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thiccabod posted:I've had good luck with Thirstystone coasters. Had them for years and their level of absorption hasn't seemed to decrease at all: My mom bought me a set and I used them until they developed some stains that I couldn't scrub off. Bought my replacement set in... 2015!
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Can anyone recommend a decent yoghurt maker? Ideally, one that can also make skyr, if that's even possible.
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May 19, 2023 11:12
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thiccabod posted:I've had good luck with Thirstystone coasters. Had them for years and their level of absorption hasn't seemed to decrease at all: My parents had these and I totally forgot they existed. Thanks for the reminder!
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May 27, 2023 19:59
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Looking for a stainless steel mug of the highest calibur.
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May 28, 2023 01:51
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Pipski posted:Can anyone recommend a decent yoghurt maker? Ideally, one that can also make skyr, if that's even possible. A crockpot is all you need or not even. Heat up milk, throw in yogurt culture, let it sit in the oven for a bit.
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May 28, 2023 05:59
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Alternately if you happen to find a second hand yoghurt maker or instant pot with that function free/cheap that is a also good option. Moreover: people keep buying/ receiving single purpose appliances and giving those away, so if you're looking for say a breadmaker there's not many good reasons to buy new,.
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May 28, 2023 16:49
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I make literally all my food in an air fryer or instant pot. My oven might as well be storage.
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May 28, 2023 17:24
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I'm starting to think I should buy an air fryer
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May 28, 2023 20:25
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I have a cheap small one and it’s good for making chicken nuggets when I’m high. No I will not stop being a child.
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Can anybody recommend a ~$30 wireless keyboard with touchpad for an HTPC? USB dongle or bluetooth. I have a Logitech K400+, and I like it a lot, but the range is really bad; I need to be within 6 feet of the dongle for it to work consistently and I'm hoping for more like 10-15 feet.
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May 29, 2023 02:09
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George H.W. oval office posted:A crockpot is all you need or not even. Heat up milk, throw in yogurt culture, let it sit in the oven for a bit. And all you need to make skyr is just a little bit of liquid rennet. I make skyr in my instant pot nearly every week.
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Lester Shy posted:Can anybody recommend a ~$30 wireless keyboard with touchpad for an HTPC? USB dongle or bluetooth. I have a Logitech K400+, and I like it a lot, but the range is really bad; I need to be within 6 feet of the dongle for it to work consistently and I'm hoping for more like 10-15 feet. Make sure you're not on a USB 3.0 port, and try a USB extender (usb-A female to male) so you can get LOS to the reciever (yes, I know it's wireless, but objects do still attenuate wifi). If you're not using bluetooth in the HTPC for anything else, turn it off; bluetooth uses the same bands as 2.4G wifi, which is also what logitech uses. However, if that fails, you might want to try: https://www.amazon.com/Fintie-Ultrathin-Bluetooth-Multi-Touch-Microsoft/dp/B00XBTUK5M Note that I've never used this keyboard but I've found their tablet/ereader cases generally work well and look very good for the price. Of course, you could always use a bluetooth mouse and a K380/K480, but that's above budget.
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thepopmonster posted:Make sure you're not on a USB 3.0 port Huh, I never considered that. The HTPC in question is actually a Steam Deck with third-party dock, which only has USB 3.0 ports. I'll see if an extender improves performance.
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I'm looking for a very small, possibly the smallest possible, MP3 player that can use a Micro SD card. I've got a project in mind and I'm not sure I can pull it off at all, but if I can, it needs a very small MP3 player. I'm giving my girlfriend an old, original 80's style "walkman" (not Sony, so technically just a portable cassette player) for her birthday because she loves the aesthetics of 80's/early 09's electronics She has some tapes, but I want to make it easier for her to take a lot of music on the go. I looked for an "MP3 plater in cassette adapter" format, thinking SURELY there were several out there for people to put in older cars, but...not so much. Only found one made years ago, so out of stock everywhere. https://usb.brando.com/usb-cassette-mp3-player_p01122c035d15.html Edit: V V V Yeah, I assumed I'd be able to find something there, but so far, nada. V V V DrBouvenstein has a new favorite as of 19:25 on May 31, 2023 |
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May 31, 2023 18:53
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Now I'm sorry I never got to buy one, they were all over AliExpress.
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May 31, 2023 19:13
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If you're talking "small enough to fit inside a cassette player" kind of small, you might need to shuck something like one of the Sandisk players off Amazon. That could get you to <1/2" if you start with a skinny enough player first, although now you have exposed circuitry. An alternative, if you're up for some relatively simple soldering: there are lots of DIY tutorials out there on how to make an MP3 player starting from a bare circuit board (which are all over ebay and AE). That would give you the flexibility to adjust the form factor, if again stick you with exposed circuitry. (which just means you should get a 3D printer to build your own enclosure and  )
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DrBouvenstein posted:I'm looking for a very small, possibly the smallest possible, MP3 player that can use a Micro SD card. Not exactly what you asked for, but maybe a Bluetooth adapter could work in a pinch instead of something with an SD card on it? Might even be better because you don’t need to pop the player open to get to the buttons on the tape. Elook Car Audio Receiver, Bluetooth Cassette Receiver Tape Aux Adapter Player with Bluetooth 5.0 https://a.co/d/7SzJDsN
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Well, the idea is that she wouldn't have to have her phone with her. She likes to go on walks without her phone, but then she misses not having music/podcasts. She just is trying to get out of the habit of always wanting to look at her phone.
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May 31, 2023 19:40
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Doesn’t fit the cassette business at all but a smartwatch and some earbuds may be in order.
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May 31, 2023 23:34
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DrBouvenstein posted:I'm looking for a very small, possibly the smallest possible, MP3 player that can use a Micro SD card. Pricey, but there's this: https://paulthings.com/products/mixxtape-bundle-1
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theflyingexecutive posted:Pricey, but there's this: https://paulthings.com/products/mixxtape-bundle-1 It is...but I'm sure whatever I cobbled together wouldn't be much less, IF it even worked. The advantage to this is that it also can do Bluetooth for when she's driving our truck (only has tape deck and CD player, and it's annoying to use the current AUX-to-Tape adapter since it then ALSO has to have an adapter to go from AUX to Lighting for her phone, Bluetooth simplifies the cords.) The other advantage to this is because I'm sure she'd use the old Walkman for novelty a couple times and then give up on it, but this little tape guy can still be an independent MP3 player so she'd still be able to go sans phone if she wants.
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Another alternative that you might consider: I know when Guardians of the Galaxy first came out, I followed a cosplayer on Instagram that just 3D printed an 80s Walkman (because the price for real ones shot through the roof on eBay) and just took the guts from a sandisk MP3 player and hooked it to some speakers and stuff inside the printed Walkman. I'd bet the files are plentiful and maybe you have somewhere to print at cost/low cost in your area?
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Now I wonder if anyone records podcasts to tape so they can listen on a Walkman
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Snowy posted:Now I wonder if anyone records podcasts to tape so they can listen on a Walkman I wouldn’t be surprised if the most popular players for true crime podcasts were iPhone > Android > Cassette
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Snowy posted:Now I wonder if anyone records podcasts to tape so they can listen on a Walkman
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mystes posted:even as a gimmick I doubt anyone has the patience to record audio to tapes (in realtime / at 1x speed) in 2023 You have not met the mall walkers
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Is there a high heat sealant or whatever than I can put on a pan that will keep it from staining on the bottom so badly? I have a few old stainless steel pots with copper to bottoms. The bottoms look great when I buff them out a little - a solid bright copper color with a great luster. But even a single use and it's back to dull brown.
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So around the neck personal fans have become more prevalent, and with my absurdly hot workplace, I want to get a really good one. What is the best one on the market? There's a billion dollar store ones on Amazon but I want a really powerful one even if it's expensive.
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Manager Hoyden posted:Is there a high heat sealant or whatever than I can put on a pan that will keep it from staining on the bottom so badly? Nothing that I'm aware of, that's just part of using pans like that. I've now got all my parents' old revere ware pans and that's always just been part of cleaning them for me. I do recommend cameo copper cleaner, takes like 20 seconds to get a pan back to that bright copper color.
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Head attached fans have become popular?
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Wendigee posted:Head attached fans have become popular? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RTVKBB4 it hooks easily around your neck and is unobtrusive, it's pretty decent for the iirc 12 bucks I paid at the time, but it's just not enough even on high. so I was hoping some folks here had recommendations for good quality more powerful ones.
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Captain Invictus posted:I work in a poorly-ventilated warehouse that was 100 degrees yesterday, stagnant, and humid. everyones shirts were soaked through. it's awful. so yeah people are starting to wear fans like this one that I bought:
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Unfortunately every wearable fan I can find is about the same, it seems the only way to get a better performing one would be DIY and also much heavier.
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I like the cool towels that you can get wet and then wrap around your neck, those saved me back when I was doing EPDM roofing in 30+ degrees
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Are frogg toggs still a thing? They were great for helping keep cool while standing in a field at 110 degrees. Combo that with a fan and you’d be sitting pretty.
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Grassy Knowles posted:I like the cool towels that you can get wet and then wrap around your neck, those saved me back when I was doing EPDM roofing in 30+ degrees I like these too and I bought this one ages ago and still use it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y51WW5S; they have "NEO" one with WHITE FIBERS THAT ABSORB LESS HEAT idk if that makes a difference unless maybe youre in direct sun https://www.amazon.com/Cooling-Microfiber-Instant-Camping-Football/dp/B08688GFT1 Having that and a fan on cools me off pretty well, will just need to get it wet again after a while. You want the towel soaked but not dripping wet, else the evaporation doesnt work so well. Warbird posted:Are frogg toggs still a thing? They were great for helping keep cool while standing in a field at 110 degrees. Combo that with a fan and you’d be sitting pretty. I can't remember what frogg toggs are made of, but I've had a cooling towel made of a different material that was as hard as a cracker when dried but worked better than the microfiber, however there was a warning not to use it for extended periods else it will suck the oils from your skin.
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Frogg toggs and other evaportive cooling stuff (or even just dumping water on your clothes although you'll have to do it more frequently) works great as long as the humidity is low. It does not work at all in places where the humidity is high
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They also make cooling vests with ice inserts.
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Mushroom supplements? I like the four sigmatic coffee but don’t always want to drink coffee.
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so with the amazon sale going on right now, I want to get a new doorbell. are there any good doorbells in the prime day sale or is it all junk possibly one with camera -> smartphone functionality
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