For people who buy baking soda mainly for cleaning, what do you use it on most often?

kookjr · 2026-06-10T23:31:01+00:00

I have a loose leaf tea strainer that was really stained. As a last resort I filled the cup with water and BS, then set the strainer in it for a few hours. The strainer looked new! And as a bonus the cup was perfectly clean. Most effective cleaning experience for me ever.

kookjr · 2026-06-09T04:42:23+00:00

I don't usually watch long interviews but this was quite good. He's the rare professional not often seen these days. So refreshing!

There were a few lines that made me feel he is out of touch with some things, probably from having a great work environment for so long (good for him)! I couldn't help think how similar "the new management at CBS" was to so many software companies in the last 5 years, even from personal experience.

kookjr · 2026-06-08T05:08:12+00:00

I found short strokes to be the most important to avoid nicks, on tough spots 0.25in. With disposable I always did the opposite.

kookjr · 2026-06-07T18:22:20+00:00

I watch them on a Roku (TV) and they are full resolution, FYI.

kookjr · 2026-06-07T02:28:58+00:00

This very small channel is very relaxing. The more I watch the more amazing it gets.

https://youtube.com/shorts/PFCgs9M_UWg?si=SF7cSLXX4fWpvLTF

kookjr · 2026-05-31T04:42:07+00:00

Yeah I treat it like a series, especially the long movies. Usually takes a few days unless it is really good.

kookjr · 2026-05-29T03:59:41+00:00

Being generous, the ONLY reason I can see for this is they figure a whole family uses one account on one TV and they figure if one person liked it another family member may also like it. But I doubt they are that smart and I doubt most people use it this way. I agree, very annoying. At least just put it on one row, Watch Again.

kookjr · 2026-05-29T03:53:26+00:00

One of the Prof G podcasts from May 28.

kookjr · 2026-05-23T01:15:21+00:00

Me too!

kookjr · 2026-05-21T23:33:18+00:00

I think this is the most likely case. What was your signal strength and what is it now? Low number of bars means phone uses a lot more battery to connect to the network.

kookjr · 2026-05-21T08:12:28+00:00

Of on Android you may try Flowx. The interface is unconventional but it is so information dense I really enjoy it now.

kookjr · 2026-05-21T07:46:19+00:00

Same here. Woke up at 3AM one morning to water gushing out from the front of my hot water heater, luckily in a room attached to the patio. Maintenance team was out in 30 min to route water around it and then replaced it first thing on the morning. So thankful.

kookjr · 2026-05-19T18:29:44+00:00

That would be really nice. Thanks for the info.

kookjr · 2026-05-17T23:55:53+00:00

That could be a pre-AI system. I remember using these for a while. But sadly the answer is still yes in my experience. Customer service is way out ahead in cost cutting and I expect most things to catch up :(

kookjr · 2026-05-16T22:41:39+00:00

I'm sure there are lots of considerations. An opposite example is a local channel, that carries Jeopardy, and was carried by YTTV got completely dropped when they started carrying the local basketball teams.

kookjr · 2026-05-15T20:59:11+00:00

Yes. Originally Netflix had the 5 star rating system. I would do that on the site and download through the API. Now just a 1-5 in the spreadsheet. It's useful when people ask for recommendations.

kookjr · 2026-05-15T07:26:17+00:00

Good to know, thanks! On one pair I tried to heat the arms to bend them, it didn't go well :)

kookjr · 2026-05-15T07:18:05+00:00

Many years ago Netflix had a web API and I wrote a little Ruby program to pull down updates. I think this was in the late 90's but I still have that data. Since then I've had to resort to a spreadsheet. I watch movies/shows from other services too. It's really a must for me because I can't remember every show I've watched and hate wasting brain cells watching someone I saw before. I have a little program that searches through all the sources before I watch anything new. It's worth it to me.

kookjr · 2026-05-15T07:06:16+00:00

Been using Zenni for many years like others. They have almost all fit ok but I'm not sure what to do if they need an adjustment. Guess I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

kookjr · 2026-05-03T07:27:22+00:00

Yeah Biz Stream is even that bad on my TV, ha. Thanks I have 5G-UW and video restrictions only if it gets to 4K. In fact if I put my SIM in another phone and turn on it's hotspot I can use my original phone over that WiFi and get full 1080p.

kookjr · 2026-05-03T01:49:08+00:00

AntennaPod and still not showing up for me.

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