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things i've learned so i don't get screwed buying tires

Tue 2025 Apr 8

Every time I have to get new tires, I hate it because there are a thousand different ways to get screwed buying these things. I've been buying tires for close to 30 years, both for cars and trucks I've owned. In that time, I've come up with a few ways to get screwed less.

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don't use distilled water in a coffee maker
Tue 2025 Apr 1

I learned this one the hard way, but fortunately I didn't wreck my coffee maker.

One would think that using distilled water would be better than tap for brewing coffee, right? That's what I thought. I was wrong.

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i'm glad arcade machines are somebody else's problem
Thu 2025 Mar 27

One time in my life I had an arcade machine in the house. It was a video arcade game, Mortal Kombat 3. I think I had it for a year or maybe slightly longer, then sold it. I've no regrets about that whatsoever.

Once or twice a year I'll go play some arcade machines. I enjoy the games, but I am VERY glad I don't have to maintain these things.

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how to get a super short physical address
Tue 2025 Mar 25

Navigation is wrong, and often. This is how to make it right, and also make it very easy to store locations for retrieval later.

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when 512GB is actually 476
Thu 2025 Mar 20

To this day I see negative Amazon reviews from people who bought computer media storage and believe they got scammed - except they didn't.

One of the more common ones are people who buy a 512GB flash drive, plug it in to their computer or phone, see a total storage limit of 476, and immediately think they got ripped off. Wrong. The number is accurate.

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