Curious_Canid
@Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca
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 knives, flashlights, and pens.
- Comment on Honestly 3 weeks ago:
From an old New Yorker cartoon… Dog: Humans are so cute when they try to understand quantum mechanics!
- Comment on Honestly 3 weeks ago:
That’s been working well for me through several generations of dogs. Not only do they understand a lot of English pretty well, they also seem to like being spoken too.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
I tend to agree with you, but as someone who has been on both sides of interviews, sometimes what nice things they say about you can provide useful information.
At many companies, the hiring process is designed to identify people who are capable, but also highly willing to be exploited. There are also a few companies that use their decent treatment of employees as a hiring tool, and rightfully so.
Capitalism, especially late stage capitalism, works strongly against the interests of individuals who are not billionaires in every aspect of life. Hiring is just another of those areas. Unions are pretty much the only tool within the system that can help non-billionaires.
- Comment on What's the best way to protect outdoor faucets in the winter? 4 months ago:
The advice about turning off the water from inside is the best solution. Having said that, I don’t always do it. The weather has been so variable over the last few years that turning the water on and off got to be a hassle. I do shut if off when we hit the main stretch of winter, but I use covers to guard against the unseasonable freezes that happen on either side of that. I have not had any problems over several years of this, so I think I can say that they work.
- Comment on What is an average person living in the US supposed to do about corporations raising prices? 4 months ago:
Unions are a very good answer to this. They aren’t a complete solution, but they are a big step in the right direction. And they’re something almost everyone can do.
- Comment on How Can I Make this Legless Bed Rise 2-inches? 5 months ago:
For this purpose, I’d recommend something more like this: Leptop Desk Folding Bed Tray
That will sit on the bed, instead of under it, but will raise the surface up to whatever height is needed.
- Comment on What Are Your Favorite Hidden Gem Android Apps with Less Than 1 Million Downloads and 4+ Star Ratings? 5 months ago:
Great list overall. Obtainium looks like it could be life-changing. :-)
- Comment on Looking for a thermometer or home weather center with indoor and outdoor temp sensors, and that can record and export the data, does anyone know of such a device? 6 months ago:
I don’t think there is any that can record and export data at that price point. I had similar issues in my home and ended up using an Ambient Weather WS-10 display You can get them with various numbers of remote sensors and you a buy additional sensors separately.
I put one sensor outside and scattered the rest throughout my house. That meant I could look at one display and see how the heat or cold was being distributed. It made balancing things a lot easier.
Best of luck!
- Comment on ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business 7 months ago:
And the woman has to be ADA Jamie Ross, The artist did a great job!
- Comment on ‘Daredevil’ Hits Reset Button as Marvel Overhauls Its TV Business 7 months ago:
- Comment on Looking for recommendations 7 months ago:
Frankie Drake is the first that comes to mind. Agent Carter would also fit your criteria, although it’s a very different genre.
- Comment on How to tell a girl "I love You" without telling her "I love you"..... 7 months ago:
You are a mad genius. Every pickup artist on the planet just became obsolete. :-D
- Comment on How long to grow a community? 7 months ago:
There is no meaningful averages. It depends on how much interest there is in the topic and how well you manage to get the word out so people know to look for it. In most cases it is a long, slow process.
There is a tipping point. When you start there is very little content because there are very few members. The low activity tends to keep new people from joining. Once you have enough people to maintain a reasonable level of posting it becomes a lot easier to keep it growing. Getting to that point can be frustrating. Just remember that it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
- Comment on I don't understand the whole Twitter/Mastodon social media format 8 months ago:
I’m the same way. I tried Twitter several times, and I am occasionally on Mastodon, but the format just does not suit me. Different people have different styles of engagement and that one seems to work well for some. I was primarily a reddit user and now I use Lemmy and kbin in a similar way.
- Comment on Do I have incredibly weak thumbs, or does this instruction exist on boxes just to mess with us? 8 months ago:
You’re not extending your chi through your finger when you push. The instructions take that for granted, but they really should be more specific.
- Comment on “The Godfather Saga” vs “The Godfather (1 & 2)”; which one do you prefer? 8 months ago:
Yes, but the story is much more focused on Michael than in Godfather 3. I think the cuts that were chosen also served her better. Overall I did not really notice her performance, which was a big improvement over the earlier version.
- Comment on “The Godfather Saga” vs “The Godfather (1 & 2)”; which one do you prefer? 8 months ago:
I think the best version is to watch Godfather 1 and 2 followed by The Godfather Coda. Coppola re-edited the Godfather 3 and released it in 2020 as the Godfather Coda. The new version is much better and also fits better with the previous two films.
- Comment on Can I build up immunity to cold temperature? 8 months ago:
Be careful about the limits of adaptation. You can certainly adjust to temperatures that are colder than you’re used to. You will still die if you are inactive outside without protection below 50 degrees F (10C).
- Comment on Why do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"? 9 months ago:
Me too and me neither. I’m over sixty, I’ve lived in various parts of the country, and I’ve never head anyone say that.
I want to know what that’s about too!
- Comment on Do you use the swipe to type feature on your phone? 10 months ago:
I started out using the Swype app back before it was a common feature. It works well for me and I’ve been using it ever since. The learning curve is not steep and it speeds up my typing back at least a factor of two.
