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RillAkBea
Oct 11, 2008

mojo1701a posted:

A better lifehack would be to hit on the barista at Starbucks just enough that she'll just let you have one of those bags for free. And if your time is too valuable to waste, just pick the ugliest one and save time! #LifeHax

Or badly hit on the most attractive one and demand a bag when they ask you to leave, they'll probably give it to you just to get you out faster! Life: Haxxed

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Hirayuki
Mar 28, 2010


walrusman posted:

Lifehack: Spend half your net worth on a coffee just to get a paper bag.
I would look askance at any barista who gave me a handled paper bag to carry my grande cappuccino.

Goosed it.
Nov 3, 2011

RillAkBea posted:

Or badly hit on the most attractive one and demand a bag when they ask you to leave, they'll probably give it to you just to get you out faster! Life: Haxxed

Lifehack: Starbucks doesn't give a poo poo and baristas are taught to say yes to basically any request. Just ask and you shall receive.

For example, when I worked at Starbucks a wealthy woman used to come in with her own tea bag. She would ask for a mug with hot water in it, and then sit on her laptop for an hour and then leave. This lady sucked as she never tipped or anything, but according to company policy she wasn't doing anything wrong.

Oxyclean
Sep 23, 2007


How cheap do you have to be to want a paper wallet? Oh man, Ill save 20$ with this piece of garbage that will turn to poo poo the first time I get caught out in the rain.

RillAkBea
Oct 11, 2008

Oxyclean posted:

How cheap do you have to be to want a paper wallet? Oh man, Ill save 20$ with this piece of garbage that will turn to poo poo the first time I get caught out in the rain.

More important question, if you only have :10bux: why do you even need a wallet? :colbert:

To be honest I just kept everything loose in my pockets until I was 25, which I guess is kind of a life hack?

RoboSpy
Sep 2, 2011

RillAkBea posted:

To be honest I just kept everything loose in my pockets until I was 25, which I guess is kind of a life hack?

Naw, too low effort to be a real lifehack. Maybe could pass as one if you were always really smug about it.

mojo1701a
Oct 9, 2008

Oh, yeah. Loud and clear. Emphasis on LOUD!
~ David Lee Roth

Oxyclean posted:

How cheap do you have to be to want a paper wallet? Oh man, Ill save 20$ with this piece of garbage that will turn to poo poo the first time I get caught out in the rain.

My brother used to make his out of duct tape. He stopped doing it because he bought a real one (a Batman one).

Also, all of the adhesive at the edges of the "wallet" got on all of his cards.

Decrepus
May 21, 2008

In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.


Oxyclean posted:

How cheap do you have to be to want a paper wallet?

Paper wallets are the only way to keep your currency safe from hackers.

Tiggum
Oct 24, 2007

Your life and your quest end here.


RillAkBea posted:

To be honest I just kept everything loose in my pockets until I was 25, which I guess is kind of a life hack?

Life hack: Tired of digging around in your pockets looking for your driver's licence, credit card, library card, student ID, etc? You can buy a wallet for a few dollars that has separate compartments so you'll always be able to find everything! You can even keep other things, like money and photos in there.

ol qwerty bastard
Dec 13, 2005

If you want something done, do it yourself!
#LifeHack: Need a wallet? Find a crowded public place and take them out of people's back pockets. Sometimes they come with free money and credit cards too!

Karma Monkey
Sep 6, 2005

I MAKE BAD POSTING DECISIONS
Throw your money on the floor like a animal you piece of poo poo.



(Sorry, guys.)

SulfurMonoxideCute
Feb 9, 2008

I was under direct orders not to die
🐵❌💀

Abandon your placental mammalian roots and grow a pouch to store your cash in. #marsupialhacks

Comptroll The Forums
Apr 25, 2007

DON'T HURT MY FEE FEES!
idgi am I the only one who keeps his money tightly rolled up and stuffed in his rear end in a top hat #butthax

Ape Has Killed Ape
Sep 15, 2005


The first time I needed a wallet, I went out and bought a 30 dollar leather wallet. I have had that same wallet for 14 years now. This loving thing looks like it would tear in half after about a day.

Rick_Hunter
Jan 5, 2004

My guys are still fighting the hard fight!
(weapons, shields and drones are still online!)

Ape Has Killed Ape posted:

The first time I needed a wallet, I went out and bought a 30 dollar leather wallet. I have had that same wallet for 14 years now. This loving thing looks like it would tear in half after about a day.

Or get thrown away because you dropped it and someone thought, "Who the gently caress folds up a starbucks bag??"

SkiLander
Mar 4, 2014



I love putting cheap adhesive products in my mouth.

SkiLander has a new favorite as of 04:37 on Sep 9, 2014

Darth Freddy
Feb 6, 2007

An Emperor's slightest dislike is transmitted to those who serve him, and there it is amplified into rage.

Ape Has Killed Ape posted:

The first time I needed a wallet, I went out and bought a 30 dollar leather wallet. I have had that same wallet for 14 years now. This loving thing looks like it would tear in half after about a day.

But the life hacker only has 10 dollars in their wallet starbucks bag! Not that you can buy a cheap rear end Velcro wallet for 5 bucks or anything. What gets me is what grown rear end man does not have a wallet by the time they hit collage? I have 4 and that's not even counting the cheap ones from when I was a kid and to lazy to throw away.

cyberia
Jun 24, 2011

Do not call me that!
Snuffles was my slave name.
You shall now call me Snowball; because my fur is pretty and white.

SkiLander posted:



I love putting cheap adhesive products in my mouth!

I feel like any yogurt thick enough to stay on this 'spoon' could probably be scooped up with the fork by itself and any yogurt thin enough to drip through the tines you could just pour straight into your mouth like a animal.

Ravenfood
Nov 4, 2011
I'm surprised they didn't go with "fold the foil into a spoon shape" like every 6 year old did.

Decrepus
May 21, 2008

In the end, his dominion did not touch a single poster.


cyberia posted:

yogurt thin enough to drip through the tines you could just pour straight into your mouth like a animal.

Yoplait yogurt really is that thin. By yogurt I mean water and high fructose corn syrup mixture.

walrusman
Aug 4, 2006

Darth Freddy posted:

But the life hacker only has 10 dollars in their wallet starbucks bag! Not that you can buy a cheap rear end Velcro wallet for 5 bucks or anything. What gets me is what grown rear end man does not have a wallet by the time they hit collage? I have 4 and that's not even counting the cheap ones from when I was a kid and to lazy to throw away.

No but you see, the only options are folded-up garbage or a $100+ designer "in-trend" piece.

Leper Residue
Sep 28, 2003

To where no dog has gone before.

Ape Has Killed Ape posted:

The first time I needed a wallet, I went out and bought a 30 dollar leather wallet. I have had that same wallet for 14 years now. This loving thing looks like it would tear in half after about a day.

I got my wallet from Hot Topic 16 years ago, 20 some dollar leather wallet which at the time had a huge chain attached to it. The thing is still doing great and without the chain I can now wear it out in public. Short of losing it, I don't see having to buy a new one anytime soon.

Lifehack, take a pair of jeans, cut out the back pocket and stitch it into the shape of a wallet. Then sew it back onto the jeans Now, no one will know you have a wallet and if they try they won't be able to steal it from you!

Somfin
Oct 25, 2010

In my🦚 experience🛠️ the big things🌑 don't teach you anything🤷‍♀️.

Nap Ghost

Decrepus posted:

Yoplait yogurt really is that thin. By yogurt I mean water and high fructose corn syrup mixture.

So you'd actually be better off stirring through it with the fork and then chugging it?

Zemyla
Aug 6, 2008

I'll take her off your hands. Pleasure doing business with you!
Honestly, if I felt the urge to make a wallet, I'd do it right, using the denim from some old jeans. Then again, I took a home ec class instead of relying on the Internet for everything, so I know how to sew.

SurreptitiousMuffin
Mar 21, 2010
I don't think anybody ever called this one out, but if your classroom constitutes a warzone you're doing something horribly wrong.

Razorwired
Dec 7, 2008

It's about to start!

Decrepus posted:

Paper wallets are the only way to keep your currency safe from hackers.

:vince:


Darth Freddy posted:

But the life hacker only has 10 dollars in their wallet starbucks bag! Not that you can buy a cheap rear end Velcro wallet for 5 bucks or anything. What gets me is what grown rear end man does not have a wallet by the time they hit collage? I have 4 and that's not even counting the cheap ones from when I was a kid and to lazy to throw away.

It makes it the perfect representation of cost/effort lifehacks. Not buying Starbucks all the time is the first thing we teach at my school's "How to be a loving adult now that you're in college" course. It's considered an "invisible expense"(poo poo that costs you a ton of money but you don't think about). All the major school offices and student centers probably have free coffee, which means savings and meeting people that can help you out. And we're in Washington, where Starbucks is considered the Budweiser of coffees.

Tears In A Vial
Jan 13, 2008

Look at all you chumps spending money on wallets and doing arts and crafts with garbage.



I prefer to hide all my cards in a big stack, making it almost impossible to get the middle ones without fumbling around and dropping them everywhere.

PancakeTransmission
May 27, 2007

You gotta improvise, Lisa: cloves, Tom Collins mix, frozen pie crust...


Plaster Town Cop
Lifehack: Carry every single credit/membership/store card you've ever obtained with you everywhere you go! You never know when you'll need that customer card for that one store that gave you 10% off because you signed up at the point of sale even though you'll never need to go back there!


And to bring back an old topic,

Hirayuki posted:

I think pretty much every microwave made to be mounted over the stove is also a vent hood, so they work well together with no danger of melting or catching fire under normal circumstances. As has been pointed out, they're practically standard here in the States these days; the alternative is a countertop microwave.
When I googled them from the Australia, I only got American sites. I don't think they're very common outside the US.

Edit: oh Lordy I found a great Life Hack! Put a noose around your head while in the car to help you rest. At least if theres a car accident you won't even know about it!
http://www.reddit.com/r/LifeProTips/comments/2fs0i3/lpt_long_road_trip_sling_a_long_sleeved_jersey_or/

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lidnsya
Nov 14, 2007
<img src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-lidnsya.jpg"><br>All aboard the sleepy train!
I've been using a ziplock bag as a wallet for a while now, and sometimes clip the cards in it with a binder clip. I have a really nice actual wallet but find it less convenient.

GOTTA STAY FAI
Mar 24, 2005

~no glitter in the gutter~
~no twilight galaxy~
College Slice

lidnsya posted:

I've been using a ziplock bag as a wallet for a while now, and sometimes clip the cards in it with a binder clip. I have a really nice actual wallet but find it less convenient.

Put the really nice actual wallet in the ziplock bag #lifehax

SLOSifl
Aug 10, 2002


M'lady, can I buy you a drink? Good sir, your cheapest beer please, and water for me.

*pulls card from plastic bag*

Keep it open, I think we'll be here for a while. Honey you would look a lot better if you lost a few pounds :smug:



edit: vv This is a great tip for those of us with an anvil and a vice, but no way to get to Home Depot because our license was revoked

SLOSifl has a new favorite as of 15:02 on Sep 9, 2014

Tea Bone
Feb 18, 2011

I'm going for gasps.
Using a fork as a door lock:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lNFJt10w1E


from the description:

quote:

This lock is very useful when wanting to add a little extra security to a motel room, public restrooms (which often have broken locks), or on any interior, or exterior door.

Because you know, I always carry a broken fork with me.

Tea Bone has a new favorite as of 15:01 on Sep 9, 2014

Piell
Sep 3, 2006

Grey Worm's Ken doll-like groin throbbed with the anticipatory pleasure that only a slightly warm and moist piece of lemoncake could offer


Young Orc
Just throw your money in your pocket like a animal you piece of poo poo

Ema Nymton
Apr 26, 2008

the place where I come from
is a small town
Buglord

FutonForensic posted:

It's a riff on the fifth post of this thread:



OK, there actually is a CD spindle hack that works: using it to hold you tablet. This is the one and only "life hack" which has ever helped me.

EDIT:
It was surprisingly difficult to lean my tablet against anything without it sliding down. You'd think it would be easy, but no.

Only registered members can see post attachments!

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Piell
Sep 3, 2006

Grey Worm's Ken doll-like groin throbbed with the anticipatory pleasure that only a slightly warm and moist piece of lemoncake could offer


Young Orc
"Lean your tablet against a thing" is not a lifehack.

CJacobs
Apr 17, 2011

Reach for the moon!

Piell posted:

"Lean your tablet against a thing" is not a lifehack.

Moving goalposts isn't a lifehack either.

Aggressive pricing
Feb 25, 2008

Tea Bone posted:

Because you know, I always carry a broken fork with me.

Did you even watch the video? You're supposed to carry a vice, work table, hammer, file/grinder, and marker.

kazil
Jul 24, 2005

Derpmph trial star reporter!

SurreptitiousMuffin posted:

I don't think anybody ever called this one out, but if your classroom constitutes a warzone you're doing something horribly wrong.

No one called it out because the rest of us have a sense of humor and recognize jokes.

Philippe
Aug 9, 2013

(she/her)
What are jokes?

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SLOSifl
Aug 10, 2002


LoonShia posted:

What are jokes?
Tell your friends a short story, but make the ending unexpected! They may find pleasure in the fact that they were led in one direction, but then having something different happen!

Example:

Hello Tom. You look pretty nice today...

Thanks, Richard.

...for a human being.


#socialhacks

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