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3d ago

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Serious question, is buying a cheap action cam for travel videos a smart move or a waste?

Yeah the "another thing to charge" bit is real... but it changes how you use it. I'd never hold my phone out on a bike trail or near spray on a boat, but with a cheap cam I'll just clip it on and forget it. The battery lasts for a full day out, and the clips are so short I only really have to charge it once a week if I'm using it a lot.

4d ago

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Hot take: My aloe vera blunder made a gardening club laugh

@angela43, calling a snake plant a desert plant is a really common mix-up. They handle dry air well, but they're actually from tropical West Africa, not a true desert. That wrong label at the store did you dirty twice. Good move on double-checking now, because even the care tips for a real desert plant would be off for a snake plant.

6d ago

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TIL why labeling wires is crucial during a controller change

Yeah that "live map" thing Evan said is so true. I did a full stereo install once and thought I could remember which wire was which because the colors were different. Two days later when I had to fix a ground issue, I was staring at a nest of identical black wires. Had to test every single one with a multimeter and it took forever. Now I just put masking tape flags on everything before I unplug a single connector. Saves so much headache.

6d ago

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Parrot started mimicking my staple gun on a sunroom install

My buddy's dog used to bark at the compressor every time it kicked on. Took him a week to figure out we weren't being attacked. Animals just don't get job site sounds sometimes.

8d ago

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My brother-in-law's go-to password was 'password123'. Had a long chat about security. Changed my own habits too.

Disagree that strong passwords are the real fix here. Most hacks happen through leaks or tricks, not guessing. You need different passwords everywhere way more than you need one complicated one.