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<t>Like Jacob has pointed out, a good honing strop (two, really: most people ruin the first getting used to it) and related honing/sharpening equipment can run you $150+ in setup alone, and requires a ton of practice to shave correctly. Even with brand new razors, you should send them off to be ...

<t>RPi is still having distribution issues, though; the few examples on eBay are running more than what I could build a decent computer for straight from Newegg. :/<br/>
When they become more available, it'd be a good option, especially using Portable Apps (though you'd have to run them under Wine ...

<t>While I don't see the real appeal of a Kindle, myself, I know others on here like them; Target is closing them out and this week they're 30% off; if any are left, they're slated to go to 50% and finally 70% off, not that any will be left by then. Likewise, Walmart (urg) has been running the ...

Although not necessarily very like-minded, the creator of TheTinyLife lives in Charlotte; I'm in Hickory, myself, about an hour away. Hope you enjoy Charlotte.

<t>@Chicago81: I used to go through a $3.00 stick of deodorant a month throughout college, and it didn't tend to last throughout the day entirely. Since switching to Crystal deodorant, I'm still using my first stick, which I've been using for about six months now, and if my usage rate continues, I ...

<t>A good chunk of laptop cases allow for adding another stick of RAM, just sometimes, depending on the layout of the motherboard, you have to remove the keyboard. Beyond that, I don't know of many cases that allow for access to the CPU, aside from partial disassembly; with that said, I don't know ...

<t>Hoplite: Ah, well given that I was around fifteen at the time (almost eight years ago), and the fact that such information wasn't written on the exterior of the packaging, my mum was required to set it up under her SSN; she wasn't really pleased about that fact not being said up front, though ...

The last time I had a Green Dot card, I had to use my SSN to activate the card, this was a couple years ago, but it was something /not/ stated on the outside of the packaging. I don't know if that's changed now, but I don't like dishing out my SSN in general. :/

I also have to vote for ThinkPads; stay away from the Edge series, though, I've heard iffy things.

<t>If you'd like, I can keep my eyes open for one, Bigato. Shipping's only around $4 USD or so from here. It'd give me an excuse to go to the local flea market Thursday and see what all people try to sell. >.><br/>
Also, if you'd like a safety razor; I know of a source where I can get some for $2 ...

<r>Bigato: Though they'll most likely not be top-of-the-line by any stretch, go to flea markets and antique stores; depending on if it's not an overpriced tourist-trap, you can find almost new straight razors for about $15; sometimes new in box. Likewise, pawn stores can sometimes net you good ...

Victorinox/Forschner kitchen knives are both inexpensive and of good quality; they have everything from ~$5 paring knives up to $300+ kitchen knife sets. Their fibrox line is great.

<t>@Mirwin: 4,700 Gallons for a three-person household.<br/>
I know the house has at least one minor leak for the shower, but due to how the house was constructed in the seventies, the piping is sandwiched between the exterior brick and the shower's tile-on-chicken-wire-backing; the only way to ...

<t>I saw a glimpse of this past month's water usage and was appalled; I know my mum runs the washing machine seemingly twenty-four hours a day, but the water usage stats confirmed it. :/<br/>
In the last thirty day period, my parents' household used 4700 gallons of water, which is, in my opinion ...

I collect (and resale) pocket knives and multitools.

<t>My uncle tends to purchase watches (and chronographs) for me whenever he has no clue what to get me for Christmas, so...<br/>
I have a high end Reactor watch that needs a new battery, a couple high-end, discontinued Seiko watches, several high-end Wenger chronographs, a Casio Pathfinder ...

<t>For those of you using Firefox, you can download the Chatzilla extension. To access the channel, follow these steps:<br/>
Tools >> Chatzilla >> select "freenode" from the list of available networks; simply click on it >> once the server connects, type "/join #ere" minus the quotation hashes and ...

<t>Not quite dumpster diving, but my parents and I were planning on finding a large piece of Styrofoam to place under our dog's electric heating blanket for winter (he's about ten now; very rarely does he come into the house, primarily only during thunder storms, and even then, sometimes we have to ...

<t>Wow, how could I forget inconsiderate smokers - even those who aren't smoking on the bus, but still reek of smoke, nonetheless - and poor drivers?<br/>
B: I'm not saying laptop users are a pet peeve, I use one myself, it's just that the news article vouched for ditching your desktop computer ...

<t>Sadly enough, I mirror you almost exactly. Another thing that bugs me is seeing everyone with bloody smartphones, or everyone with their cell phones constantly. I can't say I'm immune to it, either, sometimes just pretending to text, or going over notes on my dumbphone just so I don't have to ...