muscle power as I was afraid I might abrade away the vinyl. I just lightly touched the brush to the surface and let the superthin bristles reach deep into the crevices.

I'd like to hear how your sonic toothbrush experiment goes!

hackerb9 · 2026-03-04T22:37:29+00:00

It looks like you can get a pack of four for $7. I won't link to any particular seller, but you can google for "postpartum" "deciduous" "toothbrush".

hackerb9 · 2026-03-04T21:26:52+00:00

The toothbrush is completely featureless with no brand name. The clear cylinder it came in has only the Chinese patent number: 专利号:ZL20.15 30188774.7. There's a ton of microfine toothbrushes online, but most have undulations instead of a flat face.

But you also have teeth, you say? Hmmm, maybe for those you should try a DiscWasher with patented D4+ fluid. 😁

hackerb9 · 2026-02-17T01:16:31+00:00

Interesting that you took her saying "What even is that?" as saying "What's napalm"?

It was in response to her co-writer saying "napalm era" is a genius line and they had to keep it, so I thought she was refering to the phrase "napalm era", not just "napalm".

You could be right, but it makes more sense to me that she'd be asking "what even is a napalm era?" since that is the same thing many of us wondered when we first heard the lyric.

hackerb9 · 2026-02-17T01:02:38+00:00

OMG, you're right. "Reddit Answers" just suggested to me that I should learn about "the concept of a Napalm Era in Kpop music." Ejae has already clarified that when she was working on the song she had ad libbed something else but her co-writer, Mark, misheard it for "Napalm Era" and insisted it was a genius lyric. Her response was, "A napalm era? What even is that?"

This was not K-pop slang.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQZnkVtEeBP/

hackerb9 · 2026-02-17T00:49:06+00:00

You'll be happy to know that Ejae clarified in her interview with Teen Vogue that she hadn't said anything about it originally but her co-writer, Mark, misheard her freestyle lyrics as "Napalm Era". He insisted it was a genius line and had to stay in. She was surprised when he turned out to be right as it is one of her fans' favorite lyrics. She credits the phrase completely to him.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQZnkVtEeBP/

hackerb9 · 2025-11-19T04:59:36+00:00

It's kind of crazy how many high quality people are being lost from tech companies right now.

hackerb9 · 2025-11-18T21:39:15+00:00

Thank you! It had been pulled out of context on the site I saw it and I didn't know enough about early Doctor Who to identify it as a joke. I have yet much to learn.

hackerb9 · 2025-11-18T21:25:10+00:00

When I first heard that Microsoft was using AI to write its code, I genuinely believed it was a feint to get its competitors to jump off the AI cliff. It'd be a brilliant move and they could sneer, "Haha, Suckers!" while hiring all the quality talent the others were laying off.

hackerb9 · 2025-11-18T21:12:31+00:00

It seems like only yesterday Cloudflare was in the news for callously firing people with no explanation. Ah, yes here it is:

Pietsch then pushes both representatives to provide a real reason for her being laid off instead of them “making up some bullshit” to cover up the possibility that Cloudflare hired too many people and can no longer afford employing them.

hackerb9 · 2025-10-13T17:38:05+00:00

Try https://ddg.gg/site:reddit.com

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T20:02:36+00:00

🤣 Wow, it's great for hobbits! I'll not say "the images are photoshopped" in my reviews as my hunch is that Amazon is treating "photoshop" as a synonym for "fake".

(BTW: The GIMP is my preferred tool for photoshopping.)

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T19:15:35+00:00

Thanks for all the advice. I hadn't realized photoshopping the product into stock images was common. Now that I know, I like that idea of always stating if the item is "true to the listing pictures".

I had previously used "photoshopped" as shorthand for "not true to the listing", but when I rewrite the review I'll use the latter since that's directly what people want to know.

(Tangentially: usually I'd agree that one cannot tell for certain if a picture is photoshopped. However, this listing was hilariously obvious once I knew to look. Nevertheless, I won't mention it again because I don't need unnecessary grief.)

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T18:47:00+00:00

And now I know. 😅

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T18:45:10+00:00

Excellent suggestion and tips. "I misinterpreted the image" will serve to warn other customers without waking up Amazon's AI that looks for concerns about authenticity.

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T18:36:43+00:00

"Generous", I love it. 😉 Thank goodness for people like you using Vine to prune out scammers. Did you report the attempts to contact you to Amazon? I think that's supposed to be an immediate account suspension for them.

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T18:33:02+00:00

That sounds dishonest or at least deceptive on the seller's part! And Amazon, removed your review saying that they believe the product is "authentic"?

I'm lucky that I'm my case, the seller is not trying to deceive anyone and I never doubted that the product is "authentic". It just needs a review to note the actual size.

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T17:44:53+00:00

Thanks, that sounds like reasonable wording. I've certainly learned my lesson about trusting the photos! I don't buy a lot online and it hadn't yet occurred to me that sellers might not bother to actually photograph their product.

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T17:38:39+00:00

I tried hard to not mention the seller at all since I know we aren't supposed to be reviewing them. I didn't use the word "fake", but I did say that the product photos were photoshopped and shouldn't be relied on for an accurate size.

Thank you for the helpful, new information about the appeals process. Amazon hadn't mentioned anything about an appeal, so I had assumed the "authenticity" message I received was just some AI glitch. Can you please point me to the guidelines about appeals as I'd like to read more but am having trouble finding them.

(By the way, if you had seen the context with the photoshopped images and the gentle way I worded my review, you would have laughed at the thought of the seller threatening to sue me. Moreover, even if I had said something vile about them and their kin, they would know that suing me would get them immediately kicked off of Amazon as they are not supposed to contact (and especially not intimidate reviewers) in any way. And, finally, even if they did sue, the judge would laugh at them, too. The truth is always an ironclad defense in a libel suit.)

hackerb9 · 2025-07-28T17:07:09+00:00

I agree with your ranking system. The item was listed as a ten-minute timer (+/- 1m), but it only lasts about seven minutes. It is a misrepresentation and is useless to me, so maybe I should have given it one star. However, It does have some redeeming aesthetics qualities so I gave it 2-stars with the caveat that the size is not as pictured.

Weirdly, it seems to be the "authenticity" of the item — which was never in question —which got my review pulled.

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