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  1. Comment on What mattress brand do you recommend? in ~life.home_improvement

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    I have a Casper, it's comfortable, not too firm or soft. They have all kinds of options on their site now, back when I ordered they only had one. I guess the one they call "original" now is the...

    I have a Casper, it's comfortable, not too firm or soft. They have all kinds of options on their site now, back when I ordered they only had one. I guess the one they call "original" now is the one I have.

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  2. Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies

  3. Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies

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    So the mod of r/flashlight and c/flashlight on lemmy maintains a list to direct new folks to. It's a good place to start. I'd say $20 to $50 for a lot of lights. I'd imagine it's a much cheaper...

    So the mod of r/flashlight and c/flashlight on lemmy maintains a list to direct new folks to. It's a good place to start.

    I'd say $20 to $50 for a lot of lights. I'd imagine it's a much cheaper hobby than mech keyboards. I have a cheap mechanical keyboard but I know the good ones are $100+.

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  4. Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies

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    Flashlights. Having a few around the house is useful, having 20+ is stupid. I'm active on r/flashlight and budgetlightforum. It's a deep (but well lit) rabbit hole. It's also a fun way to tinker...

    Flashlights. Having a few around the house is useful, having 20+ is stupid.
    I'm active on r/flashlight and budgetlightforum. It's a deep (but well lit) rabbit hole. It's also a fun way to tinker with stuff, putting lights together from parts or modding existing ones only requires pretty basic soldering skills.
    Most people think of LED flashlights as cool bluish white, but there are a ton of different tint options, plus high CRI for nicer looking colors.

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  5. Comment on Boost for Lemmy has been listed in Play Store in ~tech

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    I don't know anything about app development, but it appears most of the work is done. Would it be that difficult to make it a standalone app at this point?

    I don't know anything about app development, but it appears most of the work is done. Would it be that difficult to make it a standalone app at this point?

  6. Comment on Chocolate chips wouldn't melt? in ~food

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    Yeah maybe I'm misremembering the reason the makeshift double boiler setup worked better. Melting chocolate like that isn't something I do often, I had the same problem as OP using the microwave.

    Yeah maybe I'm misremembering the reason the makeshift double boiler setup worked better. Melting chocolate like that isn't something I do often, I had the same problem as OP using the microwave.

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  7. Comment on Chocolate chips wouldn't melt? in ~food

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    I believe this is called "seizing" when chocolate goes from melty to weird and grainy. I've read that melting chocolate in a double boiler style setup is the best way to avoid this. I've used a...

    I believe this is called "seizing" when chocolate goes from melty to weird and grainy. I've read that melting chocolate in a double boiler style setup is the best way to avoid this. I've used a metal mixing bowl on top of a small pot of boiling water as a makeshift double boiler before. It works.

    2 votes