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13d ago

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Just found out our email open rates were inflated by 40% due to bot clicks...

Oh man, I gotta push back a little on calling click-to-open rates the total game changer... CTOR still relies on total opens in its formula, so those phantom opens from Apple's privacy thing still mess with the denominator if you're not filtering them out. What really helped us was switching to unique clicks divided by delivered emails instead of opens. It's not perfect either but at least it avoids the whole Apple privacy mess since clicks aren't affected by that update. Just something to think about if you're still seeing weird numbers in your reports.

16d ago

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Had a grandkid show me why I needed a password manager

Gotta say @graygonzalez, I see it the opposite way honestly. All these password managers feel like putting all your eggs in one basket. If someone cracks that one master password, they have keys to everything. What makes that safer than just using a few different passwords you can actually remember?

19d ago

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Started using isopropyl alcohol in an ultrasonic cleaner for circuit boards and it cut my cleaning time by half

Does dish soap actually help or does it just make things worse if you use too much? I tried it once on a greasy pan and ended up with suds everywhere. Plus that stuff leaves a film if you don't rinse it all off. Soap is for dishes, not for general cleaning tricks.

20d ago

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That $60 carpet seam roller from Home Depot was a complete waste of money

Maybe that $60 price point is exactly the warning to walk away.

20d ago

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Finally figured out why my Zinsco panel kept tripping the main breaker

FOUR TIMES I've had Zinsco breakers that looked perfectly fine but tested closed with a multimeter. That welding issue is no joke. I had a landlord once get all defensive when I told him his panel needed to go, saying "it's been fine for 30 years." I showed him a branch breaker that was literally melted into the bus bar and he went quiet real quick. Those things are TERRIFYING because they give zero warning before they fail.