Sure, you gotta be a little clever with it sometimes, but hatred is what people want. They want you to make scathing comments and start drama. It’s not about understanding or compassion, it’s always about jumping on the hatred bandwagon.

So, showing contempt for others and their actions, especially when they are clearly wrong or mentally disturbed individuals, will make you famous online. The only caveat to this is that you have to temper your hatred to still be pc enough to not get hated, yourself.

If you're the one most familiar with cars or most on top of maintenance use their car for local trips like for groceries or short errands. Look for warning lights on dash and other preventive maintenance items. You might save yourself a ton of headache and money on minor problems that can become major issues later.

As many people are cooking and preparing holiday meals, please remember a dull knife is more dangerous than sharp. A dull knife is harder to control, more likely to slip, less precise and can do more damage if you slip. A sharp knife requires less force to cut which makes it easier to keep your fingers out of the way.

Learning to put a proper edge on a blade is a great life skill that isn’t very difficult (watch a couple YouTube videos). Many sets also include a honing rod which helps with upkeep.

Just learned this, had no idea. An example sentence would be something like "The thief will get his just deserts soon enough."

If a recently purchased item goes down in price, many credit cards will often refund you the difference. Be sure to check your credits cards' terms for specifics (how long you have, procedure to get refund, etc.), but this time of year with constant sales and fluctuating prices, this feature can often save you more money than things like cash back bonuses, etc. Not all cards offer price match however, so make sure you have a good grasp of your different cards' benefits.

Saw this clever use of a spreadsheet with formulas to keep track of all the necessary ingredients and the amounts needed for a bunch of different cookie recipes. Great way to keep from under or over buying as you're preparing for a big bake like during the holidays. https://bsky.app/profile/bernadettegr.bsky.social/post/3lc6n2x57s22g

Look at hotel options through travel sites like booking.com. One you have decided your hotel go and book directly on their website or through a call. Most of the time you will get better prices and perks if you book directly.

I always slide stuff down and put it off for later, and just snagged some stuff I'm glad I waited on.

I recently found out that according to studies only around 8% stick with their new year resolution, and I know how I'll definitely be one of the 92% after a couple of days or weeks...so I've begun a week ago and am looking forward to 2025 and sticking to my goals. Even better if the goals are small baby steps!

(nothing too big myself: just slowly replacing endless social media scrolling with micro learning, eating around 50% less junk food and doing a couple of push ups and sit ups between calls at work (home office))

There are two types of morning shows on FM radio- Syndicated, and non-syndicated. Syndicated shows play all over the USA, and they are broadcast in such a way that your local channels can add bits and pieces to the syndicated show to broadcast local news, but they save money by "hiring" a morning show that plays all over the USA.

The second type is non-syndicated. These are your local broadcasters who are located in your closest big city. These are also known as "Local" radio shows. These shows can be your key to having a lot of fun in your city, and it's super simple.

When these radio shows have games, you should call in! In the 3 large cities that I have lived in, they regularly do not get enough callers to fully "staff" these game shows. So how do they get contestants if no one is calling?

They have a list of people who have called in the past to play games, and they actually call them in the mornings. I've been doing this for years and years, and have several acquaintances who I have told about this and they started doing it to, with a lot of success!

The local radio hosts will normally call you on a commercial, and when you pick up they say "hey, is this such and such? Would you like to be a contestant on a game today?" and if you say yes, they say "great! it'll be between x and y minutes from now". They have you stay on, and patch you through so you can hear the show through your phone, and then a few minutes later, they call you on, and you participate!

I've won weekend trips to cabins in the mountains, countless tickets to countless concerts, and all sorts of local, special events like the circus, museums, and other local events.

Now, there are certainly times where I have won at 2 games within a time period that was too close to the last time that I won, so I can't claim the winnings, but they are always really cool about that and make sure that I'm called when my window opens back up.

Overall, just picking up the phone has allowed me to participate in some really cool games, and win some really cool prizes!

As noted. More protection, durable, and easy.

Heading out to a gala today. 4th year in a row volunteering for them. When I first saw the gala, I was discouraged by the $150 per ticket price tag. But like the org and what they had planned so I cold emailed them saying I’d be interested in volunteering at it if they had any need of me. They said yes and now come back every year.

I get free entrance, meal and drinks (within reason since I’m there to volunteer not get shit faced). I just have to help check people in and after my first gala, was entrusted with helping collect payments after the auction. Last year I was even gifted a bottle of expensive whisky that was left over.

And now since my work offers two paid work days for volunteering, I get paid through work to attend.

Canned good especially, think of all the people who don't wash their hands and pick up cans then put them back on the shelf.

I always make a paper list on a small notebook and take a pic of it on my phone before I go shopping. Recently I started taking pics of my pantry and fridge to avoid those "ah, this is on sale, I'm pretty sure we have some but I'm not positive" moments and it works quite well. Good to jog the memories of what you may need if you spot a glaring hole or two in either spot.

You can just delete the photos when you're done to save space. Easy peasy. Or post them on social media if you want, I'm not the boss of you.

I know about this because have a friend (I won't say her name) who has a super unique name. For the sake of the example, we can call her Amanley. Amanley is who brought the issue to my awareness. Her parents wanted to name her something super unique. But in today's world, it's become a bit of a small nightmare for Amanley.

Because she's literally the only one with that name, any time someone googles her first name, every profile she has, pictures she's posted, sports articles written about her in school, LinkedIn profile... everything. Just from googling her first name.

You can actually google that example to see that no one comes up. So if any one of you ever names their kid Amanley, know that she'll be the only search result, and that'll make it nearly impossible for her to remain private.

I assume the same thing goes for all of those r/Tragedeigh -type names.

Edit: This is really about first names. I don't think uncommon last names pose much risk, because when was the last time you gave someone your full name, first and last? (Hell, I dated a girl who didn't share her last name with me until we were over a month into seeing each other lol).

The potential issue is with things like, say, college, when a teacher calls on you. Or with jobs that require name badges. You may not want every single person who goes through the Starbucks drive through to be able to just look at your name badge, see that it's unique, and figure out exactly who you are with one piece of information.

Hell, even the bank I worked at -- a professional job -- required name badges. As a guy, I don't really deal with stalkers. But I wouldn't some random unhappy customer to be able to just look at my name badge and potentially track me down and harass me even further. Luckily, with a name like George, you can't just google that and find out everything about me.

Easy to forget to check the donut if it’s in the trunk

Hey everyone,
I've been using Mavala nail polish to try and stop biting my fingers and putting them in my mouth, and while it works in the beginning, I’ve found that it doesn’t last very long. After a few washes, the taste starts to fade, and I end up going back to my old habit. It’s frustrating because I need something that sticks around for a bit longer.

Has anyone tried a more effective solution that stays on longer? I'm looking for something that not only has that unpleasant taste but also has a longer-lasting effect, even after washing my hands multiple times throughout the day. Ideally, something that offers a bit of flavor when applied to the fingers would be great.

Would love to hear if anyone has any better alternatives or advice on how to stop this habit for good! Thanks!

I have a tendency to realize things often — "oh I just realized the reason I don't like X is Y" — so many things. It could be my health, it could be the loneliness and the lack of sharing my life with others; but idk. If anyone has had this experience and has overcome it I'm looking for help. It's been a problem I've had almost my entire life tho and I think it stems from a parent of mine who wouldn't let me think for myself; I just want to stop realizing things I already know. Sigh. Anyways thank you in advance. Have a nice weekend.

If you pack anything that’s even remotely fragile or valuable in your checked bags, open up your bags as soon as you claim them and inspect your item(s) while you’re still at the airport.

Pack a computer monitor, portable lamp, speaker, or anything else electronic? Plug it in at the airport and turn it on to make sure it’s working and there aren’t any dead pixels or anything.

Airlines will often end liability for your stuff once you leave the airport. Don’t let airlines break your stuff without taking responsibility for it.

Most phone operating systems allow for you to create custom text replacement shortcuts. Despite this, I rarely see people make full usage of this feature. Here are some of the best uses I've found for it:

• Put in corrections for your most common typos so that they can be corrected as you type. For example, I have abd -> and, thr -> the, and tou -> you. There are many others you could use!
• Abbreviations: This one is much more person-specific, but you can set it so that phrases or strings you commonly type can be condensed down to a few characters.
• Special Characters: If there are characters you find yourself frequently copy/pasting, it plays to have shorthand for typing them instead. For example, tm to ™.

There are many other possibilities, these are just a few I thought of.

Especially as we head into peak gift giving season. Even items you buy yourself, it makes it impossible to resell down the line or regift.

Every year, it seems like Black Friday/Cyber Monday starts a bit earlier. I only just realized the other day that I have already missed out on the beginning of sales online. Pretty sure there have been offers since the start of the month.

I want to make sure I take full advantage of the rest of the offers through actual Black Friday and Cyber Monday. So this year, I want to get as well-prepared as possible. But I need to do it fast, so I don’t lose any more opportunities.

For those of you who do a lot of online holiday shopping, what is your strategy to get ready for Black Friday and Cyber Monday? How do you plan ahead, to make sure you don’t miss out on anything?

In particular, if there are tools or apps you’d recommend to make it easier, that would be great.

From my experience in retail, stores really try grow end of year revenue number by further reducing prices following Black Friday , marketing it as an extension.

It prevents it from randomly selecting.

Then and pull through so all the water drains out the downward side since the water can't climb over the incline.

That way it doesn't spill when you carry it into storage.

I think you should also be able to wind it up in a circle. Tie it and then rotate it with the amount of windings it has so that all the water travels out like a wirtz pump.

Any city you go to, tattoo shops have really talented artists making amazing custom shirts. Most tattoo artists care about the quality of the shirt too. May not be the cheapest option but support your local tattoo shop and look bad ass at the same time! This is not an ad, it just occurred to me while browsing tattoo artists for my next piece.

Everywhere (at least inthe US) blasts out Black Friday emails today. Instead of instantly deleting, use it as a to do list of emaisl to unsubsribe from.