That’s a peeve of mine. I always thought hack meant to alter something (e.g., code, dining table) in order to make it work as something else. But I’ve noticed that people are using it to mean “tip” or “how to” advice. If explaining why you buy one color of socks is a hack, then isn’t every suggestion a hack?
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Well, “Hacks from Heloise” does sound cooler than “Hints from Heloise.”
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This guy seems pretty impressed with himself for using common sense. Good for him I suppose.
ETA: Okay, the plant siphon is pretty neat, though could be made a lot less ugly.
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I sat through this video so you don’t have to. Here’s the list.
- Instead of using twist ties on bread, twist the top of the package and fold it under
- Keep all your socks in a pile and don’t bother sorting or matching them
- Use a magnet to hold your keys/wallet/stuff you grab before going
- Don’t keep singles in your wallet. At the end of the day put them in a box (coin jar for singles, basically)
- Fill up your gas tank once, ever and never let your tank get below half
- Keep all your Tupperware built rather than separated when not in use
- Get a splatter lid for things in your microwave
- Don’t run your microwave at full power
- Put a cup of water in the microwave to prevent things from drying out
- Keep your cat’s food and water a distance apart because they are happier
- Red lens tape over blue LEDs to make them dimmer while keeping a blue color
- Use a clay plant waterer so you never need to water your plants
- Use a large rare earth magnet on your fridge so it will attract the door to the drywall corner guard
- Use paracord instead of shoelaces so you never need to tie your shoes again
I don’t see how most of these are “life hacks”. #13 is kind of clever if you have the right layout (even though you are supposed to adjust the legs to keep the door from closing on itself). Many are just kind of there with zero explanation as to why (like #8). #10 was just bullshit.
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Or it makes her sound like an axe murderer.
Here’s Johnny with some resort hotel hacks:
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Our cats are great at making soup out of their water bowls…
One of the kittens must be addicted to catnip infused water because moments after I fill one bowl, there is always a toy immersed in it – always.
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But it’s not a “hack” in any sense of the word. It’s a product made for that purpose, that he bought. I just bought some new ice trays yesterday, so I guess I just hacked my freezer. 
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Why? He doesn’t really explain what he’s going to do with all those singles. I mean, you should have mix of currency in your earthquake emergency kit, but he kind of just assumes people collect $1 bills?
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It’s a second-cousin of Columbusing… ?Edisoning?
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“He’s funny and the tips are pretty good!”
Define “funny” and “good.”
I couldn’t make it through this video thanks to motion sickness.
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I use a (turned) Soviet cap similar to this one as storage place for change. hammer and sickle AND money : )
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I had to look this dude up to see why he needs wire cutters on a daily basis. It also explains all that audio equipment. I agree with the blue leds, but I used finger nail polish.
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My hack for plastic containers is to buy the kind that are just semi-permanent, like this. I only buy the square and rectangular ones. I keep a pretty limited selection and regularly toss anything that has lost a lid or vice versa. Every so often when they get junky I toss the whole lot and buy a new clean set. If I need to send them home with someone, I just give them a container.
I keep all of them stacked in one small bin, with lids stuck down the side of the bin.
I do have some nice glass containers with snap on lids. I keep the lids in the bin with the plastic stuff and the containers in a separate cabinet.
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Agreed. Rectangles are better than round. Alike is better than different. Nesting is better than … whatever not nesting is called. I keep my identical lids in a zip lock next to the containers.
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The water in a little pyrex bowl does make for ■■■■■ reheated baked chicken. The water gets nasty from the grease so it needs to be cleaned after use. Pampered chef or knock off plastic steamer pans are great for all purpose reheating.
OtherMichael is not going to take advice from somebody who refers to himself in the third person.
If you only have one loaf of bread-product in the bread-product bin, of course you can place it carefully on top of the bag and not expect it to be accidentally jarred ope and dry out in two days.
Other Michael is not going to take life advice from somebody who 1) takes a wire-cutter every where he goes and 2) has sexy anime statuettes in his living room and 3) admits that his list of things he has perfected is not in order and 4) refers to a jumbled stack of take-out containers as Tupperware and 5) uses his yelling voice for an advice video.
Seriously, this should be “life hacks for life-long bachelors”
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I’m wondering why somebody would aim to have the door of the refrigerator kept open?
I adjusted the two front feed especially to make it ‘automatically’ closing. (Tired of yelling: "shut the refrigerator door!“).
Now I only have to mention to peeps they take what they need because the door does not need to be a unnecessary long time open. (not yet yelling involved 
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