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I have a carbon steel knife a buddy of mine made, has lasted 10+ years. Holds a decent edge, so I can even shave my arm hair with it when it's freshly sharpened.

Also have some cheap ass Kiwi brand paring knives made from kind of extremely soft stainless steel. Very easy to sharpen. They get used as steak knives, for cutting cheese, apples, etc.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    If the keycaps are grimy, soak them in a bowl of water with a denture cleaning tablet. Then rinse and leave them out to dry. Works well when keycaps get gross from finger grime too.

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    Lactose in enough quantities gets my tummy rumbling in a bad way so I'm trying out alternatives.

    Oat milk in hipster coffee drinks is pretty good.

    Soy milk as a protein and calcium beverage is fine. Tastes OK.

    There is lactose-free milk too but that is still suspect. Either it's not all the way lactose free or too much of any kind of dairy quakes my intestines.

    [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Loose dark clothing encourages airflow. Covering up prevents sunburn and direct solar heating.

    For buildings, airflow can cool them too. But it doesn't need to be done through dark roofs or dark exterior walls. And buildings could have more sunshades and awnings, and smaller windows to prevent solar heat gain.

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