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Curious_Canid

@ Curious_Canid @piefed.ca

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I am owned by several dogs and cats. I have been playing non-computer roleplaying games for almost five decades. I am interested in all kinds of gadgets, particularly multitools, knives, flashlights, and pens.

  • What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option?

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  • Gerber has made some very good multitools. They have also introduced some significant design improvements over the years. Among other things, they were the first to build one (Legend) where the tools opened outward instead of inward, which seemed like an obvious improvement to me.

    My only complaint is that Gerber's quality has been inconsistent. During some periods they've put out cheaply made tools. During others they've produced tools that were the equal of anything else on the market.

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  • Yes, I have both a SwissTool and a Spirit. They are excellent tools. I've carried them both at, at one time or another, but I keep going back to Leatherman after a while. I don't think they are better or worse, it's just a matter of what particular uses you have.

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  • No offense taken. They are an odd instrument that no one would know about if they weren't forced on every elementary school music student. I seem to have missed that somehow, probably by changing schools at just the right point.

    I like the sound, but I particularly like the sound of the lower-voiced recorders. I am mostly playing tenor and bass, which have lovely rich tones. My wife and a friend are both humoring me, so they're playing soprano and alto with me. I'm not any good at it yet, but I am having a good time learning.

  • Would you rather have hundreds of millions of dollars and be acutely aware of all the bad things going on, or a meager yet sustainable life and completely ignorant of everything.

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  • Nearly all of us are currently experiencing the worst possible compromise of that premise.

  • ‘Bloodbath’ at the Washington Post as Jeff Bezos lays off roughly one-third of staff

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  • Who does the Post still have any subscribers? I dropped my subscription when Bezos wouldn't let them endorse Harris for president.

  • Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt

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  • One of the best quotes from "The Newsroom": "I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage."

  • Kissy boy

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  • Jamesy is making the world a better place. Good for him!

  • What are your thoughts on apolitical people?

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  • That is one of the more profound statements I've seen in a long time. Thank you!

  • What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option?

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  • Leatherman plier-based multitools. They invented the category and they continue to be the top choice. You can get cheaper tools that are adequate, but Leatherman always has some of the best designs, reliably high quality, and outstanding support. I'm constantly trying new tools from all over, but I always end up carrying one Leatherman or another.

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  • Yamaha is amazing. I recently got into playing recorders and their base-level $8 plastic recorder is honestly a great instrument.

  • Emotional support during boom booms

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  • I hadn't heard of Sileo. I'll mention it to our guest dog's owner.

    My dog Denali is a remarkable guy. He's too bouncy to make everyone comfortable, but he really tries and he often succeeds. His intentions are always good. Another of his adorable habits is to bring a stuffed animal to anyone who's having a rough time.

  • YSK About Resilience Targeting

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  • I'm seeing a lot of articles about how to defend yourself against being overwhelmed by the awful things going on. This is one of the most useful. It is short, informative, and has good suggestions.

  • Emotional support during boom booms

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  • We occasionally take care of a friend's small dog. He gets along well with ours, so we just bring him home for those stays. In most respects, he's pretty relaxes, but he is scared of sudden loud noises. Holding him and petting him doesn't seem to help much. He just hides in his crate and whimpers. Poor little guy!

    On his last visit, during a storm, I noticed that he had stopped making noise. I went to take a look, and found him in his crate, but with our 90lb husky-mix wrapped almost all the way around it. Evidently that was a form of protection that he trusted, and he had calmed down. Our big guy is a great caretaker who just wants everyone to be happy.

  • Fearmongering

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  • You can't do a clean comma slice with DeWalt.

  • "Protests don't belong in church"

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  • That is what I want to see, when people say that we need more "religious education".

  • Pentagon to cut ties with Harvard over ‘wokesters’, ending training, programs and fellowships

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  • This is why you don't negotiate with terrorists. They are never acting in good faith. They will just keeping demanding more every time you meet their demands. Harvard just keeps giving them whatever they want and thinking it will stop.

  • What technologies are constant failures but we can't stop trying to make work?

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  • That article made my day!

  • Weather App of Choice?

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  • I'm giving it a try. It does look like a good option. My only concern is that there don't seem to be many source options for the US. There were several that showed up as unavailable when I first started, it that no longer show as options now that I've configured it. I'm puzzled.

  • ‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI

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  • I don't think that is a characteristic of our species. It is not universally true across other cultures.And studies strongly suggest that the characteristic that was most important to the early survival of humans was altruism. There are always a lot more people who are basically good than basically bad. Only around 4% of the population are sociopathic.

    Unfortunately, promoting sociopaths is a built-in characteristic of capitalism. Without controls, it rewards managers who are willing to sacrifice other people for profit (or power). The people who do that the best are those without empathy. So we end up with the worst of us making the decisions about how the world should work.

  • Trump offers contradictory account of Tulsi Gabbard presence at FBI raid in Georgia

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  • Why does anyone care what Trump or his appointees say? They have firmly established that they lie most of the time. We should just ignore their statements and look for independent accounts.