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[lauralot89]

Fuck the Laundry Industry

A Masterpost

Because I’ve seen one too many articles about stupid millennials who DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT DETERGENT IS and so I’d like to help everyone I can avoid all that price-gouged, extraneous nonsense.  So here’s everything you need to get your clothes all clean and nicely scented without spending an arm and a leg.

Recipes:

Powdered Laundry Soap Recipe

Vegan Powdered Laundry Soap Recipe (this is the one I use, and it’s just as good as commercial detergent)

No-Grate Powdered Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe

Liquid Laundry Soap Recipe

How to Make Washing Soda

Homemade Stain Remover

Homemade OxiClean

Homemade Bleach

Make Your Own Fabric Softener Crystals

How to Make a Scented Vinegar Fabric Softener Rinse

Reusable Dryer Sheets (wet)

Reusable Dryer Sheets (dry)

Washing:

How to Whiten and Brighten Laundry

Uses for Salt: Doing the Laundry

Top Uses of Vinegar in the Laundry

Stain Removal Chart

Laundry Guide to Common Care Signals

How to Do Your Own Laundry

How to Avoid Losing Socks in the Washing Machine

Missing Clothes in the Washing Machine

How to Hand Wash a Bra

6 Ways to Machine-Wash Your Bras Without Ruining Them

How to Wash Clothes without a Washing Machine

Drying:

How to Make Wool Dryer Balls 

Speed Up Laundry with Tennis Balls

Use a Ball of Aluminum Foil to Eliminate Static in the Dryer

5 Tips for Living Life Without a Dryer

How to Build a Kickass Clothesline

The $5 Indoor Clothesline

Make This Easy Ladder Laundry Drying Rack!

10 DIY Laundry Drying Racks for Small Spaces

Dry Cleaning:

How to Dry Clean

Wash Your “Dry Clean Only” Clothes at Home for Cheap

Dry-Cleaning Solutions

Ironing:

The Ultimate Ironing Guide

6 Ways to Iron Your Clothes Without an Iron

Folding:

The Illustrated Guide to the KonMari Folding Method

Shirt Folder

How to Fold Clothes

4 Ways to Fold Clothes

Clothing Repair:

How to Mend Clothes

How to Tailor Your Own Clothes

5 Ways to Tailor Your Clothes (Without Sewing!)

How to Alter Without a Sewing Machine

How to Patch Your Clothes

2 Easy Ways to Sew a Button

Machine Cleaning:

How to Clean a Washing Machine Naturally

How to Clean Your Front-Loading Washing Machine

How to Clean Your Dryer’s Lint Trap, Screen, and Vent

Portable Washing Machines:

Have You Ever Tried a Portable Washer?

Portable Washing Machines: No Laundry Room Required

The Best Portable Washing Machines of 2017

Reducing Costs:

How to Do Laundry on the Cheap

How to Save Money on Laundry and Reduce Your Cost Per Load

Let’s Talk About Saving Money on Washers and Dryers

How We Saved Money on a New Washer and Dryer

Saving Money When Buying a Washer and Dryer

[lauralot89]

Apparently some people are somehow interpreting this as “hey STUPID MILLENNIALS, you’re SO STUPID, HERE’S A POST TO TEACH YOU NOT TO BE SO STUPID” rather than the actual meaning of “hey guys, these industries have nothing but contempt for us, so here’s how to screw them over and save money”

we can’t have nice things

[destiny-islanders]

If there was a way to run SUPER MEGA AD BLOCKER on this website I fucking would

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

“Please oh please open up your computer to a porn virus! If you don’t you’re evil!”

[history-student-against-antis]

Freeloader Comin’ through!

[moonlight-fox]

We didn’t start this war internet users have with ads - We might have moaned about banner ads, but it was only when they started making noises when we might be listening to music or a podcast or whatever, causing two sound sorces at once, that we started trying to block ads universally rather than just a specific type of ad (pop ups).

And since then ads have gotten worse - Actual malware rather than merely breaking one of the fundamental sins of web design - though shalt not autoplay anything with sound. And the more aggressive a website is with ‘please turn off adblock’ the less I trust it to bother to vet ads and advertisers to make sure they’re not installing malware.

[bramblepatch]

Not to mention that the idea that avoiding ads is “freeloading” is hilariously backward. Advertisement is a transaction between the platform and the advertiser, the user has no obligation to provide the views/clicks the platform has promised. Using an adblocker isn’t freeloading in the same way that leaving the room to get a snack during a commercial break isn’t cheating the tv network.

[pocosun]

Ok y’all, I work as a web developer and I’m here to tell you that you are 100% right and that it’s shit. SO I’m going to tell you how to get around websites that block you from using their website if you’re using an adblocker. 

Every website uses a language called JavaScript; long story short it’s a website language that allows developers to do the crazy shit you see on websites. Now the easiest thing to do is to disable JavaScript to stop them from knowing you have an adblocker:

Oh no! I’m blocked from viewing the website. It would be a terrible shame if I were able to right click and select the “inspect” feature

Click the three dots in the top right and open the “Settings” Menu

And then scrolled down to “Debugger” and checked the “Disable Javascript Option”

And then just refreshed the page

[eggfucker1]

Reblogging to save my life

[jwstudying]

GETTING A JOB CHEAT SHEET!!

perfect resume for someone with no experience

A+ advice on writing cv’s

a guide to writing your resume

how to get a job fast as hell

resume writing tips

jobs and careers masterpost

how to answer interview questions

career and employment masterpost

strong words to use on a resume

34 crucial tips for your next job interview 

how to write a cv

resume cheat sheet

how to write a cover letter

job hunting resources

Find a job in your field

7 questions you should ask at the end of every interview

how to get a job before you graduate

how to be good at interviews

other cheat sheets

[dreamstudiess]

Ref for later

[eintsein]

this came at such a convenient time

[princess-pixel]

TOO SWEET FOR YOU PT.1

[princess-pixel]

TOO SWEET FOR YOU PT.2

[chixiegyps]

How to get html color text [homestuck edition]

═══════════════════════════════════════════ ok. so. First you start a new post and write what you want to write:

then go to the gear in the corner and change the text editor from rich text to HTML.

═══════════════════════════════════════════ This is the code for making the font similar to courier new:

<p><b><code>These are my words<br></code></b></p> <b> makes it bold <code> changes the font ═══════════════════════════════════════════ It looks like this in the preview:

═══════════════════════════════════════════ Heres the code for color:

without the font change its: <p><span style=“color: #(HEXICODE)”>These are my words<br></span></p> ═══════════════════════════════════════════ but what about the color? well luckily google’s got you covered:

now we add it to the code

═══════════════════════════════════════════

And there we are! ═══════════════════════════════════════════

[43988343934-deactivated20191118]

how do you put a picture next to all your text like in your about?

put it in the page html and remove parenthesis!

[43988343934-deactivated20191118]

ok tumblr likes to break so

this is the code , paste it in , remove parenthesis replace with your image url of choice , you can change the float from left to right

[noodle]

PUNKIN theme by annie @hjmiko

PREVIEWS: 1 (TEMP) / 2 / 3

i had a dream one night where i coded my own theme n it kinda looked liked this so here it is !! my very first theme !!!! pretty neat for a first attempt !! also the preview images here were cropped in ms paint so like. yeah. simple but lots of options i think?

has cool features like tooltips, getting to choose the colors when you highlight text, and also that i put my heart and soul into it

options include: content glow, text glow, link borders, cursor hearts, hover tags, link underline, some cool fonts, the little pixel thingy on the sidebar, and well…see for yourself ;)

this post must be reblogged by everyone (jk but please)

[odeysseus]

amber : preview / download

this is a responsive header theme with up to three columns & up to five custom links. font, font size, and post alignment are all customisable; choose between infinite scroll, manual load and regular pagination; tags and scroll to top are optional. 

[b9ecfc]

candy theme

very customizable contained theme 

code + preview 1 / 2

framed theme

simple multi-columned theme

code + preview 1 / 2

made by 11400

if u have questions regarding theme customization/there r any bugs, let me know! ♡

[b9ecfc]

(5) happy theme by @trmd

previews: 1 / 2 + code

features/notes below!

Keep reading

[thenamesjocelyn]

[jatel0-deactivated20150421]

For The Masses:

http://gen.lib.rus.ec

http://textbooknova.com

http://en.bookfi.org/

http://www.gutenberg.org

http://ebookee.org

http://www.manybooks.net

http://www.giuciao.com

http://www.feedurbrain.com

http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=380

http://www.alleng.ru/ 

http://www.eknigu.com/ 

http://ishare.iask.sina.com.cn/

http://2020ok.com/

http://www.freebookspot.es/Default.aspx

http://www.freeetextbooks.com/

http://onebigtorrent.org/

http://www.downeu.me/ebook/

http://forums.mvgroup.org

http://theaudiobookbay.com/

More Here

[keomoto-deactivated20141214]

no one coulda reblogged this a month ago when i spent 500

[kreativegeenius]

momentsbymarcus

[trappunzelll]

Look at KB coming through

[kimreesesdaughter]

Every time you see this, reblog it. There is always someone in college that will see this.

[faribabyyy]

There’s a South African novel I struggled to find online and I couldn’t and I wasn’t considering buying it either 😩 and I tried my luck with one of these websites and I found it 😭😭😭😭 thank you @jatel0 💖

[jatel0-deactivated20220523]

i do it for the culture! haha no worries. 

[beingpoliteistotallypunkrock]

B L E S S

[fiti-vation]

[ernasd]

oh this is a life saver

[gallusrostromegalus]

So these are both “Aw Fuck I’m outta real food” meals BUT ALSO:  if you’re learning how to cook, these are great “baby steps” meals to learn how to cook basics into something enjoyable without “wasting” anything expensive.  Though I maintain that even cooking screw-ups are valuable in terms of lessons learned.

Also they’re great for when you get absorbed in something and you realize your blood sugar is dropping and you need to make something Quick.

[liquefied]

[ m79 ]

livepreview :: code

100px posts, optional infinite scroll, up to 5 links, optional borders, inverted/faded images, tiny/crosshair cursors

[resumespeak]

How to put “wrote fan-fiction” on your résumé:

Leveraged an inventory of established fictional character and setting elements to generate a disruptive custom-curated narrative entertainment asset.

[xeno-lalia]

I worked in HR, handling applications and interviews, and if someone turned in that string of techno babble nonsense, I would have rejected them out of hand.

A resume doesn’t need to sound fancy or overly technical, it needs to tell us why we should hire you.

“Independent novelist/writer” is more than sufficient here. If you want to express the skills that fan fiction taught you, something like, “creative writing, editing, and publication,” will get you a lot further than… Whatever that just was.

A resume should be tailored to the position, if you can afford the time and energy for that. But if not, then just think about what writing got fandom taught you. How to respond to criticism, how to present a professional pubic face, how to correct punished mistakes, creative thinking, project planning, persuasion via emotional leverage, html formatting, office suite fluency.

There are a lot of actual, marketable skills that go into fan fiction.

[fivewrites]

How to put “I was in a zine” on your resume

Writer:

Published short fiction stories for anthology collection

Able to write short fiction within a designated word count for layout purposes (900-1500 words, 1500-2000, 3000-5000)

Wrote short articles for independent publication

Assisted with editing short stories for publication

Able to reduce or expand written content based on layout needs

Able to check for basic spelling, grammar and syntax

Familiar with Microsoft Office and Google docs

Artist:

Produced full-colour digital illustration for independent magazine

Able to produce digital illustrations optimized for both online and print display

Produced full-colour 2-page spread for art anthology

Published 4-page short comic in anthology collection for charity

Able to transfer traditional art to digital illustration

Illustrated the cover (always brag if you’re on the cover) of an independent art publication

Familiar with professional illustration tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Clip Studio Paint and stylus tablet

Merch artist / graphic designer:

Designed 2″ clear decorative double-sided keychain charm as bonus sale item

Designed 5″ x 6″ sheet of graphic stickers included in art anthology

Able to design bold graphics that are measured for laser cutting production

Designed layouts for 65-page art and writing magazine, focusing on (art placement, text layout, etc)

Able to keep layout design simple and in accordance with the project director’s chosen theme

Created promotional art, icons and banners tailored for social media sites like Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc

Familiar with professional layout and design software such as Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Running a zine

Produced an independent art and writing collection for sale / for charity

Managed (10, 20, 30) independent artists and writers out of over 500 applicants to create a short-run independent magazine

Worked in online sales and social media promotion selling an independent comics anthology

If it’s really spectacular you can brag about specific numbers

Our book raised over $4,000 for charity in under six months of production

We sold over 750 copies in two weeks of online sales

Produced a digital PDF and printed version of anthology, mailing to recipients all over the world

Communicated with printers and manufacturers of plastic accessories and paper goods, assembling professional packages of our merchandise for mailing.

Built a custom digital storefront and navigated professional market and payment systems including Paypal and Tictail / Bigcartel / Wix etc

Created promotional events to boost sales, including raffles and giveaways over social media

Organized participants through mass emails and use of social media posts on tumblr and twitter

Familiar with organizational software such as Microsoft Excel, Google spreadsheets and Trello

[fivewrites]

Added some more

[milesyart]

While we’re putting obscure hobbies on résumés, here’s how to use your YouTube channel, for any type of content:

General YouTubing:

Familiar with web analytical tools, including traffic metrics, growth metrics, and revenue

Skilled with audio/visual mixing, engineering, and editing

Skilled with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects / Final Cut Pro / Sony Vegas (whichever editors you use)

Experience with production set design

Maintained a catalogue of digital files for quick access when needed

Managed promotional social media accounts with X followers

Experience with technical and studio lighting

Experience with digital video production

Let’s Players/Livestreamers:

Experience with live audio/video engineering

Frequently troubleshot and overcame obstacles with software and hardware incompatibility

[lifepros]

#5244

When buying a laptop, choose based more on the product family than the brand.

What most people don’t understand about laptops is that the brand is less important than the product family. For example, Dell, HP, and Lenovo all make good laptops and crappy laptops. In general you want to buy only products from their ‘business class’ families. For Dell that mean Latitude. For HP it means EliteBook. (I’m not as familiar with the Lenovo product families.)

These companies offer lower priced, consumer-grade models but avoid these as the design and build quality are inferior to their business-class offerings.