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16d ago

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I finally bought a hardware security key and it just saved my entire business email

Switched to a password manager and 2FA after my old email got broken into years ago. The password manager stopped me from reusing the same weak password everywhere, and the 2FA code just wouldn't show up on a fake login page I almost fell for. It felt like a hassle at first, but now I see it as my digital seatbelt.

17d ago

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Am I the only one who had a main hoist brake fail on a tower crane last Thursday?

What brand and model was the crane?

18d ago

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Appreciation post: My sourdough starter took 12 days to actually bubble.

I've been baking sourdough for three years now and I never stare at the flour. The starter will rise when it's ready, watching it doesn't help. People act like it's some delicate science project but it's just flour and water. Honestly, I just set a timer and go do something else.

18d ago

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I finally saw the erosion at the base of the cliffs near Cannon Beach

Check the park's main website, not just the page for that area. They sometimes post new survey maps as PDFs in the news section. Skylerc86 is right that the official maps lag, so also look at the USGS landslide hazards website, it has more current data layers. I was just there and the fence line has been moved back another twenty feet since spring. Don't trust the old trail markers at all. The undercut is active along that whole stretch now.

19d ago

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I finally tried the 'freeze your butter and grate it' trick for pie crust

Freeze and grate" sounds like a lot of work for butter.