I’m not one for hard and fast rules of dress etiquette, but then again I never thought “bow tie with polo and sportcoat” would happen. Via Pete Schroeder. We’ll have to assume this was an emergency, only-tie-available-in-a-pinch situation.
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Over time, dishwashers stop cleaning as well as they used to and need a bit of a cleaning. The Kitchn points to two parts of your dishwasher, the trap and the seals, that might be in need of a little care.
It's always a little counterintuitive to clean a machine that's made for cleaning, but your dishwasher catches all kinds of gunk throughout the day. To keep it running smoothly, just keep clean two parts of it:
Clean the dishwasher trap: Down in no mans land, under the lower sprayer, there's usually a piece that is removable. Under it you'll usually find bits of food that didn't make it out the drain or even pet hair (eww) if you have a fur-ball of any kind running around your home. Sometimes the tray comes out fully so it can be rinsed in the sink; sometimes a towel is needed to remove the gunk build-up.
Clean the dishwasher seals: After a few months of use, your dishwasher accumulates a little bit of ick and stick around the rubber gasket in the door as well and often around the soap door as well. Make sure to give them a once-over with a damp towel to keep the grime down.
As for normal cleaning, the Kitchn recommends running your dishwasher with a cup of white vinegar now and again to clean out old foot particles and keep it fresh. Combine all that with a properly loaded dishwasher and you'll have clean dishes every time.
10 Tips to Help the Dishwasher Run Better | The Kitchn
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When most of us hear the term "microhouse," we think of the chic, wedge-shaped homes that have colonized the world's wealthiest cities. But in a number of U.S. cities, microhouses are being used to house a different demographic—the very poor.
Jason Collins on Sunday became the first openly gay athlete to play in a major U.S. sport. In the 1970s, coming out was never an option for Dodgers outfielder Glenn Burke.
Remember a few weeks ago when everyone went bonkers over the Amazon drone delivery story? And remember a while before that when people went nearly the same kind of bonkers over test runs of Amazon’s same-day delivery service? Well how about this? Beginning yesterday, Philadelphia became the fourth city to have San Francisco-based Instacart–a same-day…
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Deadspin How Players Actually Make Progress in 'Twitch Plays Pokémon'
When more than 80,000 people band together to try to control a single Pokémon trainer via Twitch chat—and then manage to actually make progress—the question that immediately comes to mind is: just how in the world are they accomplishing it?
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Boing Boing Winter Olympics medals per capita
The Netherlands sits atop the medal table in Sochi, remarkable enough given the country's relatively small size compared to rivals Russia and the USA. But it's tiny Norway, Slovenia and Latvia that earn the truly outsize hauls. [The Atlantic]
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