I was at the library yesterday and saw something that made me think about how we ask questions now

I went to the main branch downtown to find a book on local history. While I was there, I noticed the reference desk was totally empty. No one was waiting to ask the librarian anything. But over in the seating area, I saw at least ten people, mostly younger, just typing on their phones or laptops. It hit me that maybe people don't go to a person for answers like they used to. They just pull out a device and search. The library was quiet, but it felt like a different kind of quiet, not the focused 'looking things up' quiet from when I was a kid. It made me wonder if the way we ask for help or information has completely changed in just one generation. Has anyone else seen this shift in where people go to get their questions answered?

Unpopular opinion: The 6-inch knife is a crutch for bad taping

I watched a new guy spend an hour on a 4-foot seam with a 6-inch blade, then I knocked out the same length in 15 minutes with my 12-inch trowel. The wider blade just lays it down flatter and faster with fewer ridges to sand later. Am I crazy for thinking the smaller knives just create more work?

My partner and I argued over a $200 coffee maker for three days straight

We were setting up our monthly budget and had $300 left for a 'fun' purchase. I wanted to put it toward a weekend trip, but he was set on this fancy coffee machine. We picked the coffee maker after he promised to make me a latte every morning. It broke after two months, and now we're stuck with bad coffee and no trip. Has anyone else had a household gadget totally wreck a budget plan?

Has anyone worked with Millcreekpainters for kitchen cabinets?

Thinking about getting my oak kitchen cabinets sprayed white instead of replacing them. I found Millcreekpainters while searching for Edmonton painters and their portfolio looks amazing. Has anyone here actually used them for cabinetry?

Update: My friend just lost $150 booking a 'budget' hostel in Bangkok.

Honestly, they booked through some random third-party site that looked legit but wasn't on the hostel's own website. The booking wasn't confirmed, and the site wouldn't give a refund. How do you guys check if a booking site is actually real?

Honestly, I was crimping coax connectors wrong for like two years

Tbh, I was taught to just crimp until it felt tight, no torque wrench. Then I got sent to a week long class in Wichita and the instructor showed us a stripped connector under a scope. My crimps were deforming the center pin just enough to cause intermittent faults. The spec sheet said 18 inch-pounds, which is way less force than I was using. Now I keep a little torque screwdriver in my kit and check it every month. Anyone else have a tool they started using way later than they should have?

My Netflix 'continue watching' list just hit 27 shows

I was cleaning up my profile and saw the number, and it honestly made me stop and stare. I start so many series, get three episodes in, and then just jump to something new. Does anyone else have a pile of shows they've basically abandoned?

My weekly spreads were a mess until I started drawing a tiny line down the middle

For about three months, my to-do list and my notes for the week were all jumbled together on one page. Last Monday, I took a ruler and drew a single, thin line down the center of my spread. Now the left side is for tasks and the right side is for random thoughts or meeting notes. It sounds so simple, but it stopped me from losing track of action items. Has anyone else tried a simple divider like this to clean things up?

Had a dream where my apartment complex had a 'no walking on Tuesdays' rule

I was just trying to get to my car, but the building manager kept pointing at a sign that said 'Tuesdays are for floating only'. So I had to hover awkwardly six inches off the ground the whole way. Anyone else have dreams with weirdly specific building rules?

I thought my friend was being paranoid when he insisted on using a password manager for everything, but after my email got hacked last month, I finally set one up.