Showerthought: I had a client in Portland who wanted a drastic color correction from black box dye to platinum in one session, and I had to talk her down to a multi-step plan over 8 weeks to save her hair.

She was really upset at first, but after I showed her a strand test that snapped and explained the science of lift, she agreed, and now she's a regular client with healthy blonde hair, so where do you draw the line between giving a client what they want and protecting the integrity of their hair?

Stopped by that new cafe in Greenville and their display case was... different.

They had all their croissants and danishes turned upside down, showing the bottoms, which were this perfect, even golden brown. The baker said they do it to prove the bake is right all the way through, not just on top. Has anyone else seen a shop do this, or is it just a local quirk?

Serious question, remembering when locks were just physical keys

I was putting in a new smart lock last weekend, and it got me thinking. Back in the day, a lock was just a piece of metal you turned with a key. Now, these things track when you come and go, and that data gets sent somewhere. In my experience, that's handy for knowing if the kids got home safe, but who else is seeing that info? Your mileage may vary, but it feels like we're trading privacy for convenience. I had to dig through the app settings to see what it was sharing, and it wasn't clear. Makes you wonder how much control we really have over our own homes. Just my view, but I'm starting to miss the simplicity of a plain old deadbolt.

Doodled a site owner's puppy and got a backlink for it

I noticed a blogger wrote about their new dog in a post. I sketched the pup and emailed it with my link ask, and they put my link up right away. Have you ever tried something goofy like that for a link?

Hot take: Preheating molds isn't just busywork

I always thought it wasted minutes. Now I see it prevents cracks and saves hours later.

Just started my reef tank and can't decide on live rock or artificial decor

Live rock's cool but fake stuff's easier, what do you guys think?

DAE remember when movie characters never seemed to need sleep? Looking back, those plot holes make the narratives feel so detached from reality, lol.