Things you should know by now, but only just discovered

KrazyTacoFO wrote:

That is an awesome idea especially since all I have is my home key and car key. Tonight I will be free from the shackles of key rings! Long live the Triple Fisherman's Knot and 550 cord!

For awhile I did a figure eight with a double hitch on both sides. After having to undo it a couple times I now just do an overhand because it is easy. But knots are part of the fun.

MonoCheli wrote:
KrazyTacoFO wrote:

That is an awesome idea especially since all I have is my home key and car key. Tonight I will be free from the shackles of key rings! Long live the Triple Fisherman's Knot and 550 cord!

For awhile I did a figure eight with a double hitch on both sides. After having to undo it a couple times I now just do an overhand because it is easy. But knots are part of the fun. :)

I figured I would just cut it if/when I ever needed to add something (since all my other "keys" are electronic access cards). I actually have 3 things on my keyring, I forgot about my Maryland Homebrew store bottle opener that Paleocon got me.

KrazyTacoFO wrote:
MonoCheli wrote:
KrazyTacoFO wrote:

That is an awesome idea especially since all I have is my home key and car key. Tonight I will be free from the shackles of key rings! Long live the Triple Fisherman's Knot and 550 cord!

For awhile I did a figure eight with a double hitch on both sides. After having to undo it a couple times I now just do an overhand because it is easy. But knots are part of the fun. :)

I figured I would just cut it if/when I ever needed to add something (since all my other "keys" are electronic access cards). I actually have 3 things on my keyring, I forgot about my Maryland Homebrew store bottle opener that Paleocon got me.

You probably already know this but remember to melt the ends of the cord so you don't get the messy frayed ends. I recommend a lighter unless you have access to a hot knife.

If you haven't seen it before, Rainmeter is pretty cool.

MonoCheli wrote:
KrazyTacoFO wrote:
MonoCheli wrote:
KrazyTacoFO wrote:

That is an awesome idea especially since all I have is my home key and car key. Tonight I will be free from the shackles of key rings! Long live the Triple Fisherman's Knot and 550 cord!

For awhile I did a figure eight with a double hitch on both sides. After having to undo it a couple times I now just do an overhand because it is easy. But knots are part of the fun. :)

I figured I would just cut it if/when I ever needed to add something (since all my other "keys" are electronic access cards). I actually have 3 things on my keyring, I forgot about my Maryland Homebrew store bottle opener that Paleocon got me.

You probably already know this but remember to melt the ends of the cord so you don't get the messy frayed ends. I recommend a lighter unless you have access to a hot knife.

I did know this, but it's a good thing to mention in case others that don't ever work with 550 cord were going to do this.

See, I always just use a dime to pry open key rings. I almost always have one on me, and it does the job.

NSMike wrote:

If you haven't seen it before, Rainmeter is pretty cool.

In college I really loved this. I then found Samurize and played with that for a while. I haven't really played with either for the last 8-10 years. How has Rainmeter improved lately?

I can't speak to how it has improved, but I am basically using it to make things look different rather than make things more useful or efficient.

I didn't know about the staple puller trick. That's awesome. Do you guys know to use an old-school can opener to safely cut open those stupid plastic clamshell packaging?

more re-purposing:

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Jeff-66 wrote:

more re-purposing:

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Mind blown. I've been using crappy masking tape all this time.

I knew this thread would be a goldmine

Tamren wrote:
Jeff-66 wrote:

more re-purposing:

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Mind blown. I've been using crappy masking tape all this time.

I knew this thread would be a goldmine :D

This is truly a thread worthy of praising the Certis!

The staple remover image followed by the power strip label image...struggling to keep it all together over here right now.

Radical Ans wrote:

Stumbled upon this by accident a while back

Win Key + TAB in windows 7

Totally owns alt+TAB

I've read about that several times, but never tried it because alt-tab seemed sufficient. I was wrong.

It's actually been in place since Vista...

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For the edge of your desk.

The video thread had a bunch of, fold a shirt in one second, take off a shirt, do everything type videos didn't it?

Speaking of t-shirt folding...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiYRN...

(NSFW cleavage)

What was she doing? Have to watch that again...

Mind blown by a lot of these solutions.

The camera isn't even trying to catch the t-shirt folding...

clever id wrote:
Radical Ans wrote:

Stumbled upon this by accident a while back

Win Key + TAB in windows 7

Totally owns alt+TAB

I've read about that several times, but never tried it because alt-tab seemed sufficient. I was wrong.

I just tried these out on my computer here at work to see what you guys were talking about. I thought you were all looney, it didn't do anything. Then I tried having more than one program open.

Not sure why I didn't realize what it was, I use Command + TAB on the Mac all the time at home.

First, I'm embarrassed to admit that although I'm in my late thirties, I only really learned how to hand wash dishes properly about five or so years ago. I used to hold the dish or pot up out of the sink and scrub it in mid-air; not realizing that putting it down and thoroughly soaking it in soapy water was the way to go. When asked by my wife why I did this I had to think about it for a bit. Then I remembered that before I was married my sink was always piled high with dishes!

Also, if we're sharing life hacks, here's a great shoelace hack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP2ms...

I just learned that not only are ducks remarkably well-hung (up to 15 cm in length!), once they've done their business with a female duck (who always fights the amorous advances, thereby making all ducklings little fuzzy rape babies), the previously mentioned massive organ shrivels up, dies, and falls off. That also doesn't take into account the female ducks who have the ability to violently contort and corkscrew their genitals.

Amy Farrah-Fowler in The Big Bang Theory is the same girl who played Blossom in that 90s tv show

It should be evident but I never made the connection

trichy wrote:

I just learned that not only are ducks remarkably well-hung (up to 15 cm in length!), once they've done their business with a female duck (who always fights the amorous advances, thereby making all ducklings little fuzzy rape babies), the previously mentioned massive organ shrivels up, dies, and falls off. That also doesn't take into account the female ducks who have the ability to violently contort and corkscrew their genitals.

I'd like you to tell me why we should know that, because I think I could have lived without that knowledge.

Aristophan wrote:
trichy wrote:

I just learned that not only are ducks remarkably well-hung (up to 15 cm in length!), once they've done their business with a female duck (who always fights the amorous advances, thereby making all ducklings little fuzzy rape babies), the previously mentioned massive organ shrivels up, dies, and falls off. That also doesn't take into account the female ducks who have the ability to violently contort and corkscrew their genitals.

I'd like you to tell me why we should know that, because I think I could have lived without that knowledge. :)

It certainly has made me look at ducks with more respect/horror.

Aside from avian genitalia horror, this thread is pure gold.

fleabagmatt wrote:
clever id wrote:
Radical Ans wrote:

Stumbled upon this by accident a while back

Win Key + TAB in windows 7

Totally owns alt+TAB

I've read about that several times, but never tried it because alt-tab seemed sufficient. I was wrong.

I just tried these out on my computer here at work to see what you guys were talking about. I thought you were all looney, it didn't do anything. Then I tried having more than one program open.

Not sure why I didn't realize what it was, I use Command + TAB on the Mac all the time at home.

Or if you're like me and disable aero it genuinely doesn't do anything. Most people don't notice it but Aero slows down everything you do in windows ever. I tried leaving it on for a few months and it ever so slowly drove me crazy.

Edwin wrote:

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For the edge of your desk.

That just....I mean, it totally...

Why didn't I ever think of this?

Nicholaas wrote:
Edwin wrote:

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For the edge of your desk.

That just....I mean, it totally...

Why didn't I ever think of this?

I actually do something similar along the underside of my desk. I've got some sticky wire hooks stuck to the bottom, with some bull clips hanging from them to keep assorted keyboard/mouse wires from dangling onto my feet. I could probably just use the wire hooks themselves, but the bull clips let me loop the cords and keep them secure.