My neighbor said air fryer chicken wings are a waste of time

I was talking to my neighbor, Frank, yesterday while taking out the trash. He saw my air fryer through the window and said, 'You can't get real crispy wings in that thing, you need a deep fryer.' I told him I do 400 degrees for 24 minutes, flipping halfway, and they come out perfect. He just shrugged. It got me thinking, what's the one food people told you wouldn't work in an air fryer that actually does?

I watched the full 2016 debate with Hillary Clinton again last night, and my take is different now.

Back in 2019, I had to pick between a full sun or shade garden plot.

My old yard in Austin only had two spots left, one got 8 hours of direct sun and the other was under a big oak. I chose the shady spot because I wanted to try ferns and hostas. It worked out okay, but everything grew really slow and stayed small. Anyone have tips for getting more color in a low-light garden?

Looking for info on a story about a dam collapse in India that vanished from local news

I saw a report on a small news site about a dam failure in Gujarat last month that flooded three villages. The next morning, the article was gone and the main papers in the state didn't cover it at all. I checked with a friend there who confirmed the flooding happened, but said the official line was just 'heavy rain damage'. What's the best way to find archived copies of stories that get pulled like this? Do you use specific search tools?

Dropped $150 on a thermal camera for my phone, found a hot capacitor in seconds

It paid for itself on the first repair, a TV power board that had me stumped for an hour. Anyone have a cheaper tool that works just as well for finding heat spots?

A client said my hand-sewn headbands were too tight and it made me rethink my whole method

I was finishing a custom journal for a repeat customer, and when they picked it up they said the headband felt stiff and pulled on the spine. I always pulled the thread as tight as I could, thinking that was the right way. After that, I tried a project where I left a tiny bit of slack, maybe a millimeter of give. The book opened so much easier. Now I do a test open after sewing every headband. Has anyone else had a client point out something basic you were doing wrong?

A thing I saw at the grocery store in Springfield yesterday

I was in the canned goods aisle and saw a guy with a full cart of just beans, tomatoes, and rice. He told me he cooks for a big family and this is how he keeps it under $50 a week. It made me think about how many meals you can really make from just those three things. What's your favorite cheap meal that starts with a can of beans?

The week my whole collection got wrecked by a surprise rainstorm

Honestly, I was putting the final touches on my spring line for a small show in Portland. I had six pieces, all with this delicate silk blend I spent months picking out. Last Tuesday, I was carrying them from my studio to my car in garment bags, and out of nowhere this crazy downpour hit. I mean, it came out of a clear blue sky. The bags weren't waterproof, just the cheap plastic kind, and everything got soaked. The colors ran together and the fabric puckered in the worst way. I had to start over from scratch with only three weeks left. Ngl, I almost cried right there in the parking lot. Has anyone else had a project totally ruined by something stupid like the weather?

Had a client bring in a gaming PC that kept shutting down, they'd replaced the power supply twice before coming in. The problem? A single loose screw under the motherboard.

My neighbor saw me trying to level a shelf with a stack of coasters

He walked over, handed me a single 2-inch wood shim from his garage, and said, 'You're making this way harder than it needs to be.' I'd spent twenty minutes trying to get it perfect with junk I had lying around. What's your go-to trick for a quick, level fix?