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Bleed your radiators Howdy y'all. You've come to clue up a lil' 'bout how we get the best outta a heat beast like lil' ol' Betsy here. Betsy's a hard workin' gal, but even a strong heat beast needs a bleedin' every once i...

Bleed your radiators.

10.03.2025 15:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m worried they’ll pick me for my prophetic abilities.

19.02.2025 11:35 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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@bsky.app can you fix the link previews so they don't concatenate the <title> elements from inlined svgs. See example below. Thanks

18.02.2025 16:42 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Put your money into a savings account This is financial advice.

10.02.2025 18:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Relocate things that drip over things that collect drips

03.02.2025 17:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sort out your phone notifications Take back time, attention, and a modicum of agency from our techno overlords. Sort out your phone notifications

27.01.2025 16:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Add mundane non-password info to your password manager Don't waste any more of yours searching mechanically through strings of digits—that is what computers are for.

20.01.2025 13:49 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks for pointing that out, I’ve fixed it now. Glad you like the site.

15.01.2025 20:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cut rounded corners into your documents Cutting corners saves you weight and reduces the chance of pointy paper accidents

15.01.2025 19:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Enable sticky keys on your computer You can reduce the strain on your pinky fingers and shave nanoseconds off your typing speed by enabling sticky keys.

13.01.2025 16:19 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Amazing! Knowing that has made my day!

06.01.2025 23:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Absolutely, I’d love to hear them!

05.01.2025 14:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Leave a copy of your keys with a trustworthy pal Calling on an emergency locksmith in the middle of the night can be really expensive — especially if they turn out to be just some guy with a crowbar.

23.12.2024 17:41 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Write a persuasive "no junk mail" sign Receiving junk mail is bad. It wastes time sifting, recycling, and it may even influence you into buying a timeshare or converting to a religion.

16.12.2024 18:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Setup a password manager

09.12.2024 17:01 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Practical betterments A collection of one-off actions to improve your life continuously — however marginally

Practical Betterments are not a replacement for therapy, surgery, radical societal change, or even just being a reasonable adult. Cutting the end off your toothbrush will not find you true love.

But wouldn't it be easier to find true love without lugging round 5g of unnecessary toothbrush weight?

06.12.2024 21:35 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Order and orient the keys on your keychain

06.12.2024 21:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Trying the wrong key, then fumbling and trying the wrong key again wastes valuable time and mental energy.

It's especially annoying when it's dark and raining.

The solution is to drill holes in your keys.

practicalbetterments.com/drill-holes-...

06.12.2024 20:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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