My friend always rushed his thermal paste jobs until his custom PC started shutting off mid-game! He opened it up and found a pathetic, thin layer that wasn't covering the CPU properly. The whole system needed a re-paste and he wasted an entire Saturday fixing his mistake. Now he takes his time and uses the pea method without fail. That experience definitely changed his approach for good.

A 1/4 inch square notch lays down adhesive totally different than a v-notch. The collapse pattern under the tile is what really locks it in place.

That "over-relying on gadgets" thing is a big theme in that book Deep Survival.

My labrador once ate a whole meatloaf I left on the counter. I was more upset about losing DINNER than his weird burps, which is pretty sad when you think about it. Like @the_susan said, at least it's not something worse, but my wallet felt the hit from ordering pizza all week. That dog had garlic breath for days, let me tell you.

Wait, a line for photos? That's where it's totally jumped the shark. Sean_Davis is right about it just being for show now. When you need to wait your turn to pretend to have a real moment somewhere, the whole point is gone. The magic was in having a place that felt separate from all that noise. Now it's just another background for social media, and the quiet part that made it special is completely dead.