The week my coffee shop foot traffic dropped by 60%

Last July, a new construction project blocked the sidewalk in front of my shop in Portland for five straight days, and I watched my daily sales fall from $800 to barely $320. Turns out, nobody wants to walk through a muddy construction zone for their morning latte, even if the coffee's good. Has anyone else had a sudden local disruption totally wreck their numbers for a bit?

Told my buddy his cheap paint would peel in a year. He laughed at me back in March.

At my brother's place in Phoenix, his friend swore by that $12 a gallon stuff from the big box store. 6 months later the south wall looks like a snake shedding skin. Anybody else deal with people ignoring basic climate advice?

Blew $150 on a "premium" VPN that sold my data anyway

Signed up for that VPN that all the privacy bloggers were pushing, figured it was worth the cash to browse without worry. Two months in, my email got spammed with targeted ads based on sites I'd visited while it was supposedly running. What service actually works without selling you out?

The week my framers used a laser level that was clearly possessed...

Last Tuesday in Eugene I watched three grown men argue with a laser level that was bouncing the line all over the foundation. Turns out a spider had built a web right over the sensor and was throwing the beam off by almost 4 inches. Has anyone else had a tool go haywire over something dumb like that?

Overheard a professor say trigger warnings are just 'coddling' and I had to bite my tongue in the seminar room

She was talking about a graphic novel on war trauma and said students need to 'toughen up' instead of asking for a heads up, which just felt like ignoring the whole point of making class accessible for everyone has anyone else had a prof dismiss this stuff outright like that?

Question about learning Python versus JavaScript first

Last month, my friend in Austin said I should start with Python because it's easier to read. But three years ago, a teacher told me to learn JavaScript first since it runs in the browser. I tried both for a week each, and Python made more sense for my first few small programs. Which one do you think is better for a true beginner?

I thought my bank's new fraud alert system was just a hassle until it stopped a $1,200 charge on my card last month.

I've been stripping 12-gauge with my linesman's pliers for years because it was faster.

Watched a guy on a job in Calgary use a proper stripper and realized I've been nicking the copper every single time. What's your go-to tool for clean wire prep?

I just filled my 50th notebook page this month, which is a lot for me.

I guess finally sticking to a simple daily log instead of trying to make fancy spreads is what did it, so what's a simple habit that actually got you writing more?

My brother-in-law told me to always preheat the air fryer for frozen fries. I didn't listen and now I know why.