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13h ago

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The moment I realized the 'deep state' was just corporate lobbies, not secret committees

But what if the boring explanation is the cover story they want you to accept?

3d ago

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Our book club argued for 45 min over who narrated the audiobook version

wait wait, hold on, that's not quite right about the Sandman narrator thing. Neil Gaiman himself narrates the main Sandman audiobooks, but the ones with the full cast have like a dozen different people doing voices. I think what happened with your book is probably that the first narrator did the original chapters and then they brought in a second person specifically for the sequel stuff, which is way more common than people realize. Publishers do that all the time when there's a big gap between releases or if the first narrator isn't available anymore. It's honestly wild how much that messes with your head while listening, cause you get used to a voice and then suddenly it changes mid-book and you're like "who is this person?" We had a similar thing happen with a series where the main narrator switched between books 2 and 3 and half our group refused to continue cause it felt like a totally different character. The print version never gets that problem, so yeah, audio really does shape the whole debate in a way nobody expects going in.

4d ago

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Overkill on bracing turned out to be my safety net

Did you check the joist hanger nails or just eyeball it on site?

7d ago

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PSA: I've been salting my beans wrong this whole time, thanks to my neighbor Carol

Wait, does salting at the end actually fix the tough skin thing? I used to add salt early too and just figured cheap beans were always gonna be kinda gritty, but I tried the late salt trick last month and honestly it made a huge difference for me too.

7d ago

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Quick win from a follow-up tip I read here last Tuesday

My buddy tried the same trick on a couple of rental listings and got two quick replies back, which never happens for him. He's been using that exact line ever since.