TIL you can overtighten a serpentine belt tensioner pulley and wreck the bearing

I swapped my alternator on a 2005 Civic last weekend and cranked the tensioner bolt way past snug. 30 miles later the bearing seized and threw the belt off on the highway. Has anyone else cooked a cheap part by overdoing the tightness?

Stumbled on some PC sales numbers that totally threw me off

I was just poking around on Steam's hardware survey thing last night, not even looking for anything in particular, and I saw that the most popular graphics card is still a GTX 1060. That thing came out like, what, 8 years ago? And it's still beating out all the fancy RTX 40 series cards combined. I run a small plumbing crew and we've got a 10 year old van that just won't die, so I guess I get the mentality, but it still blew my mind. Meanwhile all these console guys are talking about how their PS5s are pushing 4K 60fps on everything. Makes me wonder if the average PC gamer is just way more budget conscious than the loud people on forums let on. Has anyone else looked at those survey numbers and felt like the whole PC master race thing is just a tiny rich bubble?

Warning: Got tricked by a 'free shipping' code that actually cost me more

I grabbed a 15% off coupon for a camping chair last week, only to realize the 'free shipping' code I also tried to stack was actually fake. The site just bumped the base price by $8 to cover it. Has anyone else caught a store doing that sneaky price padding thing?

My uncle swore I'd regret dropping out to drive for Uber, now he borrows my car when his breaks down

Our book club read a classic vs a modern take on the same genre and the difference was huge

We did a back-to-back reading of a 1980s sci-fi novel and a 2020 one. The older book spent 50 pages describing a spaceship, while the new one jumped right into the plot from page one. Has anyone else noticed how pacing has changed that much between decades?

PSA: Fixed rate spreads are tightening faster than I expected

I was shopping a deal in Houston last week and the lender quoted me 165 over swaps on a 10 year fixed. Three months ago that same bank was at 185 over for similar quality multifamily. Anyone else seeing this compression on rate locks right now?

Spent 6 months perfecting a knife grip only to realize the real problem was my cutting board slipping

Put a damp paper towel under the board and now I'm actually consistent with my cuts, has anyone else found a simple fix that changed everything?

Bought a $200 proofing box and never use it now

Bought a fancy proofing box off Amazon for $200 thinking itd be a game changer for my sourdough. Turns out my oven with just the light on works perfectly fine and now that thing just sits in my garage. Anyone else have a baking gadget they totally overpaid for?

Compared traditional lip filler vs fat grafting on my own face and the difference was huge

I had lip filler for about 2 years (like 1ml per session) and it always looked a bit puffy and migrated after a few months. Then my derm at SkinSpirit in Austin suggested trying fat grafting instead since I had enough donor fat from my thighs. The results after 6 months look way more natural and it actually stayed put without that weird duck lip look. Has anyone else tried fat grafting for lips and noticed a big difference over filler?

Swapped my usual apple wood for pecan on a brisket last weekend

I always use apple for everything but tried pecan on a 15lb packer and the flavor was way deeper, almost nutty and sweet at the same time. The bark came out darker and crunchier too. Anyone else find a wood that totally changed their cook?