Question about the whole 'room temp eggs' rule for cakes

I always thought needing room temp eggs was just a fussy baking myth. Last week, I made my usual yellow cake but used cold eggs straight from the fridge. The batter looked fine, but the cake came out dense and a bit greasy. I tried the same recipe again yesterday, letting the eggs sit out for an hour first. The batter was way smoother and the cake rose perfectly, with a much better crumb. I guess the old rule is actually right. Has anyone else had a fail turn into a win just by changing one small step like this?

Rant: I just blew $300 on a 'competition grade' brisket injection that ruined a whole cook

Serious question, I finally billed over $200k in a single quarter and now I'm staring at a tax bill that feels like a gut punch.

I've been running my own agency for about three years and just hit that revenue number for the first time, which was a huge goal. My accountant just called to give me the estimate for my quarterly payment, and the amount is way bigger than I ever planned for. How do you guys handle the cash flow shock when a big win suddenly means a big check to the IRS?

A tiny screw just vanished inside a Nikon F3 yesterday

Was doing a basic CLA on a customer's F3. The tiny screw for the rewind knob cover popped out and bounced. Spent 45 minutes with a magnet and a flashlight on the shop floor. Found it stuck to the leg of my workbench. Anyone have a better system for catching these little guys?

Update: I was cleaning my phone's charging port wrong for a year

I kept getting that 'moisture detected' warning on my Galaxy S22, so I'd blow into the port like an old Nintendo cartridge. My buddy, who fixes phones in Phoenix, saw me do it last week and said, 'You're just pushing spit and dust in there, man.' He showed me how to use a plastic toothpick and a tiny bit of isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab instead. I tried it, and the warning was gone in two minutes. What's the best tool you've found for cleaning out a phone's charging port without wrecking it?

Pro tip: I was setting up my outriggers wrong for a whole year

A guy on a site in Tacoma watched me and said, 'You know you're supposed to check the bubble level after each pad, not just at the end, right?' I'd been doing the whole setup and then checking, which is a great way to waste 20 minutes. How do you guys handle your outrigger routine?

My sister pointed out a celeb's accidental roast that was way too real

We were scrolling through my phone last night and saw a clip of that actor from that superhero show. He tried to make a joke about his co-star's new haircut on a live, but his face just went totally blank for like five seconds after he said it. My sister goes, 'He just realized he called it a 'post-breakup special' and she actually did just break up with someone.' It hit different because she made me see it wasn't just a bad joke, it was him accidentally spilling real tea live. Has anyone else seen a celeb just completely freeze when they realize what they've said?