Daily Life
Possible solutions to daily life problems.
Sites
- Reddit r/BuyItForLife — Practical, durable and quality products that are made to last
- Animated Knots
- From the basic to more technical bits about knots and ropes
- Also, how to tie a tie
Links
- Bed Bugs - What You've Been Told is Totally False | Mark Rober YouTube
- Interesting facts: Bed bugs can survive up to 300 days without eating (3:15). Bed bugs do not carry or transmit any diseases (4:22). Bed bugs are attracted to verticle objects (8:50). Bed bugs use traumatic insemination (11:10)
- Defences: Wrap the bed in a bag. Wash and dry sheets at a high temperature every week. Simplify and declutter the room.
- Offences: Vacuum at least once a week. Apply a light dusting of diatomaceous earth. Steam.
- Buy well. Buy once
(HN)
- The idea of keeping a visual product catalogue of what you own is interesting
- HN has a different point of view though, it became rich people justifying paying a lot for high-status products
- Mold Course | United States Environmental Protection Agency
- What, why, where mold grows. Mold prevention and mold remediation.
- The Ultimate Guide to Leather Grades
- Leather starts with cowhides. Cowhides are split into usable sections
- Leather grades: Top Grain (Full Grain, Corrected Grain) > Split Grain (Genuine Leather) > Bonded Leather
- Full Grain: it breathes, absorb moisture and oils, patina, includes natural markings, etc.
- Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?
(HN)
- Change in manufacturing process to accommodate the change in manufacturing places and consumer model
- YouTube:
The BEST office and gaming chairs 2023-2024 | Ahnestly
(1:28:04)
- 3 categories by different height map to each 3 tiers of chairs by price
- Spreadsheet
- YouTube:
Why City Design is Important (and why I hate Houston) | Not Just Bikes
(17:02)
- Also check Stroads are Ugly, Expensive, and Dangerous (and they're everywhere) (18:13)
- A very nice video on how a car centric urban design is harmful to humans and the society