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One unexpected way AI has genuinely changed my life: I repair things instead of replacing them

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Maybe I'm getting old, but AI has probably been more useful to me fixing stuff around the house than it has been writing emails or any of the things people keep talking about. The other day I had a door hinge pulling out of the frame. I've always used the old toothpick trick because that's what my…

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  1. 2026-09-01 19:53 · r/artificial
    One unexpected way AI has genuinely changed my life: I repair things instead of replacing them

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