Can we talk about color correction taking forever?

I had a client yesterday who wanted to go from dark box dye to a cool blonde. I knew it would be tough, but I figured maybe two sessions. After the first round of color remover and a bleach bath, we were still at a stubborn orange level 7. I spent over four hours just on the second round of lightening and toning, way past my booked time. Has anyone found a better way to lift through that much artificial pigment without frying the hair?

Spent $20 on a silicone air fryer liner and it's my biggest kitchen regret

Everyone raves about them, but mine from Amazon just traps steam and makes everything soggy. I tried it with frozen fries and they came out limp, not crispy at all. It's been sitting in a drawer for 6 months now. Has anyone actually gotten good results with these things, or should I just stick to the basket?

Hot take: I picked 'The Overstory' for our club over 'Project Hail Mary' and the debate got so heated we had to extend the meeting by an hour.

I argued that the environmental themes in Powers' novel were more urgent for discussion, but half the group really wanted the sci-fi fun of Weir's book, so have you ever had a vote split your club that badly?

Spent two days trying to get a clean seal on a simple paperweight before I realized my bench was wobbling.

Tightened the leg bolts and it sealed perfectly on the next try... anyone else have a shop gremlin that took forever to find?

My new drone decided to land itself in a tree at Griffith Park

Was trying out the follow-me mode on my DJI Mini 3 Pro. It lost signal behind a big hill and the return-to-home sent it right into a pine tree. Took me an hour and a long stick to get it down, and one propeller was cracked. Anyone know a better way to set the home point in hilly areas?

My new smartwatch bricked itself during a firmware update last Tuesday

I was installing the new system update for my Garmin Venu 2, and it just froze at 78%. The screen went black and it wouldn't turn back on no matter what I tried. I spent the next three days going back and forth with support, who finally said I had to mail it in. Has anyone else had a gadget completely die from a routine update?

I just blew $400 on a 'must-have' freelance finance course that was total junk

Saw this ad for a course promising to teach you how to structure your LLC for maximum tax savings. The guy made it sound like a magic bullet. I signed up, paid the $400, and it was just a bunch of recycled blog posts and a basic template you could find for free. The 'advanced strategies' were just telling you to talk to an accountant, which I already do. Honestly felt like I got scammed. Has anyone found a legit resource for this stuff that's actually worth paying for?

I thought that singer's apology video was just PR, but then I saw him volunteer at the same food bank as me for 6 months straight.

My 4K monitor color profile just vanished and it took 8 hours to fix

I was getting ready to post a new piece and my whole screen looked washed out, like someone turned the saturation to zero. The custom profile for my Asus ProArt monitor was just gone from the system. I thought it would be a quick reinstall, but Windows kept blocking the .icc file. I had to dig into registry edits and safe mode, which I am NOT good at. The whole mess ate my entire Saturday. Has anyone else had Windows Defender just delete a color profile out of nowhere? What's the safest way to lock it in place?

Finally got my hands on the new Pixel 8 Pro after waiting a month

My local store in Tacoma got a single unit in stock last Tuesday, and I was the first one there. I spent the whole evening just testing the camera zoom and the temperature sensor, which is a weird but fun gimmick. The battery lasted me a full day of heavy use, which was a huge relief after my old phone. Has anyone else tried the temperature feature on something besides a cup of coffee?