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10h ago

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My suitcase wheel is loose and rattling, any DIY tips?

Have you popped off the little plastic cover on the wheel housing? A lot of times the screw is under there. If you can get to it, just tighten it with a screwdriver or allen key, whatever fits. Sometimes the screw itself is stripped though, and tightening won't hold. In that case, a tiny drop of strong glue on the threads before you screw it back in can save you, lol.

16h ago

in

Update: My local cafes are all using hand-drawn fonts on their menus.

Notice how those hand-drawn menus make a five dollar coffee feel more justifiable. There's a whole psychology where imperfect lettering signals "artisanal" and "care," which lets shops charge a bit more for the same items. I wonder if this style is partly a smart business move, not just an artistic one. Have you seen prices creep up alongside the chalkboard trend?

1d ago

in

Rant: My solder job on a game controller turned out funny.

Oh man, that beep is a classic! @paul286 is right to warn people. I got the same beep on an old SNES controller. The fix for me was going back with a magnifying glass and looking for any tiny, tiny bridges of solder between points that shouldn't be connected. I found one near a capacitor that was basically invisible. Cleaned that up with some flux and a clean tip, and the beeping stopped. My buddy said it sounded like a sad 8-bit melody before I fixed it.

1d ago

in

Overlooking image resolution cost me a showcase feature

Oh, the low DPI thing hits home. I once sent a file to a client that was basically a mosaic of blurry squares, and I tried to play it off as a stylistic choice. Now I have a checklist for exports, like a pre-flight routine for my art. It's boring, but saves so much face. Those tutorial gaps are where all the panic learning happens, for sure.

2d ago

in

Quit bringing up the author's other books in debates. Now we actually talk about the book we read.

My friend's book club derailed that way once.