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Eyelash is looking for Things that make you happier when you do them. Is there anything that reliably helps your well-being that's not on their list?
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A neat library tip from ElizaMain among many cool ideas in the Hacking Christmas thread.
It's throwback Thursday, so let's revisit this AskMetaFilter question from early 2021: What do you always recommend to people? Come learn about pining socks together in the wash, heated mattress pads, how to handle money, cheap cleaning solutions, and so much more!
spymaster, one-handed driving by Nata Luna (cc by-nc)
Bella Donna posted Hacking an ableist world about the ingenious everyday accessibility innovations disabled folks are creating and sharing among themselves as opposed to the less useful (or vaporware) "disability dongles [that] generate feel-good content for brands." Very interesting!
Freespin Commodore 1541 demo image via quiss.org
The dude wired a 35 year old floppy drive directly to a monitor cable and made music and video. Holy shit! – Nelson.
JHarris posts The world's first 1541 disk drive graphics demo.
I recently created a rule that sends email to the Clutter folder if it has the text "unsubscribe" in the email body. It is literally the best. I look once a week to make sure there's nothing I actually want to deal with, otherwise trash it all. – Is It Over Yet?
Currently popular on Mefi: Best Practices for Outlook, time management tips for "the behemoth of O365." A guide from the product team that created Microsoft Outlook, plus Mefites share their own hacks.
glorious by Christaface (cc by-nc-nd)
Reenum asks, "What are your best hacks for repurposing items or using them in an unusual way to help organize your kitchen?"
Self Portrait Reflected by rocket9.net
Due to the nature of pinball, the ball ends up in places where it's not supposed to be. What's awesome though is that there are machines that recognize when this has happened, and reward you for it.
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