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MrQwerty posted:yeah, it's a pocket reference, not reading material It’s the more respectable Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader
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Aramis posted:Brother B&W network laser printer. Hands down. I got one with a feed scanner over 10 years ago and this tank is still working just as well as the day I got it. Seconded on both comments. In my experience, ink printers are universally garbage, but a good toner printer just does its job and doesn’t bug you.
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Electric air dusters to replace those compressed air cans, which are now up to $10 a can. I got this one and I love it. For the price of a few cans you get unlimited compressed air. The different head attachments make it useful for more than just electronics too.
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The bug-a-salt. I live in wetlands and get a lot of flies sneaking in at certain times of the year, and I have killed thousands with mine. You know how they wait until you start to swing the swatter and then fly away at the last second? That doesn't happen anymore. And it's more fun.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:Electric air dusters to replace those compressed air cans, which are now up to $10 a can. I got this one and I love it. For the price of a few cans you get unlimited compressed air. The different head attachments make it useful for more than just electronics too.  Might have to get one of these when my canned air supply is gone.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:Electric air dusters to replace those compressed air cans, which are now up to $10 a can. I got this one and I love it. For the price of a few cans you get unlimited compressed air. The different head attachments make it useful for more than just electronics too. Looking at this I realize I have an inflatable bed air pump that, while somewhat more awkward, can accomplish the same thing. Thanks, I'll never buy cans again!
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Oct 3, 2023 18:41
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poverty goat posted:The bug-a-salt. I must be part dragonfly or something because I'm so loving good at swatting poo poo that the Karate Kid is a joke to me. Just lead the target a little...
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Oct 3, 2023 18:42
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GolfHole posted:I must be part dragonfly or something because I'm so loving good at swatting poo poo that the Karate Kid is a joke to me. I've shot flies out of the air w/ the salt gun 
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Oct 3, 2023 18:44
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root beer posted:Seconded on both comments. In my experience, ink printers are universally garbage, but a good toner printer just does its job and doesn’t bug you. They key difference when compared to inkjets, and this is definitely important for a home office, is that the printer can just sit there for months on end and be up-and-running at a moment's notice. No clogged nozzles, cleaning cycles, dried ink. None of that poo poo. And to elaborate a bit, B&W printers in particular are great because, I suspect, the manufacturers figure that if they can't upsell you color, then it's not worth pushing for other junk.
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Oct 3, 2023 18:52
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I got a color brother laserjet like 3 years ago and it's still on the sample toner.
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GolfHole posted:I got a color brother laserjet like 3 years ago and it's still on the sample toner. Something like this is what people are saying is good? https://www.brother-usa.com/products/hll3280cdw
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A Strange Aeon posted:Something like this is what people are saying is good? oh whoops, I was mistaken. I actually have a Canon: https://www.canon.ca/en/product?nam...Colour-Printers Same review though. No complaints, still on original toner, stays connected to my wifi without babysitting, etc.
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A Strange Aeon posted:Something like this is what people are saying is good? Personally, I'd go for something like https://www.brother-usa.com/products/mfcl2710dw. It's not the exact same model I have, but seems to be the modern equivalent. The scanner is really worth it for a home office, and for the once-in-blue-moon time where I actually need color, I just get my stuff printed at Staples.
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Aramis posted:Personally, I'd go for something like https://www.brother-usa.com/products/mfcl2710dw. It's not the exact same model I have, but seems to be the modern equivalent. The scanner is really worth it for a home office, and for the once-in-blue-moon time where I actually need color, I just get my stuff printed at Staples. My daughter likes making color copies of stuff so color is probably important. Are the color ones just not as reliable as the black and white ones?
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A Strange Aeon posted:My daughter likes making color copies of stuff so color is probably important. Are the color ones just not as reliable as the black and white ones? I'm no longer in the printer world but I was for a while and the main reason is just that theres 4+ times as many things that can go wrong Full color printing really is a lot more complicated
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Oct 3, 2023 19:32
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If you need a color printer, get a color printer. Color laser printers aren't really any less reliable than B&W printers beyond the expected increased risk of mechanical failure (which is minimal).
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A Strange Aeon posted:My daughter likes making color copies of stuff so color is probably important. Are the color ones just not as reliable as the black and white ones? That's not exactly a fair comparison. The black and white ones have the reliability of a cinderblock. Modern color laser printers seem to be plenty reliable enough for what your needs sound like.
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Just so you're not surprised by the cost of a color laser, they are essentially 4 copies of the mechanical guts of a printer shoved inside a single shell
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GolfHole posted:I must be part dragonfly or something because I'm so loving good at swatting poo poo that the Karate Kid is a joke to me. When I moved to Tennessee they are faster or more cunning or both. Maybe cold flies move slower? Possibly I'm just getting old but I had problems when I was 24 as well, they react fast in the south!
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Cold flies move at the same speed but have terrible reflexes/reaction time, in my experience at least. I definitely have an easier time swatting them in the wintertime.
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A Strange Aeon posted:Something like this is what people are saying is good? Huh, that’s actually a surprisingly misleading and lovely move by Brother. By that I mean it’s an inkjet that’s “laser-focused” on being vaguely good at things. Also it apparently has cloud printing, whatever that means and a subscription service for ink cartridges E: or.. it is laser? Marketing material keeps saying it’s “laser quality” and “laser focused” but nowhere is it labeled as a laser printer. Very odd Fruits of the sea fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Oct 3, 2023 |
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Cloud printing means it's on your home network so you can push print on your phone or whatever from anywhere and it will print. Or some hacker can use up so your ink maybe I guess Color laser printers aren't particularly more likely to fail but the replacement drums and things are going to cost a lot more over time. But yeah, if you need color frequently then obviously you do
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Fruits of the sea posted:
It's definitely laser "Toner levels" is a giveaway Calling it laser quality is weird
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maybealabia posted:It's definitely laser 27 ppm also, no inkjet could dream of that. I bought a B&W Brother laser printer in 2011 because my then-wife was in a creative writing program - it's run thousands and thousands of pages, and still works fine the couple of times a year I plug it in to print something.
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poverty goat posted:The bug-a-salt. We live near a bunch of farms and in the summer months we get overrun by flies. Sitting outside and shotgunning 50-60 flies before needing to refill the salt is a great way to spend an hour watching the sun set
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I simply have a friend carry a printer to me when in need
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maybealabia posted:It's definitely laser It’s a color led if you look at the print specs.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:Electric air dusters to replace those compressed air cans, which are now up to $10 a can. I got this one and I love it. For the price of a few cans you get unlimited compressed air. The different head attachments make it useful for more than just electronics too. Circling back to this, because it's a good one. I got the similar X-POWER one and it is so nice to never have to deal with canned air anymore. https://www.amazon.com/XPOWER-Inflating-Maintenance-Performance-Eco-Friendly/dp/B0B52DKNBK/ref=psdc_281501_t2_B0BB6ZZ66B
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Pennywise the Frown posted:I have the same one in blue. It keeps my coffee/tea hot for probably over an hour. Anyone drinking coffee/tea out of travel mugs can clean them very well with this stuff: https://www.amazon.com/Puro-Caff-Espresso-Cleaning-Machines/dp/B0016C2NZG Just let a half teaspoon soak in it with hot water for a while and the brown sides will slag off. Also good for French press screens, and tea balls.
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Crystal Thenis posted:for my reusables the best tip learnt is get yourself a 100 pack of dental cleaners, the little fizzy foaming tablets. the first time I dropped one into my tea flask it removed a 3 year build up of stains like nothing. super cheap and super easy. usually do it once every week with my tea flask and once a month for water ones. This worked way better than I expected. There is some serious poo poo going on around the rim but the bottom almost looks like stainless steel now. Thx homie.
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Big Mac posted:27 ppm also, no inkjet could dream of that. Some can with full page width print heads Brain Curry posted:It’s a color led if you look at the print specs. Ah, true. I was being sloppy and using "laser" as shorthand for toner-based but LED is technically a different tech than laser, and that explains the "laser quality" marketing because many people don't know about LED printers at all and the output is basically identical
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Learning how to type quickly was a pretty huge boost to quality of life, I forget that most people don't know how to type quickly and get surprised when someone is like "wow you type so fast!" I know a guy who types so fast that it looks/sounds like he just slammed his hands on the keyboard but out came a perfectly formed sentence. You don't have to type that fast but >100 wpm is pretty nice and not hard to reach, especially if you're 13 and spending all day on aol instant messenger e: I guess "typing fast" isn't an object, sorry thread
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Coolguye posted:the one that i will go to is a Big Investment but it's definitely something i feel like everyone overlooks, and that's a modern bed. by which i mean a sleep number or one of its auto-adjustable knockoffs. what kind of bed did you get?
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QuarkJets posted:Learning how to type quickly was a pretty huge boost to quality of life, I forget that most people don't know how to type quickly and get surprised when someone is like "wow you type so fast!" A decent keyboard is, though! And I might not be able to hit 100 wpm but I'm a very accurate 60 or better, and even that is almost a superpower in a lot of circles.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:This worked way better than I expected. There is some serious poo poo going on around the rim but the bottom almost looks like stainless steel now. Ah that’s so nice to hear ☺️ Enjoy your non coffee stink my guy, happy to have helped!
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you know what would probably be good? a cow brush in your house, so you can rub against it
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1000% on brother laser printers. I have a circa 2008 one that was super on-sale when I snagged it. My ex called it "waking the dragon" when it turned on, mostly because it would make a racket only on the first powerup, but it would literally make the lights dim in our lovely apartment at the same time.
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SAY YOHO posted:Anyone drinking coffee/tea out of travel mugs can clean them very well with this stuff: This stuff is endlessly useful. I've also used it to descale plumbing components (filters, screens, etc) and clean out resiny weed paraphernalia.
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Non Compos Mentis posted:you know what would probably be good? a cow brush in your house, so you can rub against it boot brushes outside the doors are pretty amazing  This cold-brew coffee maker has changed my life, and we have like $1000 in coffee making equipment. 
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Here is the bed thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3813333&pagenumber=1&perpage=40 And the printer thread https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3862377&pagenumber=1&perpage=40 We have tv, monitor, headphones/speaker, chair, desk, computer building, CPU/GPU threads etc etc SA is a life enhancer!
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