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I just put some anti-slip shelf liner underneath my double-sided one (the grippy rubber stuff you get in a big roll). Not only does it stop…

Most "real leather" you're likely to find is going to be what is known as "bicast leather". This is low-quality split leather covered with…

Only if you’re ingesting particles from the pot. Just give it a wash after you get it. After that, there’s unlikely to be any…

Nine “cups” equals nine shots. My wife and I prefer a double shot of espresso, so a four cup moka pot is just right.

Yeah, although the company is struggling due to a combination of cheap knock-offs and people upgrading to espresso machines or downgrading…

Of course. Because serious photography (studio portrait photography, landscape photography, astrophotography, available-light photography)…

It’s kind of an overreaction right now, but that happens when things are thrown out of balance. China watchers and democratically-minded…

You could buy several of those sofa covers that showed up here on the weekend for your 50c.

It’s the same in Scandinavia. Parties with “Liberal” in their name are classical liberals (i.e. free market conservatives), rather…

Hardie Grant do domestic Australian printing. In fact, paperback printing is something that Australia has a decent local industry in.

This goes both ways. I have family and friends back in Mainland China, and any time I mention anything even approaching criticism of the…

Obligatory Gutenberg Magic Catalog link (open it from your Kindle browser, and get tens of thousands of free eBooks including some of the…

I don’t understand why it’s hard to get the Gutenberg books onto your Kindle. Just download the Gutenberg Magic Catalog via the Kindle…

Gutenberg has the Kindle Magic Catalog, which, once sent to your Kindle (or downloaded via the Kindle browser), will fetch the books, in…

This is convenient if you don’t have an IKEA nearby. I took a look at the LADDA batteries, but IKEA wants to charge $9 for delivery.

I generally use it to order from stores I already know and trust (and which don't price-jack), but with eBay discounts on top.

I've been using eBay Plus since it was launched. I have received a voucher on my one and only account every year (either automatic or to…

I just cancel every year, then they offer me a voucher roughly equivalent to the annual fee so I’ll come back.

Just because it’s not cane sugar doesn’t mean it makes any difference. Your body is basically going to treat it the same way. The only…

Carbon steel is a really cheap metal. There’s no need to fake it. These cheap mass-market woks are a piece of stamped carbon steel that…

Damn. I was just about to buy the Canon EOS RP +lens kit for $1799… then the price suddenly went up by $120 (after discount). It’s now…

Sure, that’s the better option. However, i bought a similar cheap wok about 20 years ago, when living in a regional area without much…

These cheap woks are usually some form of carbon steel with a non-stick coating to protect it because it is unseasoned. The best thing you…

The PSU will struggle with any GPU that draws much more than about 40W (it’s only a 255W unit). Upgrading the PSU will require a bespoke…

SDD, no worries. For a GPU, you’re not going to fit anything bigger than a GT1030 in there for size and power reasons. The PSU is pretty…

The i5 will have virtually the same single-threaded speed, but much better multi-threaded performance:…

The problem with going mirrorless is that there are so many systems and lens mounts. If you bought Canon or Nikon glass at any time in the…

Why would you eat crappy rice every day to save a couple of hundred dollars on an item that should last for ten years or more?

The difference between fluffy rice cooked consistently all the way through, and rice that’s a mix of gluggy and hard. Also, cheap rice…

I’ve had the same thing. I’ve had two large coffee-table books and an atlas arrive seriously scuffed. These are books meant for…