TP quest: Switching Back to Who Gives A Crap Because Amazon Basic's is... Crap.
About two years ago, I learned that I’m not just being a grumpy “back in the good old days…” style about toilet paper. The article I read was good, and if I recall correctly, I emailed the author and also learned from him that something similar is happening with our sweaters.
The takeaway is thus: toilet paper is expensive, and manufacturers are using less and less paper. The result is that it runs out more quickly and tears more easily.
My solution to this problem was to start buying my toilet paper from Who Gives A Crap. Back then, it solved two problems:
First, delivery. Toilet paper packages are big, especially if you’re buying for more than just one person. As a city dweller without a car, schlepping with a big box takes away all the space for other groceries.
Second, the quality for the price. While WGAC is not exactly the cheapest, the convenience of delivery + subscription and the nice packaging (I liked the different colors of the wrappings and the lack of plastic in the packaging) were nice.
But then, the internet shenanigans started, and eventually made me give up on them. Amazon was available, quick, and cheap — so I went for it.
Now, after a year and a half of buying Amazon Basics TP, the crappy quality (sorry, couldn’t help myself) caught up to them. The toilet paper is bad enough that we run out of a roll within a few days (we’re two adults here, that’s a lot), and it’s thin enough to be basically see‑through. If your business is a bit… er… flowing, you can almost spend half a roll cleaning up because the damn thing basically dissolves on contact.
So I decided enough is enough, canceled the subscription, and went back to WGAC. I’m not sure their quality hasn’t diminished over time, but at least they offer a bamboo option, which, according to my earlier research, is less affected. And yes, I know I can probably find something else on Amazon and subscribe to that, but I did like WGAC, and I want to give them another chance.
Now I want to watch some Beavis and Butt-Head 🧻 😆
This morning, I read a couple of posts on Reddit that I liked and wanted to reply to the community. Mistake, as usual:
No big deal, it’s only 10 minutes down the drain. My account is several years old and has a lot of “karma.” I am not behind a VPN this time. There was no bad language or any adult content in my post.
Yes, I know I’m not telling you anything new, and it’s my fault for trying to entertain myself to actually use Reddit for - gasp - posting something. But this is still where most folks (non-techie that is) go to. They don’t have anywhere else. Barking on how everyone should move to Mastodon (I wish) or Lemmy or whatever doesn’t work.
Wondering if anyone found a way to satisfy Reddit’s filters, whatever the hell they are, because they sure don’t make sense to me anymore.
Today started just right so far. Sleep was sufficient, draft writing, a lot of fun with Subnautica (the first one, I’m finishing it up…), and now farmer’s market with River. Good stuff.
From Peter:
Moments is a quiet photoblog for people who take photos as part of life.
It is not social media. There are no likes, no follower counts, no rankings, and no pressure to post often.
Moments are simply organised by time, because time is enough. Newer moments come first. Older ones slowly move down.
Why Yes, I'll Buy You a Coffee
While Hakkerman critiques the expectation of financial support for blogging, I am actually in the camp of brib… err… tipping bloggers. No really, let me explain.
Shnatz: Scheduling Mental Afternoon Reboots
I’ve stopped fighting the afternoon slump and started ti accept it as a positive thing I’m looking forward to. Trading 20 minutes of “hustle” for a quick nap gives me a second morning boost, a brain reboot, and enough energy to exercise.
Meta Journal Notes in denote-journal with Journelly
I’ve been wrestling with the privacy trade-offs of journaling on my work-managed iPhone for too long. The solution? Meta denote-journal notes on my Linux desktop. Seems like I write a lot 🤔
Well, hello, Spider-Noir, welcome to Binge City, and thanks for bringing Nicholas Cage along. Where have you been? 📺
Enjoying Vivaldi
I’m enjoying Vivaldi on Linux so far, and I keep discovering new things. As a matter of fact, could I get your help discovering more awesome Vivaldi features?
It seems like the Windows app (RMD) is messing up Emacs. It constantly freezes.
The issue seems to be with copy-paste. pboard (clipboard) doesn’t handle RMD’s clipboard well.
Screw RMD. I will just use my old setup (run locally from the Mac). Every day I like Microsoft even less.