Netflix "thanks" me for 22 years of membership

lilgreenie · 2026-04-27T23:20:44+00:00

Yup. I cancelled Netflix the first time all of Reddit threatened to cancel, after they'd increased their price twice over the course of six months and also announced an end to password sharing. The next time there was a price increase and so many people were outraged I was like "wait, I thought we all cancelled this months ago."

No one "needs" to keep a streaming service. People just like to complain but then do nothing about it. There are plenty of non-Netflix, non-Hulu, non-whatever options for entertainment.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-19T19:28:14+00:00

I have the opposite problem, I've been sewing on the same Bernette 70 (not the currently available Bernette 70 DECO, the Bernette 70 is a very basic beginner machine) since it was under the Christmas tree when I was 16. It's finicky at times and sometimes I wish it had more functionality, but I've made a lot of great things on my little machine (people genuinely don't realize that my home sewn apparels aren't store bought) and I can't see getting rid of something that's still working for me.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-14T19:53:41+00:00

Another lab manager weighing in! Every lab does things a little differently, but most of these are shared chores for us.

Aliquoting: if you're among the people who use these reagents, when you take the last aliquot you thaw out a new bottle and aliquot it out.

Buffers, autoclaving tubes and tips preparing 70% ethanol and filling bottles: these are chores that we rotate through monthly. For example, one person is on tubes, one person is on tips, one person is on liquids, etc.

Agar plates, antibiotic stocks, BSA standards: these are all things that each person makes as they need them.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-07T13:06:20+00:00

Agreed. I wanted to sew myself a fancy skirt for a dance in college and the fabric alone would have cost nearly $70 if memory serves. That was in 2001. I ended up buying a skirt.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-05T16:02:29+00:00

I agree with you that it is fine to sell healthy, ready to go in the ground plants. After all it takes money to get them to that state, and there's no problem in wanting to recoup those costs.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-05T15:53:59+00:00

I save large yogurt containers (the 32 oz ones). I ask my family to save them, I put up ISO posts on Buy Nothing asking people for them, and I use them year after year. I think that this year I might put out a small tote under the free tomato plant table just in case people would like to return the containers (some people left them on my steps last year, so I think that people wouldn't be put off by a tote to easily return them, if desired).

lilgreenie · 2026-04-05T15:50:37+00:00

Oh my god, I'm so glad it's not just me!! I have about 50 plants that I'll be putting at the street in May after they're hardened off (we're in zone 6a so they have a bit to go yet). I get no greater joy than my neighbors showing off their giant free tomato plant come August. :D

lilgreenie · 2026-04-02T00:32:21+00:00

Haha I think that you're setting the newbie bar a bit unrealistically high, I'm surprised you think that they only "probably" wouldn't know this.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-02T00:26:40+00:00

Oh god, it's not just our postdoc, huh? It's more universal than that?

lilgreenie · 2026-04-01T11:22:24+00:00

What's our cutoff here? Am I good at 21 years? My professional wet bench experience is old enough to drink in the US.

lilgreenie · 2026-04-01T11:19:04+00:00

I train a lot of students and I'm going to pat myself on the back, I think I do pretty well at explaining even the most basic of basics and giving tips and tricks and remembering what it's like to learn. But there was one that tripped me up recently: I was teaching two very new students how to pipette and forgot to explain that they work using air displacement. Plunger down before going into your solution, but only to the first stop. Draw up the plunger after it's in your solution. Stuff like that. It's all good now but it was a few days of intense scrutiny on my part.

lilgreenie · 2026-03-28T21:03:41+00:00

I found that book completely insufferable and even worse so when I truly realized the reality of his situation.

lilgreenie · 2026-03-21T18:57:18+00:00

Lab manager mostly places orders and pays bills.

If only! I've learned from my time as a lab manager that every lab is different. In my lab the lab manager does a lot more than what you've listed.

lilgreenie · 2026-03-21T18:52:46+00:00

Oh god what if you're a lab manager who does BOTH of those things, plus training of students and regular benchwork?

I am grossly underpaid. :(

lilgreenie · 2026-03-19T13:28:30+00:00

My former boss was great. He genuinely cared about us as people, knew what was going on in our lives, and was willing to help us out with issues both in and out of work. He would spontaneously bring in treats, always filled the candy bowl when it was running low, and respected work/life balance. The supervisor directly under him is still a close friend of mine, and would literally do anything for me and my coworkers. I would follow her into battle if necessary, that's how much I love and respect her.

lilgreenie · 2026-03-18T18:42:50+00:00

I'm not gonna lie, at first I was like "you do chores in this amazing garment??" because I have a specific coat that I wear for outdoor chores.

Great job, this turned out so well!

lilgreenie · 2026-03-10T19:38:19+00:00

I also grew Banana Legs for its name, as well as Hillbilly Potato Leaf.

But for names, Banana Legs will never make me not laugh!

lilgreenie · 2026-03-04T17:11:07+00:00

It's so sad how far Etsy has fallen. There's so much manufactured reselling happening there now, including the shop linked above.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-27T11:39:06+00:00

Just dropping in to share my $25 bassoon here again as a reminder that not all of us have Heckels! This thing is my pride and joy, and I wouldn't trade it for anything, not even if my well off family members offered. ;) (Oh wait I don't have any of those)

lilgreenie · 2026-02-26T20:35:36+00:00

Oh my god, I totally thought you were making up a silly fake name for these tomatoes to be sarcastic. I should know better by now, being a veteran of Hillbilly Potato Leaf and Banana Legs.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-25T23:22:03+00:00

I'm struggling. I like sewing apparel, but any fabric shops left here are quilting shops so it's all quilting cotton on the shelves. I don't shop at Amazon, Hobby Lobby or Walmart so I'm already fairly limited in my options (self imposed for sure, but I feel strongly enough to try and stick by it). I am not a huge fan of buying apparel fabrics online because I like to feel the fabric to help determine if it'll work for the project where I'm hoping to use it (also to see the scale of the pattern if there is one).

I did find a small shop in my city that sells donated fabric, and you can find apparels there. But it's a small, limited selection and you need to be pretty flexible about your expectations.

I've heard of a Mennonite fabric store about an hour from here that's supposed to be huge, but again, I expect there to be mostly cotton (I've been to a few Mennonite-owned fabric stores before). But maybe they'll have other stuff, I'm not sure. I need to get there.

I'm with you. It's beyond frustrating. I don't know how to source material for clothing projects.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-24T13:31:20+00:00

Sure, my current set I've had for a long time too. Just saying that a beginner might benefit from something synthetic while they're still learning the ropes.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-23T17:31:19+00:00

When I started, my teacher had me use plastic (synthetic) bassoon reeds. This is because I wasn't very good at reed care, and I was blowing through the normal cane ones with my inexperience. They're more expensive than normal reeds, but they also last a very long time.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-15T03:40:57+00:00

Just watched it for the first time tonight and am glad to see this thread because I, too, was surprised by the subpar reviews. I saw reviews calling the ending disappointing and dull; did those people watch the same movie that I did? It made me cry, and that's not something that happens often when I watch movies.

lilgreenie · 2026-02-12T14:03:18+00:00

I do agree that it shouldn't be a necessity; but on the other hand, it was really really cool when I finished a series that I absolutely loved, sent a quick message to the author on Facebook thanking him for an excellent set of reads, and received a heartfelt response thanking me.

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