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How To Clean Suede

As with all other advice-y sounding things on this site, don't take my word for it. I'm just telling you what worked for me. Use your discretion. I'm not responsible for your actions or the consequences of anything you chopse to do. I'm just saying if you try to clean a stain off suede with vinegar and it winds up costing you a limb or killing somebody, that's not my fault. You're on your own recognizance.

Water is bad for suede. If stains haven't set yet, you can clean them off suede with a rag or sponge soaked in white vinegar. I've had pretty good luck even with stuff that's dried on there pretty good.

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How To Defrost A Frozen Steak In 30 Minutes

As this is a food handling tip, it is presented as documention of something I do. That does not mean I suggest you do it. As with all things, the foremost rule is: use your discretion. I am not responsible for anything you do.

I wish I could remember who showed this to me. This is one of the most useful tips I've ever received. I use this all the time. It even works for frozen-solid inch-thick pork chops. I just did it tonight.

To fully defrost a completely frozen steak in 30 minutes:

1.) Wrap it tightly in something 100% watertight. The watertightness is essential otherwise you will ruin it rather than defrost it. High-quality bags might work in lieu of anything else.
2.) Fully submerge it in a bowl or container of cold tapwater. Put something on top of it to keep it submerged if you…

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Web Developer Reference: Comprehensive List of CSS Units
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Web Developer Reference: Comprehensive List of CSS Units

Here’s a guide to all currently available CSS units, with explanations and common use notes. This includes all CSS units listed in MDN Web Docs as of 2025aug15.

Sections:

By Category Angle units
  • deg: Angle Degrees (360deg = full circle).
  • grad: Angle Gradians (400grad = full circle).
  • rad: Angle Radians (2πrad = full circle).
  • turn: Angle Turns (1turn = full circle).
    Used in transforms, gradients, and trigonometric functions.
          Frequency units
          • Hz: Hertz. Cycles per second (e.g., for aural/speech media).
          • kHz: Kilohertz (1000Hz). Rarely used in typical web CSS.
            Length Units: Absolute length units (fixed physical or device-referenced)
            • px: CSS pixel. The most common unit for on-screen layout. Scales with zoom; not a physical device pixel.
            • in: Inch (1in = 96px).
            • cm: Centimeter (1cm =…
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            Word Salad: Vocabulary List

            An unsorted list of words or phrases that I like.

            Aposiopesis (pron.: /ˌæpəsaɪ.əˈpiːsɪs/; Classical Greek: ἀποσιώπησις, "becoming silent") - a figure of speech wherein a sentence is deliberately broken off and left unfinished, the ending to be supplied by the imagination, giving an impression of unwillingness or inability to continue.[1] An example would be the threat "Get out, or else—!" This device often portrays its users as overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. To mark the occurrence of aposiopesis with punctuation, an em dash (—) or an ellipsis (...) may be used.

            Monological belief system - a self-sustaining worldview comprised of a network of mutually supportive beliefs, such as conspiracy theories which are supported by other conspiracy theories.

            Resistentialism - a jocular theory to describe "seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects."[1] For example, objects that cause problems (like lost keys or a fleeing bouncy…

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