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Posted by Stacy Randall

The founders of CleverCube were looking for a stylish way to hide clutter in their cube storage unit. What they found was a thriving business. It started as a simple, no-tools solution for everyday organization and grew into an Etsy shop that’s giving IKEA KALLAX shelves a whole new personality. It All Started With One Sentence Stephanie and Sam were in their tiny, one-bedroom apartment in downtown Vancouver when Sam said, I’ve been watching some YouTube videos, and I think […]

The post This Couple’s Clutter-Hiding Hack Became a Thriving Business first appeared on IKEA Hackers.

Lake Lewisia #1299

3 Sep 2025 17:29
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Kim came home to find Jamil in the bathroom, furiously scrubbing at his hands, splattered all over with a brilliant blue that glowed almost neon against his dark skin. “Don’t tell me the blueberry gum malfunctioned again,” Kim asked as he gently stilled Jamil’s hands and took up a sudsy cloth to continue the cleanup. With a tired laugh, Jamil said, “No, some days it’s just a boring old leaky bottle of coloring gel,” and he closed his eyes to let mundane kindness make up for mundane troubles.

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Posted by Stacy Randall

I honestly don’t know what I’d do without Rex. I’m talking about my robot vac, of course. But I never thought about building her her very own robot vacuum garage, until now. I thought I was the only one who named their smart appliances, but nope. Hanna has Thor, and Thor needed a parking spot. Hanna Sjoeborg used IKEA kitchen cabinets to create a laundry and cleaning station that adds storage, a hamper, and a garage for her automatic vacuum. […]

The post The Surprising IKEA Hack That Doubles as a Robot Vacuum Garage first appeared on IKEA Hackers.

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Posted by Stacy Randall

If you give me a jar and tell me it’s for soup, I’m the person who’ll end up using it for paint, pens, or bath salts. In other words, I like to think that objects have a lot more than one purpose, especially when it comes to things around the house. For example, the IKEA KÖSSEBÄR food storage range is geared toward the kitchen, but it can do so much more. Clever Real-Life Uses for the IKEA KÖSSEBÄR Food Storage […]

The post The Surprising Ways I’m Using IKEA’s New Food Storage Range first appeared on IKEA Hackers.

Lake Lewisia #1298

1 Sep 2025 09:06
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In observation of the holiday, the Historical Society has created a rare publicly available collection related to labor movements of the past. From saboteurs and Luddites to pamphlet printers and strike marchers, come see a fascinating selection of the methods, legal and otherwise, used to secure basic dignities and compensation for workers. We can only assume that this will be a purely theoretical education for any viewers, and that no one would ever still have reason to picket, curse, bomb or infest with hydraulic gremlins their workplace or boss’s residence.

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Posted by Stacy Randall

I’m a big fan of the motto, A place for everything and everything in its place. And when it comes to kitchens, this rule is even more important. These hardworking rooms tend to become collection zones for everything, so the more places you have to put things, the better. One of the ways to sneak some extra storage into the kitchen is by utilizing the dead space below kitchen base cabinets. Now, you can hire a custom cabinet maker to […]

The post You’ve Been Wasting This Kitchen Space All Along—Here’s the Fix first appeared on IKEA Hackers.

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Per the [site community profile] dw_news post regarding the MS/TN blocks, we are doing a small code push shortly in order to get the code live. As per usual, please let us know if you see anything wonky.

There is some code cleanup we've been doing that is going out with this push but I don't think there is any new/reworked functionality, so it should be pretty invisible if all goes well.

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A reminder to everyone that starting tomorrow, we are being forced to block access to any IP address that geolocates to the state of Mississippi for legal reasons while we and Netchoice continue fighting the law in court. People whose IP addresses geolocate to Mississippi will only be able to access a page that explains the issue and lets them know that we'll be back to offer them service as soon as the legal risk to us is less existential.

The block page will include the apology but I'll repeat it here: we don't do geolocation ourselves, so we're limited to the geolocation ability of our network provider. Our anti-spam geolocation blocks have shown us that their geolocation database has a number of mistakes in it. If one of your friends who doesn't live in Mississippi gets the block message, there is nothing we can do on our end to adjust the block, because we don't control it. The only way to fix a mistaken block is to change your IP address to one that doesn't register as being in Mississippi, either by disconnecting your internet connection and reconnecting it (if you don't have a static IP address) or using a VPN.

In related news, the judge in our challenge to Tennessee's social media age verification, parental consent, and parental surveillance law (which we are also part of the fight against!) ruled last month that we had not met the threshold for a temporary injunction preventing the state from enforcing the law while the court case proceeds.

The Tennesee law is less onerous than the Mississippi law and the fines for violating it are slightly less ruinous (slightly), but it's still a risk to us. While the fight goes on, we've decided to prevent any new account signups from anyone under 18 in Tennessee to protect ourselves against risk. We do not need to block access from the whole state: this only applies to new account creation.

Because we don't do any geolocation on our users and our network provider's geolocation services only apply to blocking access to the site entirely, the way we're implementing this is a new mandatory question on the account creation form asking if you live in Tennessee. If you do, you'll be unable to register an account if you're under 18, not just the under 13 restriction mandated by COPPA. Like the restrictions on the state of Mississippi, we absolutely hate having to do this, we're sorry, and we hope we'll be able to undo it as soon as possible.

Finally, I'd like to thank every one of you who's commented with a message of support for this fight or who's bought paid time to help keep us running. The fact we're entirely user-supported and you all genuinely understand why this fight is so important for everyone is a huge part of why we can continue to do this work. I've also sent a lot of your comments to the lawyers who are fighting the actual battles in court, and they find your wholehearted support just as encouraging and motivating as I do. Thank you all once again for being the best users any social media site could ever hope for. You make me proud and even more determined to yell at state attorneys general on your behalf.

Done This Week

31 Aug 2025 11:24
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So we have wasps. In fairly short order, I noticed there seemed to be an unusual number of them, then I spotted them assembling on the cold frame, then I realized I could see the edge of a nest. No more than five minutes after informing my mum that we would be keeping a respectful distance while we figured out how to handle the situation, one of them headed straight for me to sting. Ow, motherfucker, goddamn. Fine. Murder time, I guess???

We do not generally use pesticides. We try to use non-chemical options wherever possible. I’m certainly not in the habit of dousing chemicals all over the place to eradicate insects. I like insects. Unfortunately, they chose just about the highest-traffic area possible to set up shop. The cold frames are right by the faucet shutoffs going to both the orchard and the horses, not to mention the main entrance into the backyard.

The possibility of them swarming mum while she tried to go about her chores had me crawling out of my skin with anxiety. So they were going to have to die. It sucks, and I feel bad about it, but here we are.

In the wee hours before work, I waddled out there in a disposable jumpsuit from work, hoodie, goggles, mask, and gloves to spray down the nest. That slowed down the activity, but we were still seeing some wasps in the area. Which is when mum spotted the second nest in the cold frame. *sigh* So I sprayed that this morning.

I’m hoping to knock the nests down from the wood and dispose of them tomorrow morning. I really, really hate this. But aggressively territorial creatures in vital parts of my home are, you know, a problem.

And now for something completely different: I went out to the cute coastal town with my work buddy A for shopping. She is a much more enthusiastic shopper than I am, but there were a couple places I wanted to go, and hanging out with her, whatever the activity, is always a pleasure. We’ve been trying to get this scheduled for months. I think she turned down a half dozen other invitations for the weekend--including while we were driving there--in favor of being with me, which was quite touching. I have acquired incense and yarn and roving for felting.

Lewisia: 0 new pieces written

Day job: 39.25 hours, short days Monday and Friday

Cooking: cooked down peaches into sauce for use in cake later

Gardening: moved some of the plants in the house outside, wasp battle round one...

Reading: The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (I wanted a break from sportsboys and was still craving some horror-type stuff, very unsettling!)

Listening: Big Stepper by Louie Zong (needed one of those good palate cleansers from Louie)

Aftermarket Parts: set up a consultation appointment with a tattoo artist, had a random encounter with a trans guy (I’m making some assumptions there, but they are very safe assumptions based on the details) which had an almost magical effect on me--oh, right, I’m not the only guy in this county, I am not utterly alone

Clock Mouse: 1556 words--huh, things are getting interesting, I think I may be pantsing my way through this until the heat death of the universe, but at least I’m having fun

Other: shopping trip with A
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Posted by Frank

For two decades, we have shared millions of secrets, each one a piece of a larger story—our story.

Today we are launching a new project and are seeking contributors to help us build an interactive digital home for these secrets, creating a searchable archive that will allow us to discover new patterns, themes, and connections, and use these as creative catalysts to uncover new stories about us.

[Phase One] Developers: We need individual or business expertise in databases, web development, and AI to help us code the platform.

[Phase Two] Curators: We need your help to review and correct the words and images from postcards, ensuring every secret is captured with accuracy.

[Phase Three] Storytellers: We need writers and artists to work with our new tools, helping us uncover connections and discover new stories hidden within our secrets.

We are in [Phase One] now. If you can help with the following, please email me directly. frank@postsecret.com (Please share any relevant experience or skills). (Please don’t reply for Phase Two or Three now.)

• AI-powered text and image identification from handwritten postcards

• Integration of searchable metadata into files

• Creating a text, graphic, and semantic searchable database

• Familiarity with MAMP and MySQL 5.6

• Building a user-facing web interface.

Be part of PostSecret history by unlocking this global treasure trove of secrets in a new way, enabling deeper connections and a greater understanding. All volunteers will be credited on the project page and I will be happy to write personalized LinkedIn recommendations.

None of the analog beauty or anonymity of PostSecret will be lost. Our goal is to uncover and celebrate more humanity from the the growing collection.

As always, your contribution is invaluable. Thank you for your passion, your trust, and your secrets.

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