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12d ago

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Our library's 'challenged books' display got taken down after a single complaint

Seriously, one complaint? They folded that fast over a single phone call? That's not protecting kids, that's just letting one person decide what everyone gets to see.

13d ago

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Been using the same guard on my clippers for fades for three years. A client in Tacoma last week asked if I was 'going for the old school stair-step look'.

Oof, that's rough. I had a guard get dull and it started pulling hair instead of cutting. My fades looked choppy for a week before I figured it out. I just buy a new guard now every year, even if it seems fine. The cheap ones are like ten bucks, way better than a bad review.

14d ago

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TIL sketching my designs on my iPad instead of in my paper sketchbook totally changed my process

Oh man, totally get it. I switched from writing notes by hand to using an app called Obsidian and it blew my mind. Having all my thoughts linked and searchable in a second changed everything. It felt like my brain finally got an upgrade, no more losing that one good idea on a random scrap of paper.

15d ago

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My big batch of hollandaise split right before a 60-cover brunch rush

Ever try adding a tiny splash of hot water when it starts to look greasy? I've saved a breaking hollandaise that way. Just a teaspoon at a time while you whisk hard, it can bring it right back. For holding it, I keep mine in a thermos instead of a bain-marie. The steady, dry heat works better than steam, which can sometimes cook it further and split it.

16d ago

in

Honestly, I wrote off the whole 'pizza gate' thing as insane until I saw the actual court documents from that case in Florida

Court documents will do that.