Following this, will get rid of a white cover plate, to leave you with white switches or outlets in the middle of a painted cover plate that will likely quickly scratch or be less durable! You also fail to mention that exposed screws on the sides and edges of teh outlet or switch can be energized and touching them can…

Saving money on school supplies can be important, especially where the kids don’t care.  I always liked getting them some items that reflected their likes and personalities.  I figured that if they liked them, it might get them a little more excited to use them.  It seemed to work somewhat.

With all the pseudo-science cr@p that Dr. Oz has pushed... I trust Ozzy more!

Yes, just trying to help out some of the readers of this potentially misleading advice.  I know much better than to believe everything I read on the interwebs!  I read the blurb about accelerating, immediately thought that seems wrong, did one quick google search and determined the author was just summarizing a list…

Sorry Lindsey, but your definition for Grand Jury is incorrect.  A grand jury does not determine guilt or innocence, but rather if there is probable cause.  What you have described is a Trial or Petit Jury.  This link gives a nice overview of the differences:  https://www.banksjones.com/2020/08/26/whats-the-difference-…

I think you’ve missed the point of item #3, potentially leading to people doing something unsafe. There is a difference between telling people to “Accelerate slightly...” which actually means to make the car go faster; and the advice I’ve seen everywhere else to slightly press on the accelerator, in order to maintain…

Yes... The freezer is the solution.  To make this work just a tiny bit better, stick that fork you will be using for crumbling into the freezer as well.  This keeps the fork from melting the cheese.  It helps a bit!

Why isn’t it feasible?  In the US, you can get the tests for free.  https://www.covid.gov/tests  In addition, if you have health insurance, they will cover costs for up to 8 covid tests a month!  The government is doing their best to make sure people who get Covid stay at home.  Please help by using the tests when you…

If you wish to be a bit salty toward landlords... fine. Play the “Woe is me” card.

Right... All those people that don’t want to maintain a property, or don’t want the hassle of getting a water heater fixed, or lack the down payment to buy property, are getting nothing for what they pay? Sorry, but landlords buy the property, and are the ones responsible for keeping it functioning. I’ve rented, and…

Step 4 in the painting process is not only unnecessary, it leads to problems. If you don’t have a paint that perfectly matches, now you’ll have a perfectly uniform area that was masked off that is now a different color. This makes the problem more apparent. The better approach is to not mask the area, make sure you…

This is pure wankery! (I’m not even British and I recognize that is what this is.) Less than 2% of land is lawns. So, if we get half the population to do this, we have improved the amount of land available to pollinators by 1%. Wow, that is truly underwhelming. I cannot imagine this would make much of a difference.…

Remember... When using bamboo or wood skewers, it helps greatly to soak them for about 10 minutes before using them... when the end of the skewer is burning, it is quite difficult to turn!  Yes, I’ve learned this the hard way.

I really disagree with the vacuum / do the floors first. My reasoning and evidence: No matter how good your vacuum, even if it has a great HEPA filter, it does not get all contaminants. As a matter of fact, the brushroll and the act of moving it around cause it to displace dust and soil on the floor. This dust and…

Lifehacker has missed the mark. What happened to fair and balanced statement of facts? When the article finishes... “The simplest way to avoid HOA hassles is to not buy a home under the sway of an HOA, and resign yourself to paying for your own amenities and services, like a sucker.”, we know that nothing about the…

As an engineer who has dealt with battery and battery management systems in portable products for more than 30 years... The idea not to charge a Li+ battery below 0C is is true, but misses the point. The systems in our phones, headphones, etc... won’t allow you to charge the batteries when they are too cold. (They…

So much for the Google/Alphabet code of conduct... “Don’t Be Evil.” Guess they need to update it to now say “F Em’, just make insane amounts of cash!”

I’m a bit PETA supporter... People Eating Tasty Animals!

Considering that from a personality and intelligence standpoint, Kim is everything I wouldn’t want in a woman... I think he may be one of her better choices!