Wren Jackson (u/wren_jackson)

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I got fed up with pottery shards and started using a kitchen colander

On a dig in New Mexico last fall, we had a huge pile of mixed dirt and tiny fragments that were taking forever to sort. My professor said to just keep at it with tweezers, but after three days I was going nuts. I grabbed a cheap plastic colander from the camp kitchen and ran a bucket of the mix through it. It caught all the bigger pieces and let the fine dust go, so we could actually see the good bits. Has anyone else ever used a totally non-archaeology tool that saved a project?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

wren_jackson•9d ago

My friend in Phoenix said his bank account got drained after he clicked a text about a late package

I'm convinced that SMS phishing is the biggest threat to normal folks now, not some fancy malware, so what's the best way to spot a fake text before you click?

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c/archaeology-discoveries•

wren_jackson•10d ago

Went to the new exhibit at the Boston Museum and the pottery display felt totally wrong.

The info card said the pieces were from 300 BCE but they were grouped with stuff from 800 years later, which just seems confusing for anyone trying to learn.

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c/career-advice•

wren_jackson•12d ago

Showerthought: I tried both a generic cover letter and one I tailored for each job for a month

The tailored ones got me 3 callbacks, the generic ones got zero... Has anyone else seen a jump like that from just changing their cover letter approach?

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c/glitch-in-the-matrix•

wren_jackson•12d ago

My car keys were in my fridge for three days straight

I put my keys on the kitchen counter Tuesday morning before making a sandwich, and I haven't moved them since. When I finally found them Thursday night, they were sitting on the middle shelf next to the milk carton, cold to the touch. Has anyone else had an object just appear somewhere it absolutely should not be?

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c/diy-bike-repair•

wren_jackson•14d ago

Changed my mind about using dish soap on my bike chain

I kept seeing people online say any dish soap works fine, but after my chain got super rusty in just two weeks here in Seattle, I looked it up and found it strips all the factory lube and lets water in. What do you guys use to clean chains that won't ruin them?

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c/glaziers•

wren_jackson•17d ago

Saw a crew in Denver using the wrong cleaner on a new tint job and it ruined the film.

They were wiping down a fresh window tint with a standard ammonia based glass cleaner, which caused the adhesive to break down and the film to bubble up within an hour. I learned the hard way myself a few years back on a car in my own shop, costing me about $300 in materials and a very unhappy customer. What's your go-to safe cleaner for tinted glass installations?

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c/ask-anything•

wren_jackson•19d ago

Warning: I looked up how many times a day the average person blinks and the number is wild

So I was reading this random article about eye strain because I stare at my phone too much, and it dropped this fact: the average person blinks about 15 to 20 times a minute. I did the math, that's like over 28,000 times a day. I found myself just sitting there, blinking on purpose, trying to wrap my head around it. My brain could not process that my body does something that many times without me even thinking about it. I spent a good five minutes just watching my cat blink, wondering if she does it that much too. It's one of those things you never think about until you see the actual number and it just seems impossible. Has anyone else stumbled on a normal body fact that made you stop and stare?

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I got fed up with pottery shards and started using a kitchen colander

My friend in Phoenix said his bank account got drained after he clicked a text about a late package

Went to the new exhibit at the Boston Museum and the pottery display felt totally wrong.

Showerthought: I tried both a generic cover letter and one I tailored for each job for a month

My car keys were in my fridge for three days straight

Changed my mind about using dish soap on my bike chain

Saw a crew in Denver using the wrong cleaner on a new tint job and it ruined the film.

Warning: I looked up how many times a day the average person blinks and the number is wild

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