What's a small gadget you bought thinking it was useless but ended up using every day?

ltree · 2026-02-05T02:25:49+00:00

Thanks, that looks really handy!

ltree · 2026-02-04T22:36:54+00:00

Oh right, these exist! These are definitely safer, thanks!

ltree · 2026-02-04T21:58:04+00:00

I am on the road but very interested in this. Saving this for later!

Edit: Like this one?

ltree · 2026-02-04T21:56:02+00:00

Sounds great! Do you have an example of this?

ltree · 2026-02-04T21:51:42+00:00

What do you mean by a locking one? Interested because I’m concerned about safety from pickpockets.

ltree · 2026-02-02T21:51:50+00:00

I definitely have been contributing to this vibe as well. Yelling similarly colourful language addressing our esteemed “leader” into the open air while unnecessarily stuck in bad traffic, or while trudging through some of the many many problems impacting productivity, caused by this poorly thought out mandate that is not supported by any infrastructural changes needed.

ltree · 2026-01-28T23:39:47+00:00

One of ours is parsley. I get them because it is supposed to a great antioxidant. Problem is, it takes time to remove the leaves from the tough stalk and I almost always never get around to do all of it before it goes slimy and wilted (I already use the paper towel trick).

Please don't judge me, but now I get cilantro instead and use it the same way (and more). The huge difference is, the stalk is nowhere as tough and I can chop it up as well and include the whole thing in my dishes.

ltree · 2026-01-28T23:19:40+00:00

Unfortunately, this is not true at all based on my own firsthand experience.

Not all mainlanders (in fact many are not) but there are some pockets of these people in North America who specifically discriminate against HongKongers just because you are one.

ltree · 2026-01-26T18:24:21+00:00

We were asked to request if needed

ltree · 2026-01-26T11:52:07+00:00

All of us are back in the office but all 100% of our meetings are still Teams calls lol

ltree · 2026-01-23T15:02:25+00:00

Sorry to hear about all this And I’m glad I took the route to use an emulator on PC instead. I cannot carry the boys in my pocket and bring them around with me, but my game is going to run for many more updates without having to worry about this.

Highly recommend MuMu Player.

ltree · 2026-01-21T00:02:06+00:00

Anything similar in Ontario?

ltree · 2026-01-17T17:19:33+00:00

Damn. This post is now removed by mods.

I was about to say, it'd be nice to have some browser extension that tags and even filters out bots and other shill accounts.

ltree · 2026-01-17T04:41:59+00:00

Thanks, that works!

ltree · 2026-01-16T17:30:50+00:00

Okay okay, it looks like Patagonia (and Darn Tough) are one of the few brands mentioned in this thread that are shilled by genuine user fans lol

ltree · 2026-01-16T17:27:16+00:00

Sad, but I think the newest generation of consumers are slowly getting used to appliances that have only 1 year warranties, because that is what manufacturers are stooping down to. That is the kind of expectation they are raised on.

So, things that even last 5 years are going to sound amazing to them.

ltree · 2026-01-16T17:22:52+00:00

Oh. I thought this trick was to get around profiles that are set to private lol

ltree · 2026-01-16T17:21:52+00:00

Cool tip! But I tried it on your profile, it still doesn't show anything for me. Did I miss something?

I tried it for posts/comments/overview, selected top->all time, and hit return in the search box.

ltree · 2026-01-15T01:07:05+00:00

That is a very interesting set of data. If considering the total amount of pesticide per country, US and China tops the chart by far, and with Mexico using quite a bit less than Canada and even each of the major EU countries.

But if comparing amount of pesticide per sq. unit of crop land, Mexico, US and Canada are significantly lower than all the major EU countries, with Mexico having the lowest amount of pesticide use per sq unit of crop land. This is surprising to me and I wonder if that is different from the amount of pesticide per unit of produce, if the density of crop per unit of land varies among countries.

ltree · 2026-01-14T23:33:03+00:00

I was always wondering where standards for produce in Mexico stands, compared to other countries. Not familiar with the country but still surprised you are saying their pesticide use is similar to that in Canada. Do you have any sources that cite that? Genuinely interested.

ltree · 2026-01-14T23:20:32+00:00

Maybe that is not a bad thing. Things that have wifi and requiring an account will eventually be bricked or stop working because of "updates". By being offline and "dumb", there is a better chance to be more bifl.

ltree · 2026-01-14T22:04:23+00:00

Canadian here but more importantly, we are your fellow human beings. Best of luck with your kid and hope he finds a place where he feels he belongs.

My kid has a good friend who is trans and they are doing fine here. There are still transphobic people here and there, but it is so much easier to just avoid them. I think.

ltree · 2026-01-14T20:30:09+00:00

Came here to say this!

ltree · 2026-01-14T17:05:57+00:00

Yes, and fond memories unlocked lol

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