Hit exactly 500 hours of slow cooker use this weekend according to my outlet timer

That thing has paid for itself at least ten times over since I bought it during a Black Friday sale three years ago, so what’s the longest anyone here has kept a slow cooker running before it finally gave out?

Spent 2 hours writing a story about a detective who solves crimes by eating burritos... only to realize I'd described the murder weapon wrong on page 1

I had the killer using a cheese grater but called it a whisk for 15 pages. Had to rewrite the whole opening scene because nobody gets killed with a whisk unless you're really creative.

Got a weird email from my own address and it freaked me out

So about a month ago, I was just checking my inbox at home and saw an email from myself. The subject was just 'Re: Our chat' and the body was a link. I knew right away it was a phishing scam, probably a spoofed sender address, but it still felt super creepy. I didn't click it, obviously, and ran a malware scan on my computer just in case, which came back clean. But it got me thinking about how to actually stop these from even hitting my inbox. I've heard two main ideas: one side says you need a really strong spam filter and to report every single one, while the other side says you should just ignore them completely because engaging at all, even to report, can flag your address as active. I'm leaning toward reporting them, but I'm not totally sure. What's the best move here for dealing with spoofed emails from your own account?

Lost $8k on a 'turnkey' industrial space inspection in Phoenix

The seller's report said the roof was fine, but my guy found it needed a full replacement, which they knew about. Anyone else get burned by a seller-provided inspection?

My first Python loop printed 'hello world' 10,000 times by accident

I forgot a colon and the print statement ran nonstop for a full minute. Anyone know a good way to stop a runaway script?

Vent: Had to pick between a 6-foot power stretcher and a knee kicker for a tight hallway job in a 1920s bungalow.

Went with the kicker for maneuverability, but the pad was so compressed it took three passes to get it drum-tight. What's your go-to method for those narrow, old-house spaces?

Serious question, after seeing a guy in Boise forge a perfect scroll with just a ball-peen hammer and a stump.

What's the most basic tool you've seen someone use to pull off a complex shape that made you rethink your whole setup?

PSA: A talk at the local craft fair changed my weekly spreads

I was at the craft fair in Springfield last Saturday and stopped by a small booth about paper crafts. The person running it showed me how they use a simple three column layout for their week, with one column for tasks, one for notes, and one for events. I tried it this week with my own notebook. It made my daily planning so much faster because I'm not mixing everything together. Has anyone else tried a setup like this for their weekly pages?

My neighbor in Portland gave me a cutting from her 40 year old jade plant last month

My buddy at the con said 'a perfect replica is just a missed chance to add your own story' and I can't stop thinking about it.