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  1. Comment on Pool care help in ~life.home_improvement

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    I have a salt pool myself and what I've found immensely useful is to bring a water sample to my nearby pool store for testing a couple of times throughout the season. They'll tell you what...

    I have a salt pool myself and what I've found immensely useful is to bring a water sample to my nearby pool store for testing a couple of times throughout the season. They'll tell you what chemicals you'll need to add, in which order, how much etc. Mention the fact you use a bromine pool instead of chlorine as it will impact the analysis and recommendations

    10 votes

  3. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    I love the radio playlist that spotify generates from the song Barbara Streisand by Duck Sauce. It's a perfect party playlist for driving my wife to a date. Press the three dots on the song and...

    I love the radio playlist that spotify generates from the song Barbara Streisand by Duck Sauce. It's a perfect party playlist for driving my wife to a date. Press the three dots on the song and then press "Go to song radio"

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Eruption has started in Iceland in ~enviro

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    Linked is the article to live feeds. News anchors are reporting a 100 meter tall eruption. Earlier this year, a town of 4000 people (Grindavík) was evacuated due to multiple earthquakes and a...

    Linked is the article to live feeds. News anchors are reporting a 100 meter tall eruption.

    Earlier this year, a town of 4000 people (Grindavík) was evacuated due to multiple earthquakes and a large crack going through the town. The eruption taking place now is the aftermath

    11 votes

  6. Comment on How do you keep your keyboards non-sticky? in ~tech

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    You said it: Just don't eat by the keyboard. Maybe a wireless keyboard would be easier to manage and put away during lunch? :) I can't speak for non mechanical keyboards but you can remove keys...

    You said it: Just don't eat by the keyboard. Maybe a wireless keyboard would be easier to manage and put away during lunch? :)

    I can't speak for non mechanical keyboards but you can remove keys from a mechanical keyboard and clean all components more easily than for a flat keyboard

    24 votes

  7. Comment on State of EVs in Fall 2023? in ~transport

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    I think the article you linked from english.eplis.com gives a hint. Perhaps we'll soon see an influx of cheap EVs

    I think the article you linked from english.eplis.com gives a hint. Perhaps we'll soon see an influx of cheap EVs

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Unity: An open letter to our community in ~games

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    Not OP but Unreal Engine is increasingly becoming more accessible. For instance, you don't really need programming skills to make games if you use their blueprint editor (visual programming)....

    Not OP but Unreal Engine is increasingly becoming more accessible. For instance, you don't really need programming skills to make games if you use their blueprint editor (visual programming). Plus, it's latest version (5) is open source while Unity is not

    11 votes