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I tend to have many notebooks going at any one time, each with their own slightly different uses. But my trick for keeping things 'dirty' for my main notebook is that I burn it whe…

Second the Rice Museum recommendation! If I ever make it big I'm going to legally change my last name to 'Mineral' and create the Mineral Museum of Rice on the other side of the fr…

I've been enjoying Tiled Words! I find myself playing in a weird way, by totally ignoring the clues. I look at the title and try to puzzle out all the answers myself. I don't know …

It's just as random as any other number!

I made a simple ON AIR sign with LEDs inside that I change to reflect what I was doing. Red means I am in a meeting or totally focused, blue means I'm working, but someone can inte…

I enjoy the way Baldur's Gate 3 implements this- choices tend to align more along character axes than good/evil. There are indications for many small dialogue choices that say "Kar…

I have this experience in airports- I'm always amazed how much I can get done in 45 minutes of waiting at the gate when there's little to distract me.

I feel the same! One bit of advice has helped me take better advantage of those small chunks of time- "Park facing downhill." I don't remember where I first heard it, but the idea …

Several years ago my niece dressed up as Jane Goodall for Halloween. Through a string of random connections, someone sent Jane a picture of her. She wrote my niece an incredibly ni…

I've always wanted to make a messaging app that would vibrate in Morse code when you get a message. I love the idea of feeling a message in my pocket and 'reading' it without looki…

This sounds fascinating! I'm a big fan of weird fiction. If your stories are published or shared anywhere when complete I'd love to check them out.

The Steam Deck is a great example, and I attribute its success to riding that line between usability and customization. I can get into Linux and mess around, or I can never touch t…

Building a pneumatic long-range candy dispersal device (candypult) to launch Halloween candy from my garage door to the street. As is the case for many of us around here, I get bor…

I had a similar experience- moved to an area with a new ZIP code (<2 years old) and while most services were fine, Google Address Verification didn't know it existed. I couldn't us…

In my experience- yes. As you mentioned, there is a steep learning curve before you get to that point. Characters instead of letters, sounds you're unaccustomed to hearing and maki…

I took a bookbinding class on a whim at university, and it's still a hobby I enjoy. I would love to have a dedicated space for all the big equipment one day, but it's easy to make …

I don't know if it's the one you're thinking of, but I believe I saw a similar sign at Capitol Reef National Park.

I once heard this advice given as "park facing downhill." I find it difficult to not finish up before I stop working, but it helps me get started in the morning to jump into a near…

Point 4 is what resonates with me, and first got me into knitting. So much of what I do is in front of a screen, and creating a real, physical object and having something to occupy…

If anyone's interested in the Sea Peoples and the Late Bronze Age, I recommend 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric H. Cline. It gives a great overview of the primary…

Pleasantly surprised. Outside of some questionable acting performances, my biggest disappointment was probably how... small? it all felt. Five friends from Oxford become some of th…

Glad to see this here! About a month ago I was ready to start a new farm and held off to wait for this update. I haven't read the changelog because I want to go in blind to any upd…

I'm grateful for my (relative) health. Seeing family members during the holidays with chronic issues reminds me to not take 'feeling normal' for granted. I'm grateful that I have p…

I had a router that would need to be restarted every once in a while, so I just plugged it into a Christmas light timer to go off for 15 minutes early every morning. Worked well un…

Button under the desk controlling LED lights outside the room. The light indicates whether you're in a meeting and can't be disturbed, working but can talk if necessary, or just ch…