The explanation I’ve seen before is these are usually a soft-touch plastic and they’re made “soft-touch” by adding oils to the plastic, but they leach out over time putting a sticky layer on the now-harder plastic. The rubbing alcohol can help clean away the oil and stickiness but the plastic won’t be soft anymore.

TL;DR: This is largely a review/summary of The Last Best Place on the Internet: A Human History of Wikipedia by Richard Cooke

A security certificate authority from India had several of their keys deciphered because the numbers used to generate them were way too short. In fact one of them was simply the number 4. Because of this basically the entire internet has been put at risk because it’s trivially easy to forge keys from this trusted authority.

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/20/indian-certification-authority-emudhras-private-keys-compromised-one-of-them-was-the-number-4/5304312

I’m not a fancy tea drinker; when we get into winter months I’ll typically drink Twining’s Irish Breakfast tea with sugar and half-and-half or cream, whichever we have. It’s pretty readily available for me and I feel like the flavor is more robust than English Breakfast.

You may want to check out a few of the tea communities:

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When the AI bubble bursts, or the various electronics suppliers and their suppliers get more factories/capacity online in 2028

Did you watch this? The middle was a completely different animation style, much more modern looking

I read their name wrong at first

Wait, the middle of that one was different

This starting to feel like forget-worrying-about-career stage and start-worrying-about-long-term-health time.

I’ve been happy with the Sonicare I got at Costco, and the Costco price on both the device and replacement brush heads tends to be much better than elsewhere

It seemed to be standard in France when we’ve taken my wife’s parents back to visit their hometown

I really haven’t used it much myself, but as the other commenter mentioned, since anyone can upload I’m not surprised there’s a large amount of mediocre content. So far I’ve felt like that’s a platform where you need to go in knowing what you’re looking for. But, if Steam were ever to disappear or become irrelevant, they’d certainly be in a position to pick up some of the market.

But usually I’m pausing a video to try to read text that appeared too briefly in the video!

Anon avoids a predator

Are you sure this isn’t a scam?

I blame management metrics that punish anyone for getting less than 5-star reviews

In all my years I've never walked into a friends home and been offered a baguette or a fresh slice of focaccia.

Well then your friends suck

I feel like anon could’ve researched this online ahead of time

British advertising executive Rory Sutherland coined the term “doorman fallacy” in his 2019 book Alchemy. Sutherland uses the concept of the humble hotel doorman to illustrate how businesses can misjudge the value a person brings to the role.

To a business consultant, a doorman appears to simply stand by the entrance. They engage in small talk with those coming and going, and occasionally operate the door.

If that’s the entirety of the job, a technological solution can easily replace the doorman, reducing costs. However, this strips away the true complexity of what a doorman provides.

The role is multifaceted, with intangible functions that extend beyond just handling the door. Doormen help guests feel welcome, hail taxis, enhance security, discourage unwelcome behaviour, and offer personalised attention to regulars. Even the mere presence of a doorman elevates the prestige of a hotel or residence, boosting guests’ perception of quality.

When you ignore all these intangible benefits, it’s easy to argue the role can be automated. This is the doorman fallacy – removing a human role because technology can imitate its simplest function, while ignoring the layers of nuance, service and human presence that give the role its true value.