You’ve Been Hacked to Hack?

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Hack. Is it a compliment, an insult, or a cyber crime? Can you say all of the above little children? Confusing? Well, that all depends on the context you’re using it in. Words can have a myriad of meanings, but there may be only one that defines your personal situation/condition. I’ve previously spoken about hacks in past posts that use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system. But today, I’m veering from that mode of addressing such destructive disruption and insanity. 

I’ve watched scores of videos, demonstrating hacks for just about anything you can imagine. I’ve seen unbelievable transformations using some of the simplest things. Yet, you have to decide whether all of the steps included in some of these videos are worth it. It primarily depends on the materials you have access to, and the level of patience you have. With me, I prefer simple hacks, and watching videos that aren’t as long as a movie in a theater.

These hack influencers offer a creative slant for ideas and solutions, adding their personal twist to thinking outside the obvious lines of what can be and what you make it. But be forewarned that some suggestions of hacks on different social media sites may sound farfetched because they are. Proceed with extreme caution.

Have you ever tried a hack that has given you the results you were looking for? Oh well, it’s time to go hack it out with today’s preferred hack! Heck, why not? 

43 thoughts on “You’ve Been Hacked to Hack?”

  2. Interesting word play, Miz Kym. I have wondered if hack (as in computers) is a contraction of the word high-jack or hack. I read or viewed some short life hacks, and usually forget them as soon as I view/read them. Usually takes too long or includes ingredients I don’t have on hand. Good topic to riff on. You Goooooo Grrrrlllllll.

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  7. I’ve seen some videos of hacks and they can make something look easy, but I won’t remember it when I need it. I trudge on, my friend. It’s rainy and gloomy here today. We need the rain, so it is all indoor work for me today. Love to you, dear, fabulous, Ms. Kym.

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  9. There are some interesting and creative alternative ideas out there. I’ve only seen a few but have never tried to duplicate. Hacks for packing lighter and anything to do with organization, keeping veggies longer, would be of great interest for me! 👍🏻

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  11. Honey Miz Pat, some people swear by these videos. I might watch a couple of the short ones while sitting in the waiting room, if I am not reading, and if I can get WiFi! LOL 😲🤣😜 Otherwise the practical ones that apply to my lifestyle, I MIGHT try! Nope, I don’t think so. I wonder where these folks find the time to produce these vidos and have oodles of followers! Beats the living hell out of me! 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️😣

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  12. It’s more productive than overeating chocolate or killing a bottle of wine, I supposed. I’d rather read a book. I guess some of them are helpful, but as you so deftly point out–who has the time to write or video these great ideas? You gotta wonder, Miz Kym.

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  13. Oh my gosh Maggie, I just said the same thing to Pat on the previous comment. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Their following simply amazes me, while it’s challenging for us to get legitimate followers. SMH 😣 Blows my mind! 🤯😬😤 Enjoy the rest of your amazing week my Friday/weekend Partying Partner! 😁🥂🥳

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  18. Mary dahling, honey I am in the same boat when it comes to these “hacks.” And just as you, I don’t save those things if I want to try it and if I do save them, I can never find them when I need them. But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s when my creative juices kick in. 🤣😜😂 Enjoy your rain. We will be getting some with a 40% chance tomorrow and they predict by Friday we’ll be at 70%! ☔☔☔ Looks like High School Friday Night Football may be a wash out here! 😝🏈📣

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  19. Honey Wynne, I think kids might be better at some of these things than we are. If there are some I want to try, I forget about them and where I bookmarked them when I want to refer to it. Otherwise, I just go on a wing and a prayer my friend and do my own hack! 😂😜🤣

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  20. Honey Michele, you may have a much better hack with your creative energy flow. 🤔 I can bank on that idea for sure! I tend to look for gardening tips so I can get my hands dirty and my green thumb glowing, but sometimes regional suggestions can be the demise of my hopes! UGH! 🌺🍅🌽💐🍌 But, I can always start again. It helps reduce my stress levels! LOL 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

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  26. Oh yes, gardening, too! As soon as the weather dips I will putting my hands in the dirt. Yay! Hope to do some of that at Sam’s place, soon. 🥰🍂 Regional suggestions have good intentions, but yes, I can see how that might dash your garden dreams. 🍍🍊 Grounding with the earth does help, doesn’t it. Even walking barefoot on the earth is a blessing. 🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

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  30. I spend as little time on social media and the Internet as possible. And I’m wary of anybody giving weight loss and medical advice who doesn’t have the proper training. Even natural remedies can be harmful if not used properly. My husband has been watching videos made by men giving relationship advice to other men. The guys sound so arrogant and narcissistic, we just laugh. They’re so critical of women but don’t take a good look at themselves. And then there’s the videos of women crying because nobody will date them. I can’t imagine why! I would never demean myself by crying in public and playing the victim. Yes, there’s a lot of comedy on social media.

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  32. Oh my dear Warren, I am so sadden to hear that you are under the weather. A hacking hacker eh??? Love that you still have a wonderful sense of humor my friend. Maybe you have to take a chill pill for a while. Lord knows my friend, you’ve been running nonstop! 🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️🏃🏼‍♂️ Don’t forget to take care of you! 🤗💖🙏🏼

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  37. Honey Dawn, I know exactly what you mean. Some of these videos I think are parodies and these influencers are dead serious. I have seen so many people with disinformational advice (like most recently how eating a spoonful of dirt a day helps with the immune system and great skin) and receive millions of likes. It blows me away why people fall for the okey doke. SMH 😣🤷🏻‍♀️🤔

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  38. Now Queen B, you are a decorating guru! 🎄🤶🏽⛄ Honey, you have your own dynamic fashion sense. Some of those fashion hacks are super crazy and make you look like you need to be in a straight jacket for trying to do what they suggest! UGH! 😣😲😬

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