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May 10 2024 (text in body)
  • It's pretty annoying. The caption was "You know what I'm sayin? ... Me, for example. I couldn't work in some stuffy little office. ... The outdoors just calls to me."

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    Salt Lamp Stink Eye
  • Looking online, it doesn't seem like there's anything specific to cats or salt lamps; its just an easily accessible salt source and animals may get into the habit of licking or eating the salt. The excessive salt consumption could be toxic.

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    Soldering Iron options
  • I looked pretty hard at a rechargeable pen style soldering iron, but was convinced by more experienced users and reviewers to get a Hakko. I got the Hakko FX888D. The colors make it look like a toy; believe me, it is not. It's wild how fast it changes temperature, both hotter and cooler: it cools off almost as fast as it heats, which is pretty fantastic. Tons of options for replacing the tip, too. I'm not great at soldering and it has really made me more successful than I have a right to be. Very pleased.

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    What's going on with Google's search engine?
  • Seconded; something funky today.
    Had multiple searches today that either produced no results (just the little guy fishing), or just links to junk sites that contain massive word lists and nothing else. Bing came through; usually it is best for video and image searches, but at least it got me going today.
    I hate that bing (and dependent sites like DDG) will not let you exclude results; if they would address that, they would be a more serious search competitor imo; days like today would make them compelling.

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