Snapped my acrylic side panel while drilling a fan hole - rookie move

So I was trying to add a 120mm fan mount to the side of my scratch-built case last Sunday. I had the layout all marked out with tape and I was using a step bit to get a clean hole. About halfway through drilling the second hole, the acrylic just cracked straight across. I felt like such a fool because I forgot to back the panel with a wooden board to stop it from flexing. Now I have to cut a whole new piece of 3mm acrylic from the hardware store which will run me about $15. Any tips on drilling plexiglass without it shattering again?

Rant: The way folks pronounce 'pecan' like it's a federal case

I grew up in Georgia and said 'puh-KAHN' my whole life, moved to Ohio and somebody actually corrected me at a potluck like I was saying it wrong. It's a nut, not a debate topic, but man do people get weird about it. Anyone else run into this regional food word stuff?

Read someone saying peel-and-stick wallpaper is trash - I think they're missing the point

My sister put it up in her rental bathroom for $45 and it looks way better than the old 90s tile. Sure it won't last 10 years but for a cheap refresh who cares. Has anyone here used it in a high moisture spot without issues?

Took me 2 hours to figure out why my roses were wilting and it was something stupid simple

I had a batch of roses that looked perfect in the cooler but wilted within an hour of sitting out. Checked water temp, checked the pH, even swapped the buckets. After a full 2 hours of messing around I realized I forgot to strip the lower leaves and they were sitting in the water rotting. Felt like an idiot. Has anyone else had a time where the fix was way too basic for how long it took you to find it?

That brunch regular who finally told me the truth about my hollandaise

There's this guy Mark who comes into my station in Portland every Saturday for eggs benedict. Last week he pulled me aside after service and said my sauce has been breaking for 6 months and he'd been eating it anyway because he felt bad. He even showed me a video on his phone of how the emulsion was wrong. Has anyone else had a customer give better feedback than your sous chef?

My old telescope mount lost tracking during a 3-hour exposure

I was out at Cherry Springs State Park trying to photograph the Andromeda Galaxy, and about 90 minutes in, my mount just started drifting. Turns out the polar alignment got bumped when I tripped over a power cord in the dark, and I had to trash the whole session. Has anyone else had a star tracker fail on them mid-shoot like that?

Read a forum post saying thermal paste doesn't expire, tested a 12 year old tube from my junk drawer on a Pentium D and the temps were 15c higher than fresh stuff.

The guy swore it was all marketing hype, but after applying it and seeing the CPU hit 95c under load in about 30 seconds, I swapped to new Arctic MX-6 and it dropped to 68c, has anyone else run into old paste turning into basically chalk?

Took me 4 hours to figure out why my coworking space WiFi kept dropping

I was sitting in this spot in Bangkok at a coworking cafe and my video calls kept glitching. Tried restarting my laptop, checked the speed, even asked the barista. After 4 hours of frustration I finally realized I was sitting right next to the microwave. Soon as I moved three tables over, perfect connection. Has anyone else found a hidden signal killer like that?

Hot take: crown reduction vs. topping - Had a guy at the equipment rental place swear topping is fine on old oaks

Friend told me my weekly spread was way too cluttered

They said my layout had too many sections and it was stressing them out just looking at it. I cut down to just 3 boxes per day with a tiny habit tracker at the bottom and suddenly I'm actually using the thing. Anyone else had to simplify after someone called you out on it?