Good morning tinyE :)

HI :P

It's been four days since the OP started this thread.

He already owes us three more tips.

Here you go:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/PHOTO/LARGE/tufted_titmouse_1.jpg

edit: Oops, grabbed the file with the name in the filename. Well so much for that joke.

Well if he doesn't, here's one.

I want everyone to contribute. Sharing is cool!
Although that made me just think of forced sharing brought to you by unregulated tech companies. /gripes
I could use a tip now :)

Has anyone been able to modify nvidia 10 series drivers so they are without telemetry and other unnecessary junk?
I was not successful so far; I'm missing nvidia control panel in my mod.

I'll submit a tip I heard recently:

If you ever need to evacuate your house because of some impending disaster, place a glass of water in your freezer. When it's frozen, place a coin on top of the ice in the glass.

When you eventually return to your home, check to see if the coin is still on top of the ice in the glass. If it's sunk to the bottom, there was an extended power outage and the food in your freezer is no longer safe to eat!

Very clever and helpful Asbeau. Thanks!!
Keep'em coming everyone! (:

The coin must not be too heavy or it will sink through ice given enough time.

Haha!

Ah, geez - the pressure!

I don't have one today, except sorta. How about a recipe for margaritas, for those limes that will be rubbed onto your armpits and then dunked in tea? (Yes, I'm still going with that joke):

Our new favorite is a simple ratio: 1:1:1:0.5. So that's

- 1 part fresh-squeezed lime juice. Fresh juice makes a noticeable difference versus bottled juice, but use bottled if you want.
- 1 part silver tequila. We prefer Sauza silver, but use whatever you like. Except Cuervo Gold - you don't want to mess up a perfectly good margarita with that crap.
- 1 part water. Yes, water. It'll make your drink go farther, temper the sweetness (see below), it makes hardly any difference in the flavor, and you should have water while drinking alcohol anyway, for hydration.
- 1/2 part agave syrup / nectar. I usually go a touch less than half, then taste and add a bit more if it's too tart.

Before squeezing, rub the limes roughly on a counter top or between your hands, to soften them up and get you a bit more juice. And then your hands smell limey fresh!

5-6 ice cubes in a shaker, shake it up well. Pour into a glass with another few cubes. We don't strain it from the shaker - just take off the lid and pour in the drink, cubes and all. Because, really, the ice in the shaker is margarita-flavored, so why would you discard those and then pour the drink over bland cubes? Just add a couple more cubes to your glass if you want to.

If you put in too much agave (it it's too sweet), then a bit more lime juice and / or water can fix the flavor. At this point, I don't mind using a splash of bottled juice to top it off, instead of squeezing another lime. Just being lazy.

We use four limes, which nets about 1/2 cup juice with the limes we get around here. That'll make you a 14 oz margarita, which is a good start to the day.

Niceeeeeee.... Mrs. Stevenson... niceeeeeee