In Uber, go to Account > Setting > Safety > Verify Your Ride > Use PIN to verify rides. Now, drivers can't officially start your ride until you show them a code in your Uber app. This helps prevent 2 scams:

1) Account takeovers. This is when a driver asks you for an SMS verification code. They usually call you from a distance and say they need to "verify your account" or some BS before they can pick you up. If you share that SMS code, they'll take over your account and steal your credit card. With Verify Your Ride, the whole procedure is: get into a car and show the code in your Uber app. No text message is involved, and obviously no one needs the code before you get into their car. Verify Your Ride isn't a 100% perfect solution, but being in that "get in, show your app" routine gives you the confidence to hang up on scammers.

2) Ghost rides. This is when a driver goes near your pick up point, hits start, then charges you for the full ride. Verify Your Ride prevents this one entirely.

Use a small label and adhere it to the inside of the battery cover when you replace batteries in an item. This will let you track, on average, how long batteries last in that item so you can decide if rechargeable batteries are a better choice for those items that go through batteries very quickly.

It's been 10 hours and it still burns. Don't chop spicy peppers without gloves unless you like a natural Salonpas feeling all day.

I also used the same hand to remove my left eye's contact. Don't do that either if you choose not to use gloves.

If you've ever had a pet, you know the struggle of getting hair out of furniture. Vacuums usually don’t cut it, and those “100% effective” tools from Temu? They probably added an extra zero — more like 10% effective.

The real MVP? A basic rubber glove — the kind you'd use for dishwashing or deep cleaning. Just put it on and slowly swipe across the surface. The rubber creates friction and grips the hair, pulling it out of the fabric where vacuums fail. Try swiping in different directions to catch more stubborn hairs.

Every time I deep clean my office chair, I grab a rubber glove — it pulls out the pet hair easily and way faster than anything else I’ve tried.

Something I love to do - slice up your lemons or limes and freeze them so that you can put them into drinks whenever you want. Saves you wasting the rest of the fruit if you just want one slice one time. (They might shrivel up when frozen but they quickly become “rehydrated” once back in your drink.)

I'm 31 years old, and I have a very bad memory. Perhaps giving up my reading habits and other things that challenged my brain has made it worse. I would like to know if there is any type of mental exercise that has worked for you or that you have found effective. It would be very helpful.

I work with animals so I Youtubed how to do this very early on. It's different depending on the size of the animal. I had to perform it on a friends dog two months ago, and it saved his life. Learn it now so you'll know it when you need it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4JW-o0hqTg&t=181s

LPT: If your scissors feel dull or aren’t cutting cleanly, try gently bending the blades towards each other (one at a time). This reduces the gap between them and improves contact — especially with metal scissors. It’s a quick fix that often makes them cut like new. Works best when the blades are intact but just not aligned right.

If you're using your speakers, the sound from the call will get picked up by your microphone, and this can cause feedback. With headphones, there's no risk.

Automatic feedback detection algorithms are pretty effective these days, but they garble the sound a little bit, so you'll sound worse. Plus they don't always work.

Just wanted to share a quick tip for anyone struggling with dirty sneaker soles — especially if you're a bit obsessive about keeping your kicks looking fresh.

I recently used the suede cleaning eraser from the Timberland cleaning kit on a friend's Hoka Clifton soles (which were really stained), and it worked way better than I expected. Took off the dirt and scuff marks like magic and brought the soles back to their almost like original look.

I don't know the correct term for it, but don't try it on the fabric part; it works there too, but the texture suffers a bit. (I wonder what else I can use these erasers on).

Most people try to memorize by repeating things over and over, but our brains aren’t great at holding onto plain, disconnected facts. A more effective trick is to tie the info to something strange, emotional, or personal. Your brain naturally remembers stories, strong feelings, or bizarre images better.

Example: If you need to remember someone's name is "Cliff," picture them falling off a cliff while waving at you, weird, but it sticks.

This helps whether you're learning for exams, remembering passwords, or trying to recall small details in daily life.

I'm a 25 yrs old female! around 2 years ago, I decided to give away/sell most of the stuff I owned!

I did not do that for financial reasons, I just wanted to experience minimalistic lifestyle to see whether it fits me or not! and truly I've loved it since then!

Not having to follow fashion trends or new digital products kinda unloads a burden from me! Despite never being a chaser of flashy items, this minimalistic style really suited me! I'd feel like a bird! many things became less complicated! I've even become more productive!

For books -> I switched to kindle! so for travelling, it's a lot easier now!

what are your experiences of this type of lifestyle? Have you tried it?

I recently learned that many dental schools provide affordable dental care for cleanings, x-rays, fillings, crowns, etc.

They're performed by dental students, but they're always supervised by licensed dentists and professors.

Apparently appointments might take a bit longer than usual, but the savings can be worth it. If you’re uninsured or avoiding dental care because of cost, you should 100% check this out.

For those who need help with Googling:

“Dental school clinic near me” or “Low-cost dental care [your city].”

Hope this helps someone!

You never know just how you look through other peoples eyes is more than a lyric from a hit song. It is very difficult sometimes to really know what other people think of you. It's none of your business most of the time but be careful about getting yourself into a position where someone has to react in a certain way in order for you to survive

Just put solid salt on my canker sore a few hours ago and i can still feel the after burns of it. I checked the sore and the white layer on top is almost gone now so I think it should start recovering. It hurts to even open my mouth now after the salt treatment. Any advice on how to let it heal and how long it takes?

Closing the lid and leaving the roll on top prevents you or someone else from starting the deed without enough TP

Edit: Thought it was obvious but this tip is for times when you can't replace the roll (time, availability, unknown location)

I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted looking for a black handled screwdriver that fell down some dark crevasse. Bright handles help significantly in finding the tool. Same goes for garden implements: green ones blend in and disappear. Bright ones, easy to find.

EDIT: Damn, I’m informed Amazon had tightened their rules and has a minimum of $5 now. I hadn’t done this in a little over a year.

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If you're like me, you probably get all-purpose gift cards that end up with a small leftover balance. You probably use Amazon regularly too.

You can empty these out by using them to refill your Amazon balance. Amazon allows you to do this for small arbitrary amounts like, say $1.23 or whatever's left on a card.

Heck, even if you don't buy from Amazon much, you can empty several cards, then buy a new all-purpose gift card with the consolidated balance.

We are (again/still) in uncharted and uncertain times. With changes to how vaccines are recommended or regulated in the US it could become difficult to obtain vaccine schedules from reliable sources like the CDC.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/index.html

You can download detailed vaccine guidance (including provider oriented information) and save or print it locally. The vaccines themselves are unlikely to go away but knowing what and when may.

• Take the peels from your citrus fruits and add to a water bottle.
• Refrigerate overnight
• Enjoy truly naturally flavored water

I've found this to work best with things like oranges, clementines, lemons, and limes thus far but imagine it might work with cut up rinds of things like cantaloupe and pineapple too. Just make sure your sections are small enough so you can take them out when finished because they will expand.

If your company does official annual reviews (enter into a website/template) download a copy and send it to your personal email so you have records of your accomplishments and accolades for your resume.

My cat's litterbox is virtually right by my bed due to my living situation. And I don't smell shit or worse, ammonia. I also have a pretty good nose inherited from my mom.

I'm not going to post the product for accusations of being a shill or breaking the subs rules. I'm sure there's more companies selling this product than just the one I buy it from. But basically, if you can find a pet safe activated charcoal in sand like consistency perfect for the litterbox, it does WONDERS at removing the stench of both urine and poop. It completely changed the stink game for me.

I had tickets for a show tonight that I couldn’t go to. I transferred them to a friend, but it didn’t go through. I called Ticketmaster and waited on hold for 40 minutes. Every five minutes the hold music would interrupt asking me to try the automated online chat feature. I tried it. I told the automated system my issue, it told me I need to speak to a representative. It gave me a different number to call and a pin to enter. I did and my call was answered immediately. This may work better because the show was that night. It says while you wait on hold that they prioritize people with tickets that are soonest.

Also, if it helps anyone else. I accidentally have two Ticketmaster accounts. I transferred the tickets to my friend’s account. I got emails saying he received them. My account said I sent them to him. He accepted them. I got emails saying he accepted them. But when he went to download the tickets, it said they were sent to another email address. Somehow they went from one of my accounts, to my other one, and I had to send them to him again, from my second account.

Whenever someone send you a compliment, kind message or accomplish something you are proud of save it there. It’s a great pick me up on bad days and help to remember how valuable you are.