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  1. This past week, I have been fighting a minor infestation of winged Carpenter ants dropping from the tongue-and-groove ceiling on our bedroom. Tried some indoor spray, did nothing.

    So about three days ago, I came up with this idea for presenting two brands of liquid ant baits to them in the ceiling using duct tape and push pins.

    This morning, I have yet to find one ant. Yesterday there was about five total all day. First few days there were like 50 a day.

    #Ducttape FTW!

  2. Current mission, recycle, repurpose or recoil! That iMac has a glitchy screen, Logic/MBoard issue? There's maybe a slim chance I could install and run minimal Debian on it for 'something'. Yes, that's a MKI AppleTV you can see. Three laptops and misc hard drives (even an IDE).

    #Recycling #Technology #Repurposing #Computers #Laptop #iMac #AppleTV #Linux #Debian #SonyVaio #Samsung #Iomega #WesternDigital #Maxtor #HomeLab #HomeNetwork #HeathRobinson #DuctTape #String #sata #ide

  3. my poor creality 3d printer got a nozzle change after 6 years of hard use and z homing was out of range for bed adjustment. an hour of trying various fancy methods for adjusting, and the winning solution was drumroll… Duct tape. #3dprinting #ducttape

  4. According to the engineering classic there is stuff you want to #ducttape and stuff you better #wd40. But it isn't either or, there is a third category: stuff to #velcro.

  5. DONATIONS FOR 100 VIC FOR THE WINTER

    Winter is here and residents at 100 Victoria St. North (100Vic) need supplies to get them through the season. Going into the harshest weather of the year, residents need the support of their community now more than ever. Here are a list of things residents need and details on how to donate.   

    Urgently  

    • Four person tents  

    • Tarps  

    • Wooden pallets  

    • Sleeping bags  

    • Blankets  

    • Hygiene products  

    Needed daily   

    • Water  

    • Juice  

    • Single serve snacks (granola bars)  

    • Home cooked meals  

    • Clothes  

    • Hats  

    • Nail clippers and files  

    • Pest repellent  

    Amazon Wishlist 

    • Glad black garbage bags  

    • Rubbermaid 6-pack heavy duty durable totes  

    • 8-liter plastic storage boxes  

    • Evian natural spring water, 12 bottles  

    • 36 Pack AAA batteries  

    • 48 Pack AA batteries  

    • Polarized sunglasses   

    • Banana Boat sunscreen  

    • Butane refill  

    • Sunheavy duty double-sided dust barriers  

    • Rain tarps  

    • Paracord bracelet rope   

    • Awning repair tape  

    • Permanent all-weather duct tape  

    How to drop off donations  

    There is a parking lot adjacent to the encampment. Once at the encampment, the donation table is near the Sandbag House in the middle of camp. There will be a Fight-Back member on-site near the donation table.   

    Other options for drop-offs  

    Donations can be dropped off at the encampment at any time. For large or heavy donations, reach out to [email protected] to arrange a drop-off. If you are unable to make it to the encampment, pick-ups can be arranged for donations. 

    #100Vic #100VictoriaSt #AdrianQuijano #amazonWishList #batteries #donations #ductTape #encampment #fightBack #FightBackWR #FightbackKW #fourPersonTents #KatWex #supplies #YIMBY

  6. Whew, a long day today working in cramped spaces.

    If you ever see someone using #ductTape to seal joints on duct work and ventilation, shout "No!" in a firm voice and squirt them with a water bottle.

    It's an understandable rookie mistake given the name of the stuff, but it's not actually for that and performs terribly when it's used that way.

    #homeReno #DIY #HVAC

  7. Spotted at the #blender Conference last week. A new use for a roll of duct tape as a counterweight... 😎

    #outofthebox #ducttape

  8. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
    -- Oprah Winfrey

    #Wisdom #Quotes #OprahWinfrey #DuctTape #TheForce

    #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Clouds #Iowa

  9. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
    -- Oprah Winfrey

    #Wisdom #Quotes #OprahWinfrey #DuctTape #TheForce

    #Photography #Panorama #BWCA #Canoe #Minnesota

  10. 🎉 Wow, America, it's a miracle your grid hasn't completely powered down your toaster! AI experts return from China, jaws on the floor, not from dumplings, but because the U.S. grid is apparently held together with duct tape and prayer! ⚡️💡 Guess the AI race is more of a leisurely stroll now, huh? 🚶‍♂️💀
    fortune.com/2025/08/14/data-ce #AIExperts #AmericaGrid #PowerIssues #TechHumor #DuctTape #HackerNews #ngated

  11. Heute gelernt: #Ducktape hat nix mit Enten zu tun – sondern hieß ursprünglich #Ducttape. Und das wiederum geht auf „Duck Cloth“ zurück – ein robustes Gewebe, benannt nach dem niederländischen doek (= Tuch).

    Deutschland so: Lass mal #Panzertape sagen – klingt noch stabiler.

  12. No #3dprinting design is complete without a little #ducttape. This is an #openscad design of a ratetable to calibrate an accelerometer.

  13. @dgar
    Duct Ape has entered the chat.

    Only kidding. If we find the real answer it'll be something simple like "love". Cue the love and duct tape jokes!

    #ductape #ducttape #ducktape #love

  14. In today's episode of "Let's Oversimplify Everything" 🎭: take JavaScript—the programming language equivalent of duct tape—and build entire empires with it. Who needs architecture when you've got JS, right? 🏗️ But wait, is that a server or just another black hole of debugging? 🌌#JustJavaScriptLogic
    blog.jim-nielsen.com/2025/is-i #JavaScript #DuctTape #Building #Debugging #Oversimplification #HackerNews #ngated

  15. First aid tip: duct tape works great for removing cactus spines (glochids) from your rear end. Make sure to also remove all the spines from your underwear, too, or you'll get a repeat incident the next time you wear those underwear. #cactus #firstaid #ducttape

  16. 🚀🔧 Ah yes, the classic "let's duct-tape #Rust onto Java" strategy—you know, because nothing says "I'm a serious developer" like turning a memory-safe language into a DIY memory management nightmare. 🤦‍♂️ Ever wonder where your weekends went? They're now spent deciphering #JNI error messages! 😂
    medium.com/@greptime/how-to-su #Java #DuctTape #MemoryManagement #DeveloperHumor #HackerNews #ngated

  17. Robert Edwin ‘Ed’ Smylie (95), who saved the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 with duct tape, died on April 21 in Crossville, Tenn. He and his team of NASA engineers jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. #Smylie #Apollo13 #Apollo #NASA #space #DuctTape

    nytimes.com/2025/05/16/science