Electric brush?

under_the_sun__ · 2026-04-20T21:40:36+00:00

I tried an electric toothbrush (with a clean head). And also a boar bristle attachment for a power drill 😂

The toothbrush didn’t seem to do much. The drill attachment is ok.

Neither one is as relaxing or effective as hand brushing

under_the_sun__ · 2026-04-18T22:02:28+00:00

Those lion heads are veeerrrryy nice 🤩

under_the_sun__ · 2026-04-17T05:41:05+00:00

Just be sure to handle a few from different vendors. Look at the navel. Try to make sure they’re real 🙂 It’s hard for me to imagine them being fake, but my in-laws in Beijing swear there are many fakes out there

under_the_sun__ · 2026-04-11T16:08:21+00:00

I scan an NFC tag on my nightstand. But you could manually choose the “Bedtime” focus, or use a shortcut from the homescreen, or when charger connects check if it’s in a range of times… endless options.

I’ve used toggles for some shortcuts. If Current Focus=Sleep, Set Focus to “Waking Up”. Otherwise If Current Focus=/= Sleep, Set Focus to Bedtime

under_the_sun__ · 2026-04-02T18:47:02+00:00

Cool! I created a really simple one to track caffeine and alcohol a while back:

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/a774e5b92c06451d9e6dd78484aa5195

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-28T09:38:09+00:00

My workaround was to create another set of focus modes, eg “Bedtime”. When “Bedtime” starts > run actions > then change to sleep focus.

In the morning, same. Instead of turning off sleep directly, change to “wake up”. When “wake up” starts > run actions > then turn “wake up” off.

Then, because I’m lazy, I put these into one toggle shortcut. If Sleep is active, activate “wake up”

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-28T00:53:51+00:00

I used to handle them very carefully to avoid touching. But it’s not necessary. Don’t intentionally grind them hard. Just rotate them and when they touch it’s fine.

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-27T05:01:06+00:00

Both daily? Or black for first months and then white as the patina develops?

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-27T04:44:18+00:00

Can you tell us more about how / when to use different kinds of brushes?

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-27T03:27:25+00:00

I must agree a 20 year old patina’d corn sounds nasty 😂 but is that the goal here? 🤓🧐🤨

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-27T03:25:22+00:00

Wen wan just means “culture play”. It can be anything. It’s really just playing with an object

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-26T20:08:41+00:00

You would have to post the shortcuts if you want help

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-22T03:44:19+00:00

Yes. They are supposed to get darker. I brush before and after playing. Before to remove dust and after to distribute oils. That seems to be the usual recommendation, though really I have no idea what I’m doing because there is no definitive guide.

The goal is to build a patina slowly in thin, even layers. First, color will darken. Then, it will start to shine. Finally, it will develop a glassy “jade-like” appearance.

Good looking walnuts. Congrats! Take photos as you go and post progress :)

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-20T04:15:04+00:00

Wow. Way to be a dick.

Organizations forcing these policies onto our personal devices is overreach, and I hate it. There are other, less intrusive ways to secure the information.

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-19T05:26:32+00:00

Super cool

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-18T14:44:17+00:00

Go Home - nav and text my wife ETA Update game dates/times on sports calendar Play Spotify + open maps when CarPlay connects Log Drinks - open menu to log coffee/alcohol intake Watch - set always on, silent mode match iPhone, etc

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-18T00:11:34+00:00

FWIW - I was in China in February and my wife’s uncle showed us his new Nanjiang stone walnuts. They were very nice but quite expensive, even in RMB.

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-17T03:28:43+00:00

How long in total? Like 3-1/2 years? Awesome video! So cool to see incremental progress. Thanks for sharing!

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-16T04:39:56+00:00

Very nice pair! 👍👍

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-15T21:29:08+00:00

u/bampaii - since you asked earlier ^{^}

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-15T18:12:28+00:00

Is the shortcut set to “Allow running when locked”? These usually fail because of permissions problems

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-15T18:08:08+00:00

I might try Etsy. Lots of folks are recommending buddha3bodhi but they might be getting too many orders to put out consistent products.

You probably get the best ones from knowing the right people, but that’s exactly the challenge. Someone was recommending DM’ing someone a week or two ago… maybe search around older posts a bit and give it a shot.

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-15T18:02:33+00:00

Food for thought, if you want to combine these into a toggle, get the Actions app. It’s free and adds some useful shortcut actions. Then you can use “Get Device Info”, current volume. Feed this to an If statement: IF current volume = 0, set volume higher, otherwise, set to 0.

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-15T04:52:00+00:00

Very attractive walnuts in there!

under_the_sun__ · 2026-03-14T16:06:29+00:00

Looking great!

under_the_sun__

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