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6:01 PM
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Q: How can I keep my door locks from freezing?

liebs19My house has a detached garage and occasionally the lock gets frozen during a winter storm so that I cannot insert my key to unlock the door. How can I prevent my locks from freezing?

Huh, this is not a problem I ever thought someone would have.
 
Compiments you don't want to receive #15: compliments about your honesty in job interviews
 
@OrigamiRobot isn't there a tool in the home alone movie for that?
 
@Unionhawk you do realize that account is @fredley's.
 
@badp Yes, I know, he's been "you idiot"ing everyone
FOOD INCOMING
yes I just used "you idiot" as a verb
 
6:06 PM
Star Wars: Battlefront II is $3 on Steam. If you do not have it and you like Star Wars, you should get it.
 
20 hours ago, by Origami Robot
I am contractually required to add ", you idiot." to anything I actually post there.
It's out of my hands.
 
That's true, he did sign a contract, too
 
@OrigamiRobot Cleaned jack with Q-tip. Now have more lint in jack. Halp.
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@Yuuki "How do I get lint out of a Q-tip?"
Oh man
I want to ask a question on there, then ask another question about how to fix something caused by the answer on the first question
 
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Q: How can I achieve the same usefulness of a snuggie, without the snuggie?

Matt S.Hopefully everyone knows what a snuggie is. It solves the lifelong problem of staying warm, but still being able to use one's arms, by being a blanket with sleeves! Unfortunately I don't have a snuggie (but I do have a blanket). Is there a way I can achieve the same use as I would with a snug...

No, I can't even
 
6:10 PM
And see how long I can keep that up
@OrigamiRobot Buy a snuggie
 
Why do proposals like this get off the ground, when a more useful one like the Scale Modeling one struggle to find an audience?
 
@OrigamiRobot blankets don't exist anymore apparently
 
@Frank because the audience is so broad
 
user15026
I think you summed up the answer.
 
@Rapitor he has a blanket
 
6:12 PM
@murgatroid99 And, apparently, such a broad topic makes the entire proposal struggle to find its feet.
 
Let's say all of my clothes are in the washer. How do I stay warm
 
> 1. Douse yourself in lighter fluid.
2. I think you know where I'm going with this.
 
user15026
@unionhawk dryer? :p
 
@Frank I mean that lifehacks can cover any topic. So anyone can join and contribute. That's also the reason why it's bad
 
Literally that question
 
6:13 PM
@Frank he means lifehacks is a broad audience
 
@Unionhawk hunt down some wild game, skin it, and wear the furs
 
@murgatroid99 One of the many reasons.
 
@OrigamiRobot I understand that. It's both a broad topic, and a very broad audience.
 
> 1. Acquire three blankets, optionally four.
2. Cover your body with one of the blankets.
3. Wrap both arms with the remaining two blankets.
4. Realize this is completely asinine and just go buy a snuggie.
5. Realize that you've just bought a snuggie and rethink your life.
 
Another reason it's bad is because the nature of lifehacks is presupposing a certain type of answer even if that's not the best answer.
 
6:14 PM
The meta makes it so clear this site is going to fail.
 
Which is the direction @Sterno has been trying to point out on their meta.
 
Cut holes in the blanket, cut sleeves off a long sleeve shirt, tape them together
 
Step 4 realize this is stupid
 
@Rapitor What the actual f--k.
Why on earth did they think this was a good idea?
 
6:16 PM
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Q: My Minecraft skin seems messed up

GespenstJaegerI just had a quick question. I was playing Minecraft (vanilla, only mod is Rei's Minimap) last night and just had the default Steve skin, nothing fancy. When I started playing this morning, I looked like this. Is this some kinda effect I'm unaware of, or is one of my files messed up? The only ot...

 
@Lazers AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 
@Yuuki Just buy a robe like a normal person.
 
NO
 
@Yuuki extremists don't know the meaning of logic, I'm afraid.
 
@Yuuki Because Greenpeace
 
6:16 PM
GODDAMMIT
NOT ANOTHER ONE
That's it, I'm casting votes.
 
I can't even see what they're trying to achieve with this.
 
@Unionhawk You should ask lifehacks on how to stop minecraft skin questions
 
Gah.
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A: How do we define what is on-topic without requiring the questioner to know the answer to their question?

Mooseman Questions don't have to be closed before they are answered... ...but if they're just asking for a product recommendation, that is certainly off-topic. Answers containing un-hackish solutions should be commented on. Perhaps a unique flag reason + review queue is in order.

 
@Yuuki They're putting a banner in a place people already look. It's pretty simple.
 
@OrigamiRobot I doubt anyone looks at the Nazca Lines any more frequently than, say, Times Square.
 
6:18 PM
@Yuuki Or [insert any billboard here]
 
""With our message from the Nazca lines, we expect politicians to understand the legacy we need to leave for future generations," said one of the activists, Mauro Fernandez, on a video produced by the organisation."
wat
 
I don't see how this could've gone through without at least one person saying, "Guys? Are you sure this isn't something we could do just by putting a message on the Times Square jumbotron? Or in a spot before the movie trailers? Y'know, a way that won't automatically piss off at least an entire country?"
 
@Mooseman Not have a site. If the only way we can determine if any of our questions are on-topic is to wait for answers first then that means their is a fundamental problem with the site. A problem which ensures this site just can't work under the SE model. — Wipqozn 10 secs ago
 
How about properly defining what is and isn't on-topic prior to that point? If a question needs an answer before you can close it, the site is going to be overrun with low quality, ill defined questions. — fbueckert 2 mins ago
 
@Mooseman What people seem to fail to understand is that the SE model is not a universal model. There are some things that it simply won't work with. Lifehacks.SE might work with a few adjustments, but breaking the round hole with your square peg is not the answer. — Origin 37 secs ago
 
6:22 PM
And in that vein:
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Q: Can we have a flag reason + queue for "This isn't a hack"?

MoosemanCan we have a new flag reason and review queue for "This isn't a hack"? Inspired, somewhat, by this question, answers can be given that are 0.00% hackish. I think we can all agree that these don't help the community. I propose that there is a new flag reason... it is not a hack This an...

 
Since we're linking comments from that answer.
 
yay, comment party
 
Now it's just going to look like an Arqade conspiracy
 
@Unionhawk Everything is an Arqade conspiracy.
 
Which, to be fair, it is, but...
 
6:24 PM
@Yuuki breaking the round hole with a square peg seems to itself be a lifehack
 
@MattGiltaji I'm pretty sure the round hole would not appreciate that lifehack.
 
Oh my
 
@Unionhawk Well as long as everbody doesn't enter the chatroom it should be alright
...

 The Junk Drawer

General discussion for lifehacks.stackexchange.com Abuses of c...
 
@RedRiderX I'm spectating in incognito mode?
 
@Yuuki Cheater
 
6:28 PM
Transcript
 
@RedRiderX Lifehack!
 
@Unionhawk Lame cheater
 
@RedRiderX we should totally just flood the chatroom
and give them incrementals
 
@Rapitor Woah. Slow down, Santa.
 
@Rapitor No, give me incrementals
 
6:28 PM
@Rapitor And then show then how to hack those incrementals
 
@OrigamiRobot old incrementals
 
:(
Please man
 
@OrigamiRobot the reddit is like dead... there's barely anything lately
 
Good riddance
/grump
 
Christmas Incremental @OrigamiRobot
no idea what it is, just came up minutes ago
 
6:30 PM
Is it just me or is googleadservices.com down?
Which is irritating as it means Google Shopping doesn't work.
 
Either that or work is firewalling it.
So, it's just Firefox. glares at Adblock Plus
 
Heh
 
...actually, no, it's bombing on Chrome for me too.
 
More like Adblock Minus lololololol
...
 
6:33 PM
Oh wait, there's one thing I need to check
googleadservices.com is up, but www.googleadservices.com is down.
Guess which Google Shopping links to?!
 
@Powerlord sentence compute status: does not
 
@badp Google Shopping links to www.googleadservices.com, which is down.
Example (try clicking on any of the store names)
 
It's probably because there's a storm in the Bay Area
Literally most of my team is working from home
 
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Q: Just Cause 2 Multiplayer Mod Dedicated Server: How do I edit the help menu?

user95435How do I edit the help menu in JC2-MP Dedicated server? I've been looking but I can't find an answer

 
It occurs to me that lifehacks is just a shittier version of DIY.SE
 
6:48 PM
@Wipqozn I don't think DIY will tell me how to peel an orange without getting sticky fingers
 
@Powerlord it might be that things sorted themselves out by now?
 
@MattGiltaji That's because it has a well defined scope and isn't terrible.
 
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Q: How can I make a positive impression during an interview?

Matt S.Not only do I want to make a good impression during an interview, but I want to make sure that the interviewer understands that I'm their ideal candidate. I do all the normal things, such as answer their questions politely, dress professionally, and have a good resume. But I was wondering if th...

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DIY might tell you how to build your own oranage peeler though. Not sure about that one. not 100% sure on their scope.
 
6:49 PM
Kairosoft hasn't forgotten about english titles completely @Frank! English Dreamhouse Days got an update!
 
@Rapitor Aww. Update != new game.
 
yeah, but at least they haven't forgotten we exist
 
@Rapitor They didn't happen to give you any idea of the next english game they're working on, did they?
 
@Frank I'm guessing either the pirate one or bakery one
 
6:54 PM
@Brant I can't believe we haven't pinned this yet
 
@Rapitor Either one would be great.
 
I think my rat is trying to eat my hair
 
@Wipqozn For some reason it works better with this song playing in the background
 
I SEE HOW IT IS, BRIDGE
I SEE
VERY WELL THEN
 
@badp @Wipqozn's fault, totally
 
6:58 PM
@badp Aww come on now
 
@Brant I'm pretty sure it was pinned yesterday
 
@RedRiderX NO NO I SEE I SEE
 
See no stars
 
IT IS BEING SEEN
IT IS A THING THAT IS UNDER MY ATTENTION
 
7:00 PM
pfft
 
MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS BEING REFRESHED AS WE SPEAK
IT IS SOMETHING MY OPINION OF WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INACCURATE
ITS PREVIOUS STANDING IS BEING REEVALUATED
 
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Q: TF2 Dedicated server: Error! App '232250' state is 0x486 after update job

Greatmar2I am having errors updating my Team Fortress 2 dedicated server. I have a .bat file that I run when I want to update my source dedicated servers (currently only a TF2 server). Which directs the steamcmd.exe to execute the TF2ServerUpdate.txt The code in the .txt is as follows: login anonymo...

 
THE TRUTH LIES BARE BEFORE ME
YOUR ONTOLOGICALLY CHALLENGED WEB OF CAREFULLY PLANNED WHITE LIES, CLEARLY VISIBLE IN BACKLIGHT
 
Eww
 
MAY I DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE CURTAINS AROUND THE STAGE, AND THE ELEPHANT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY PARKED THEREIN
HOW LONG HAS THAT ELEPHANT BEEN THERE
HAS IT EVEN EATEN ANYTHING IN THE LAST THREE YEARS
POOR POOR SWEET LITTLE THING
IT IS CLEAR NOW AS THE LIGHT OF DAY FILTERING THROUGH THE DUNGEONS OF SOCIAL INGENUITY
REMINDING US THAT THERE ARE COLORS OUT THERE OTHER THAN UPPERCASE
BUT THEY ARE BORING AND WE DO NOT SPEAK OF THEM
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE DISCUSSED TURQUOISE
IT IS ALMOST THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURQUOISE DISCUSSION EVENT
 
7:07 PM
I'm torn between being happy that @bapd isn't talking about life hacks, but being concerned because WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT?!?!?!?
 
NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT OLIVE
POOR POOR SWEET LITTLE OLIVE COLOR
NO ONE EVER FINDS THE TIME TO SPEAK OF HOW HIDEOUSLY AWFUL YOU ARE
 
Has @badp been taken over by Timecube?
 
SITTING THERE UNCOMFORTABLY BETWEEN YELLOW AND GREEN IN THAT NO ONE COLOR'S LAND THAT IT IS ALL TOO EASY TO PRETEND IT DOES NOT EXIST
IN FACT IS THE ELEPHANT COLORED OLIVE?
I THINK IT MAY VERY WELL BE.
THAT MUST BE HOW IT ESCAPED SCRUTINY FOR SO LONG.
 
I think this is his mandatory "scream at the internet" session as demanded by his therapist.
 
BUT HERE IT IS NOW. THE ORANGE ELEPHANT FROM CURTAINISTAN.
 
7:09 PM
I think @badp has tried to parse html using a regex
 
HOW CAN YOU BE SURPRISED AT HIS SUDDEN ENTRANCE ON THE STAGE IF IT ALREADY WAS HERE
IT HAS NEVER STOPPED BEING A THING THAT WAS ON THE STAGE
UNFAILINGLY UNABATED BY THE ONTOLOGICAL CHALLENGES WE FACE ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR HOLISTIC VIEWS OF KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
 
I think we're past "wat the f--k" and now heading into "we should've voted @ronnie as mod instead" territory.
 
STARE UPON THE OLIVE ELEPHANT FROM CURTAINISTAN, FOR BY DOING SO YOU WILL BE STARING AT YOURSELVES
OH THE EXISTENTIAL PAIN YOU MIGHT BE FEELING RIGHT NOW IS ACTUALLY ANGUISH FROM MISTAKES MADE IN THE PAST, FOR THE OLIVE ELEPHANTS FROM CURTAINISTAN HAS BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY CERTIFIED TO BE ONTOLOGICALLY CERTAIN
A MONAD OF POLITE SMILES AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL NODS
TRANSPARENTLY MAPPING FROM THE SET OF PEOPLE TO THE SET OF OLIVE ELEPHANTS FROM CURTAINISTAN
HASKELL, IT HAS BEEN YOU ALL ALONG, YOU FIEND CREATURE
 
HOW EVERYTHING OUT
 
@Sterno to make a long story short, grey potatoes from the Sahara.
 
7:15 PM
There is now a rat on my head, there has been a rat on my head for the past 15 minutes
I don't know why she is there, but she is adorable
 
@KevinvanderVelden sounds like you need a lifehack to remove your rat hat
 
@MattGiltaji no! :(
She is just sitting there being happy
My hair is a mess but meh
 
then a lifehack to enhance your rat hat, instead
 

In which @badp becomes the Voice of God

19 mins ago, 17 minutes total – 52 messages, 9 users, 1 star

Bookmarked 8 secs ago by Yuuki

 
@Yuuki sometimes you just gotta pick a direction and go there really fast
 
7:19 PM
@badp How many fasts/second specifically?
 
@Yuuki 75 at the very minimum.
 
@badp That is indeed very fast.
 
It's usually dictated by who's hogging up the fasts lane.
 
What I love about the LifeHacks site is that just about anything you can dream up which could potentially solve the problem is a valid answer. For instance, I present:
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Q: What's the best way to keep your shirt tucked in?

Dawid OI find myself needing to put the shirt back inside trousers. This sometimes can be very awkward. What is the best way to keep the shirt tucked in?

You could write answers to that for decades.
 
@Sterno staples
 
7:21 PM
Duct Tape
Use jQuery.
 
no trousers
no shirts
make a fashion statement and keep it out
 
> "How do I do this thing?"
> "By not doing that thing."
 
... I just told my friends "I should make dinner, but there is a rat on my head", they replied with:
I think I have good friends
 
+1 for not tucking in the shirt at all. — Scimonster 21 mins ago
 
@KevinvanderVelden I agree
 
7:22 PM
REBEL AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT AND RANT IN UPPERCASE IN THE BRIDGE FOR 20 MINUTES then make up some sort of unsatisfying closure in the end when you tire of it.
 
So, that's basically +1 for "We're not going to answer your question"
 
@Sterno I'm torn between wanting this site to die because it should die, or wanting this site to hang on so I can troll there whenever I feel bored.
 
@Yuuki Right there with you.
I'm enjoying taking the site very seriously (on the site itself) more than I should.
It's like mockery via seriousness.
THOSE BASTARDS DELETED MY NIGHT VISION ANSWER
NOW IT'S ON
Oh, wait, no they didn't.
 
@Sterno wat
 
BUT IT'S STILL ON
 
7:35 PM
@Sterno IT'S ON!
 
8:02 PM
I love how easy it is to get cores as spies in rd_asteroid
 
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Q: Is there a quest to unlock the Torus?

Mauricio Pasquier JuanI know that it unlocks when you get to sector 5 with a Kestrel, but I'm asking if there is a specific quest so I can have that empty space in the hangar filled with a nice Q. Yes, I want to complete everything (I'd extend my question to the Kestrel...)

 
Woo, expense claims are done. Now I get to wait 3 weeks to a month before I get that money back.
I should have looked to see what the total was.
 
8:18 PM
i WISH i WAS PLAYING eLITE RIGHT NOW
 
@OrigamiRobot You just had to go and ruin the joke I was about to make.
 
THERE, HAPPY?
 
@OrigamiRobot No, there's no point now
 
GOOD, NO ONE IS HAPPY. JUST THE WAY I LIKE IT.
 
8:22 PM
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Q: KSP - Intercept craft

user3866695I launched a rocket to get a capsule stuck in orbit around Minmus but I'm not sure how to intercept it. Can anyone help me? http://i.stack.imgur.com/UtY3F.png Thanks

 
@Lazers Dupe of a question I answered. Can't cast close vote at work.
 
@OrigamiRobot I'm pretty pleased.
 
@Rapitor WELL, CUT IT OUT
NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO BE HAPPY WHEN I AM USING AUTOCAD
 
you're not my supervisor
 
THAT'S ROBOT LAW
WHAT'S WORSE IS I'VE DONE THE SAME THING 5 DIFFERENT WAYS BECAUSE NO ONE CAN AGREE ON HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE
 
8:29 PM
im bored
 
@TheAce Post questions to lifehacks.SE
 
@fredley lol
 
"I'm bored wat do"
 
How do I vacuum under furniture without moving it?
Use a leaf blower
 
remove the floor underneath
 
8:31 PM
fucking lol
 
rub some bacon on it
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this site tho
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Q: How can I achieve the same usefulness of a snuggie, without the snuggie?

Matt S.Hopefully everyone knows what a snuggie is. It solves the lifelong problem of staying warm, but still being able to use one's arms, by being a blanket with sleeves! Unfortunately I don't have a snuggie (but I do have a blanket). Is there a way I can achieve the same use as I would with a snug...

 
@Unionhawk shoot it with a gun
 
@Rapitor lol
 
life hacks: asking the real questions we all need
 
8:33 PM
LifeHacks.SE: Officially worse than Yahoo! Answers
 
not yet
 
@Fluttershy Suikoden 2 is out on PSN.
 
@Sterno wait till they start asking insest questions
 
ummm
Not sure if incest or insect
Walking away
 
8:35 PM
both work
also i can't spell
 
I'M GLAD I CAN'T SEE WHATEVER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
 
@Frank Those were fun games
 
8:50 PM
16 mins ago, by TheAce
@Sterno wait till they start asking insest questions
 
wat the fuk
 
> My math teacher took a ruler off a student who was annoying him with it, licked it then threw it out a window. The student then retaliated by grabbing the teacher’s ruler and licking it. The teacher just sits there and says, "I don't give a damn, I use that to scratch my balls.”
looooooooooooooooooooooooool
 
Someone should get on lifehacks and ask and self answer this:
Question title, obviously, being "How can I find the end of a tape roll easily?"
 
should we also do HOW EVERYTHING OUT
 
Then we can all take turn photoshopping images of things other than paperclips that you stick there.
 
8:54 PM
How do I beat Zelda? "Open the cart, unbend paperclip, touch point A and B on the circuitboard while the game is powered. This beats the game."
 
@Sterno The best part is that it's duct tape which no one in the history of taping has ever had trouble finding the end of because it's thick.
 
How do I keep people from stealing my food in the fridge at work? "Fill food with paperclips."
 
@MadMAxJr Rub some bacon on it?
Wait no
Shit
 
The amount of effort required to attach the paper clip exceeds the time necessary to find the end to duct tape.
 
How do I find the end of a roll of duct tape? "Mark it with different colored duct tape."
Paperclip ALL the things.
 
8:59 PM
or you could just LOOK AT THE TAPE ROLL AND SEE IT.
 
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Q: How can I add oil to a car without a funnel?

MoosemanSay the oil light turns on in my car and I have an extra quart in the trunk. However, I don't have a funnel to pour the oil through. How can I pour the oil without making a mess?

 
@Rapitor -1 off topic answer
 
"Use a super soaker"
 

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