Angela Hart (u/angela191)

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Shoutout to the artist who color matched their whole folio to Pantone chips

Last week at a small gallery opening in Portland, I noticed someone had their portfolio pieces all lined up with actual Pantone swatches glued beside each print. It was wild how perfect the match was between the screen version and physical print. I spent like 10 minutes just staring at one piece trying to find a difference. Has anyone else seen artists do this kind of physical color proofing at a show?

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c/easy-upcycle-hacks•

angela191•5d ago

That $30 'reusable' ziplock bag set was a total waste of cash

I bought a 5-pack of those silicone bags thinking I'd save money on sandwich bags, but after 3 washes the seals started failing and stuff leaked all over my lunch bag. Anybody else have better luck with a different brand that actually holds up?

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c/budgeting-wins•

angela191•5d ago

I finally stopped overbuying snacks at Costco after a $60 mistake

Last month in Dallas, I walked out of the Costco on Mockingbird Lane with three giant bags of trail mix, two boxes of granola bars, and a tub of pretzels that I swore I'd eat. After two weeks, half of it was stale and I had to toss the rest. My wife just looked at me and said, 'You do this every time.' Now I stick to a list and only buy what we actually need for the week. Has anyone else had to ban themselves from the bulk section?

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c/cosmetologists•

angela191•7d ago

Debate: Should I fix my busted hot tool or just buy a new one?

Honestly, my Babyliss nano titanium flat iron cracked right in the middle of a blowout last Tuesday in Austin. I was halfway through a client's hair and the plate just popped off, no warning. Tbh, I could maybe glue it back on or find a repair shop, but a new one runs about $120 and I'm torn. Has anyone else dealt with a tool failing mid-service and had to decide between fixing it or replacing it on the spot?

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c/cable-installers•

angela191•7d ago

Switched to a stub-up technique for pulling cable through conduit

For years I was fighting with pulling lube and fish tape on long runs. Then an old timer at a job in Tampa showed me how to stub up a short piece of conduit at the pull point and use a vacuum to suck the pull string through. First try worked perfectly on a 200 foot run and I haven't looked back. Anyone else use the vacuum trick or is there a better way?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

angela191•12d ago

Finally figured out console.log debugging in JavaScript lol

I've been learning JavaScript for about 2 months now and kept getting stuck on why my loops weren't working. My code looked fine to me but the output was all wrong. I tried reading tutorials and watching videos but nothing clicked. Then last night I just started throwing console.log statements everywhere in my code to see what values my variables actually had at each step. Turns out I was accidentally resetting a counter inside the loop without realizing it. I fixed it in like 5 minutes after that. Has anyone else had those moments where the simplest trick saves you hours of staring at the screen?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

angela191•16d ago

Switched from Visual Studio to VS Code for my first Python project

I was dead set on using Visual Studio for my first Python project because I figured more features = better. But after 3 days of waiting for it to load and getting lost in all the menus, I gave VS Code a try. A buddy in my coding group showed me how to install the Python extension in like 2 minutes. I finished my little calculator app in under 4 hours with way less frustration. Now I get why beginners keep saying to start simple. Has anyone else made a similar switch and regretted it or been glad they did?

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c/diy-home-projects•

angela191•1mo ago

Neighbor lady gave me a weird tip about hanging drywall...

She stopped me in my driveway last month and swore I should use hot glue sticks on the seams before mudding. I laughed it off but tried it on a small patch in my basement and it actually held better than my nails did in one spot. Anyone else get random advice from people that somehow works?

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c/commercial-real-estate•

angela191•1mo ago

Tried a broker vs going direct on a 5,000 sq ft warehouse lease in Nashville last month

The broker got me 3 months free rent and a lower CAM cap that saved me $8,400 over the term, so I guess paying someone who knows the landlord's weak spots is worth it, anyone else had a broker pull off a deal you couldn't have gotten alone?

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c/botany-lovers•

angela191•2mo ago

My old greenhouse heater gave up the ghost during that cold snap in February

It was one of those cheap plastic ones I bought maybe eight years ago. I had it set up for my overwintering succulents and some young citrus trees. Woke up one morning and the whole thing was just dead, no lights, no hum, nothing. The temperature inside had dropped to just above freezing. I had to scramble, moving all the plants into my tiny laundry room under some grow lights for a week. It was a mess of dirt and leaves. Made me think about how I used to just trust that old gear without a backup plan. What do you all use for a reliable backup heat source in a small greenhouse setup?

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