Da_Gut

Computer geek! Over 50, Comics, nature, TTRPGs, superheroes, and stuff! I live in Georgia, used to be Maine! ADHD suffer, chronically under or un employed. Suffering cognitive issues, and *prolific* booster.

Likes don't always indicate agreement. I use likes to find a post to follow up on later.

#nobridge #ttrpg #superheroes #CypherSystem

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Location: Georgia/USA/Eastern Time Zone
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2026-05-03 03:02:25 UTC

Random money saving tip.
Many libraries have added kill o watt meters to their collection. This can help you track down horribly inefficient electrical items, to at least let you limit the amount of time you run them.
https://a.co/d/01n6fpw1
#SolarPunkSunday #PowerConsumption #Electricity #SaveMoney. #Library.

2026-04-18 21:46:03 UTC

This is a southeastern United States wildflower called a pink lady slipper. If you you are thinking to yourself that that does not look like a ladies slipper, but it does look intimately associated with ladies you are in good company.
Or in my company at any rate.
#Nature #wildflowers #Georgia #Spring #SpringFlowers
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/427/879/452/158/545/original/58b74fdff7828705.jpeg

2026-04-11 03:08:11 UTC

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https://www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/an-illustrated-guide-to-emergency-solar/

2026-04-10 18:35:58 UTC

Young Mockingbirds in the hedge outside one of the local libraries. Frankly, they are much further along in their development than I expected.
#Birdnest #Nature #Birding
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/381/841/031/757/083/original/c69c4fbdb0fab92e.jpeg

2026-04-06 00:44:12 UTC

RE: https://lingo.lol/@Wintergr33n/116353840713321266
#SolarPunkSunday
#note1wzg…6t3k

2026-04-05 21:10:34 UTC

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i’ve owned one battery powered mower. It was an echo. About five years ago.
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out because the batteries died far too quickly. And I’m talking permanent death not just ran out of juice though they were light on that as well.
Milwaukee makes a dual batttery push mower that is very expensive. But looks solid. Dual 12 amp batteries.

2026-04-05 14:20:36 UTC

This is a house centipede(Scutigera coleoptrata). If you find one in your living quarters., let it live. It eats other bugs. So it’s a friend.
#Insects #Household #ecology #nature #Bugs
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/352/523/661/120/362/original/74dd94091f19c473.jpeg

2026-04-02 23:43:01 UTC

Eastern Phoebe eggs.
#Nature #Birds #Birding #BirdNest #Georgia
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2026-03-19 08:13:32 UTC

Man, I wish I could go. It’s been years, and this is awesome! Great times. Good memories of the ones I’ve attended. I went to several with my ex. .
Come join us for the 76th Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
April 22-25, 2026.
https://www.wildflowerpilgrimage.org/
#nature #Tennessee #GreatSmokyMountains #Wildflowers #Salamanders #Mushrooms #mosstodon
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/116/254/788/312/804/998/original/be185a4e5271c1a2.jpeg

2026-03-12 08:21:41 UTC

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sometimes I just have to smile at photographers. “a great place to capture shadows.” that is just such a photographer sentiment.
#photography

2026-03-02 01:05:32 UTC

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thank you!

2026-02-27 02:16:51 UTC

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Skowhegan is not big, that’s a fact

2026-02-24 01:36:33 UTC

@npub1san…jgxu
https://www.sequoyahregionallibrary.org/experience-passes
I doubt if I remember to post it for next Sundays hashtag, but it fits.

2026-02-23 13:36:55 UTC

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back four or five years ago when we lived in Georgia in a suburb, we had a planter around the base of our mailbox. We planted a number of pepper plants there.
The neighbor boys asked “are those peppers?” Since they were a touch hot for our taste we told them to take all they wanted. Being tweens they took them all.
I never did hear what they thought of them. But at least they learned that peppers can be homegrown.

2026-02-22 14:07:38 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jessie/116114637026912427
This seems like a natural for #solarpunkSunday
(I disagree with it as a matter of course because feral Cats are an absolute plague on wildlife. But I respect those who feel differently about the little murder machines.)
#note19ke…vnkk

2026-02-14 14:20:47 UTC

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ha ha but did they try a monster, gold plated cable?

2026-02-14 02:24:58 UTC

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this is prime #solarpunkSunday stuff.

2026-02-09 02:08:12 UTC

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the wrestling RPG is top-notch stuff. Either that or I just had a kick ass GM for the two games that I’ve managed to play in it.

2026-02-08 15:07:04 UTC

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I intended to get over to this while I was in Maine, but never managed it

2026-02-01 00:05:42 UTC

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similar to hedgerows in England way back in the day

2026-01-28 03:47:26 UTC

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many, but not all of these type devices are there to help people with disabilities.
I have essential tremors. For me threading a needle would be extremely challenging. I’m unlikely to need to do that, however because for me using the needle would likely be very bloody.

2026-01-20 00:18:43 UTC

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I saw a brief mention that Bangor warming shelter is having staffing issues. That is hearsay at the moment, so don’t take it for gospel truth.

2026-01-14 16:34:30 UTC

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God is this true

2026-01-10 00:38:39 UTC

I made this map back as a teenager. I believe it was. Anyway, I can’t remember the name. But I do know that several of my friends used the friggin hell out of this map.
I’m trying to remember the name of the game. And I know somebody out here will remember it. It was a computer game, not a TTRPG. And it was a space game. Those are systems. And jump points or something like that between them.
#ttrpg
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/867/994/312/043/328/original/0c636f36a224150a.jpeg

2025-12-26 06:09:09 UTC

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In Maine, Google Maps can get you seriously stuck.
On a non serious note
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/784/370/077/881/599/original/5578945198709b83.jpeg

2025-12-21 18:43:00 UTC

This year, I finally remembered to post it! This came around the bird site back in 2021.
#ttRPG
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/759/020/890/526/592/original/89a2b3a7141af335.jpeg

2025-12-21 08:44:34 UTC

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who is doing doctor who audio drama aside from Big Finish?

2025-12-21 08:40:04 UTC

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big finish? First time hearing one?

2025-12-20 23:50:21 UTC

I told a 30 year-old coworker, who was talking about weird Al, that I used to listen to him in high school. (I am 56.)
He looked startled then goes “Wait, what?”
#weirdAl #music

2025-12-14 22:29:55 UTC

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how often do you collect from woodpecker holes? I think it’s mainly flickers that will drill a line of holes in a tree to let the sap run down.
At least one rare species of southern USA woodpecker does this below its nest to create an irritation barrier for snakes, attempting to raid for eggs.

2025-12-07 05:37:31 UTC

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for around 17 years. I was the proud owner of Harley Macaw. A blue and gold with the personality of a Scarlet.
Before I had him, he lived in an aquarium store. He was infamous for luring small children close to his cage by making cute noises.
He would then scream at top volume, which was considerable - while suddenly throwing his wings out to their full extension. This terrified the children, and they would cry and scream. He found this hilarious.

2025-12-07 01:26:53 UTC

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Yeah, I just scanned down through the first four or five.
At a previous house, I restored a yard that had been scraped down to hard Georgia red clay. On 1/3 of an acre I tossed out well over 2000 pounds of coffee grounds. I got coffee grounds from several different Starbucks and several different independent gas stations. For like two years.
By the time we left, the soil was dark and fertile. Earthworms had gone from almost nonexistent to extremely common.

2025-12-07 01:13:56 UTC

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if you live where there are earthworms, just toss the coffee grounds out on the ground. The earthworms will pull them into the soil. And they will decay in place.
They do not acidify the soil. The acid stays in the cup at least with hot brew it does I don’t know about cold brew.

2025-12-04 14:13:41 UTC

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Did you also show him the XKCD cartoon on GPS coordinate precision?

2025-11-23 02:23:30 UTC

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yes they do. And you cheated! <grins>
Though the Internet is unrivaled for efficiency.

2025-11-23 01:24:52 UTC

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Bangor Public library in Bangor Maine has a library of things. I’ll try to get over there and see what is in it. I know it includes an an electronics kit, but I cannot remember what else

2025-11-12 00:50:03 UTC

What are some good seed catalogs? Also I’m interested in some heirloom beans. I would especially like to get seeds for the Christmas lima beans from Rancho Gordo.
https://www.ranchogordo.com/products/christmas-lima-beans
#gardening

2025-10-31 01:56:34 UTC

Oooh! An interesting looking episode!!
#nature #foraging #plants #podcasts
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/466/280/995/276/043/original/602cb3deb7007f4c.jpeg

2025-10-26 07:06:10 UTC

I’ll be mostly offline for at least November, and probably December. I’ll also be in a new place, and getting a new job.
When I come back, I’ll have my ham radio license. And probably other things.

2025-10-09 22:31:12 UTC

I've a (real world) friend who is interested in Mastodon. I've known her about 40 years. She is a bit hippyish, likes english translations of old french literature, has been very poor her whole life...
Loves to read, do things herself (such as auto repair), stretch a dollar till it screams, is prone to mild conspiracy theories... etc. Dice.camp is NOT a good home for her.
What are a few instances I should suggest?
#Mastodon

2025-10-07 00:35:35 UTC

“Why is Bob the barbarian carrying a frying pan?”
“Oh, that is the material component for his spell. “
“Barbarians don’t get spells!”
“Tell him that! He goes around hitting people in the face with it while yelling “cast iron!””
#ttrpg #dadjokes

2025-09-21 16:52:19 UTC

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I like it. It would be way too big for my needs unless I moved my entire extended family in, but I like it.

2025-09-14 00:14:37 UTC

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I hope so too! Back in the late 70's, my brother and I would entertain ourselves outside under the big pole light, by throwing little rocks up. The bats would catch them, figure out they weren't food, and drop them.
I feel bad about this now.

2025-09-08 02:46:04 UTC

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speak for yourself… the amount folks expect you to “wing it“ in day to day life stresses me the fuck out….

2025-09-06 00:41:08 UTC

#bumblebee #nature #insect #pollinator
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/115/154/550/796/770/328/original/d3980840a669cef1.jpeg

2025-08-03 20:18:21 UTC

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These devices work by reporting through the nearest android - or iphone for airtag - devices.
Short of having an always on android device that functions as a receiver as well present in the house, I don't know how to improve your coverage.

2025-07-21 23:07:05 UTC

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Those are innate to Mastodon.... I've seen a call for that before, I think. You can turn off boosts for a specific user, and only see their original posts, if that's a help.
You can use the advanced web interface to get a multiple column layout in the web. (I use this. I don't use an app anymore).

2025-07-21 17:21:37 UTC

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what do you mean “timeline”?

2025-07-14 22:49:38 UTC

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that looks like a McKays

2025-06-29 23:48:27 UTC

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Many animals aren't as susceptible to the peppers as humans. Parrots aren't bothered by them at all.

2025-06-21 16:13:30 UTC

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heh. Yep, we went on a wood's walk today in mid Maine. Sooo many fledglings.
So many calls of daddy! Mommy! Feed me! and the parents being "screw off brats, I'm done with ya"

2025-04-09 00:07:53 UTC

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Saved over to investigate when I have more energy. That sounds right up my alley though.

2025-02-23 03:20:11 UTC

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Probably my last mention on this topic.... Children of Men is supposed to be a book, and if its even half as good as the movie, you are in for a treat!
Seriously though, for this one.... watch the movie first.

2025-02-23 00:54:13 UTC

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An old one, which I don't remember that well is "Lucifer's Hammer". (1977) A comet strikes earth.
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Seven Eves is a different one - neal stephenson, so its pretty thoughtful.
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I am Legend (1954). It's not mentioned.
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"On the Beach"... quite enjoyed this one, but its a sad.
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Afterland by Lauren Beukes... ah, this one is.... different.
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"The book of strange new things" is post apoc and science fiction. Not read, but I'm very intrigued.

2025-02-21 21:41:39 UTC

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Has anyone mentioned the short series the last policeman?

2025-02-15 18:01:43 UTC

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I read it in early high school, which would’ve been 40 years ago and it made an impression that stuck with me. Every read it once as an adult and I didn’t find it quite as compelling, but it was still pretty darn good.

2025-02-08 01:17:20 UTC

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Having attempted to transcribe some old census records (years ago).... it's not the cursive. It's the scrawls. Much of the handwriting is atrocious.

2025-02-07 01:04:20 UTC

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True, but he doesn’t care. He’s done many unconstitutional things in the last two weeks.

2025-02-06 22:13:05 UTC

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why do you use a URL shortener? They don’t do much on mastodon.

2025-02-06 00:53:15 UTC

Any good meditation apps that are very low price? I can't afford Headspace at the moment (which I used and loved once upon a time). I need to calm my brain, and get my concentration back. I also can't do it on my own.... yet. That will come back.
#Meditation #selfCare

2025-02-03 01:57:09 UTC

The reason red/yellow bell peppers cost more than green bell peppers is the bright ones are ripe.
After the plant produces them, its done. No more, or very few peppers. The green ones don't trigger that. You get more of the green unripe ones because the plant keeps churning them out.
#gardening #groceries #peppers

2025-01-20 00:09:01 UTC

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Thank YOU

2025-01-14 14:24:19 UTC

"Who knows? Times change. Would you call this age a good one for unicorns?"
"No, but I wonder if any man before us ever thought his time a good time for unicorns.”
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. Pg 5
@npub1ny7…uv57

2025-01-14 00:39:30 UTC

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"From The Library of Jurgen Leitner"
(and lets see how many folks catch that reference....)

2025-01-10 20:22:45 UTC

In addition to trying container gardening this year, I'm going to incorporate dandelions into my diet. Yep, "weeds".
#gardening #foraging
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/five_ways_to_eat_dandilions

2024-12-27 00:43:34 UTC

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Eggs are (really) strong, but I don't think they are truly dominant.
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It's not the game to end all games, but its an enjoyable, lightweight to mediumweight game.

2024-12-26 20:40:06 UTC

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I enjoy the heck out of Wingspan. I've played it about 8 times - mostly as a duo with my wife. It's a good game with a decent variety of strategies.

2024-12-25 17:18:08 UTC

Any good links for container gardening in New England? I live close to a lake, and there are waaaaaayyyyyy too many squirrels, mice, and chipmunks to make outdoor gardening feasible.
I figure moveable containers so I can move them out on the back porch during some days, and back into the sunroom when required.
#gardening #maine

2024-11-22 19:39:05 UTC

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Most birds have hollow bones, not all birds. Many (but not all) diving birds (auks and loons as examples) do not have hollow bones.

2024-11-05 15:21:23 UTC

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If earthworms are native to where you are, collect (hot brew) coffee grounds. Get them from Starbucks, gas stations, whatever, and just put them straight on the ground. Earthworms will pull them into the soil. It will take a *lot* of them, in a smaller area, but it will improve water handling of the soil. And overall fertility.

2024-10-24 23:32:10 UTC

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Oh, thats pretty.

2024-10-16 01:42:23 UTC

Yes, this is truth.
Also what it isn't: A DAMN SUPERPOWER.
#ADHD
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/314/514/757/876/821/original/51fe964ee106654a.png

2024-10-13 23:49:14 UTC

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Have you found other fly fishermen on here? Is there a society of them of which I am unaware? (Since I don't fly fish, that's highly likely)

2024-09-30 15:37:50 UTC

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I had a EGO mower for a couple of years. It worked, but those batteries are way too short lived (total life span, not till it runs of charge). I have a Milwaukee weed eater. much better. If I had 1200 bucks for a push mower, I would have the mower. But I don't, so I don't.

2024-09-22 21:55:00 UTC

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One thing to watch for - I ran into this in North Georgia - are rodents.
They too enjoyed hiding under the cardboard. I'm not sure why they liked the cardboard so much more than the mulch, but they did for that particular location.
It's just something to look for (and now, in that same area, I imagine I would need to look for hammerhead worms.)
#gardening

2024-09-21 22:46:43 UTC

A closer look at two of the blue ribbon pepper type. 1 from a "Frances Leblanc" and the other grown by prisoners at the Maine State Prison.
#Maine #CommonGroundFair #Gardening #Pepper #Vegetable #exhibit #blueRibbon
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/177/900/415/383/611/original/83fd4a4b67cd1266.jpeg

2024-09-21 20:43:29 UTC

Blue Ribbon peppers at the Community Grounds Country Fair today in Unity Maine. I'll be posting a number of pictures over the next few days, as I get alt text written up.
#gardening #peppers #Maine #communityGroundsFair #Fair #Fall #Vegetable #blueRibbon
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/177/455/827/235/806/original/76d21c53d27fe454.jpeg

2024-09-17 16:40:34 UTC

I never though I would be eating a bell pepper like some folks eat apples.
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You know why Green bell peppers are cheaper than the colored bell peppers? The colored ones are ripe. The plants "know" they have produced finished seed for the year, and start slowing production. Green ones aren't ripe. The plants don't slow production of more after they are picked.
#gardening #agriculture #groceries #food #vegetables #bellPepper #harvest #pepper

2024-09-15 22:39:07 UTC

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I've seen these a fair bit in the Great Smoky Mountains national park.

2024-09-04 14:44:17 UTC

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Oh, I like this post!

2024-09-03 19:16:41 UTC

The Sparrow by Mary Doria russell and the second half of the book (allegedly) Children of God...
Thoughts? I've heard good things about it
"The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end."
@npub1ny7…uv57

2024-08-30 01:25:28 UTC

Roadside Jupiter in Rural Maine.
@npub1dgc…cla4
I found this totally by accident!
https://www.mainesolarsystem.com/about/
The MSS Model is the largest 3-D scale model of the solar system in the western hemisphere and the second largest such model in the world. Established by the University of Maine this model extends for nearly 100 miles along U.S. Route 1,
The model has a scale of 1:93 million, which makes one mile equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun, an “astronomical unit”.
#SolarSystem
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2024-08-28 15:36:20 UTC

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I've a friend who has thru hiked the Appalachian trail 3 times now - he is going to do the Pacific Crest at some point.
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Thanks for the photo!

2024-08-27 10:15:31 UTC

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I grew okra in Georgia - it does love its long hot summers. It’s great fried, but my favorite is the young tender pods lightly baked whole…

2024-08-26 03:49:04 UTC

Pretty sure I posted this last year. #redDwarf #meme
https://cdn.masto.host/dicecamp/media_attachments/files/113/026/263/053/497/540/original/bea61613656ccf21.jpeg

2024-08-22 17:50:39 UTC

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As some one who worked with it a lot....
Man, nostalgia took a long long time for me to see someone calling Windows 3.11 good.
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It wasn't. I suppose I should qualify that with "to me it wasn't".... but..... it wasn't.
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However, if it fits your use case, go for it.
I do know of one that was in production use into the 2010's. In Manufacturing, which won't surprise anyone.

2024-08-17 18:45:07 UTC

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As someone who used one of these (though more primitive) for 2 years as an early teen... good luck. Buy for performance, sharpen often, and mow even more often. It'll build muscle. And aggravation. So, so much aggravation.

2024-08-13 00:50:42 UTC

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Someone measuring something as 17 and 3/4s, and not 18 inches cost us 10,000 dollars (roughly, bit more actually), so I feel ya.

2024-08-12 23:15:35 UTC

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Even if you stay on top of maintenance - which most folks don't (How often do you have someone out to tune up the AC?) Crawl under the house? (if you have a crawl space), pop a ladder up to look at the roof?
It still gets pricey.

2024-08-07 11:52:20 UTC

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They need to eat their own dog food? Have a ring where it deploys to their engineers machines?

2024-06-20 05:14:38 UTC

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I need to prowl your feed at some point to scope the drama, it looks like! Keep the thick skin please!

2023-10-15 17:49:57 UTC

A favorite of mine. It came around years ago on the Twitter website. I've long lost who to credit.
Thanks to detective work by those more talented than I, it appears to belong to "Ally M Hennessy", used in one of her workshops…
#networking #career #life #advice #meme
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