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Curious_Canid

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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.

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This seems like a useful tool. Thanks!

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I try very hard to buy everything on physical media. I subscribe to a few streaming services, but I never buy non-physical media. You don't really own anything that can suddenly disappear because a company changes policies, get bought, or goes out of business.

Everything I buy is then ripped and stored on my local media server. That makes them more convenient and allows me to store the physical media out of the way. If something goes wrong, I can always re-rip.

It is worth noting that optical discs age and can become unreadable over time. If that happens, I can always go in the opposite direction and burn a new disc from my digital copy.

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The best therapist I've known had a neat little cross-stitich on her lobby wall that said:

"Normal is just a setting on your washing machine."

Every mode of human thought and behavior is represented by a spectrum. There is never a clear boundary between normality and mental illness.

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Maybe you should add a bit of lithium with the detergent.

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The world would be a happier place if everyone did.

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I'm sorry, but I don't see how anything can beat "Put down that chainsaw and listen to me". It may be the best opening line ever sung.

There's apparently a Reddit activity streak achievement system now. ( lemmy.world )

I just noticed this when I saw a strange "Achievement Unlocked" notification pop up on Reddit. What do you think of this? It seems like a retention tactic to me, like what Amino had with its streak leaderboards, and GameFAQs currently has with streak achievements for logging on ten days in a row and also for all days of a month.

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This is just an attempt to keep their bots motivated.

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We need a similar bill that would send anyone convicted of unlawful activity in the US Capital since January 5th of 2021 to Siberia.

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No meal is complete without pet hair.

My cats and dogs are sometimes demanding, but there's some give-and-take in any relationship. I make compromises to make them happy. They make compromises to make me happy. Ultimately, we all come out ahead.

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You will never know it, but the presence of that cat is the only reason you haven't had a stroke from stressing about your finals. Your chair seems fair compensation for that.

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Translation: Elon Musk desperately searches for buzzwords that will boost the stock of his failing company.

BlueRock’s neuronal stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease is first to show positive results in Phase I clinical study ( www.bluerocktx.com )

BlueRock’s neuronal stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease is first to show positive results in Phase I clinical study::Investigational Bemdaneprocel (BRT-DA01) was well tolerated with no major safety issues in all 12 patients through one year Assessment of secondary endpoints demonstrates feasibility of transplantation...

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That is a small group, but the results look promising. I hope they're able to scale up quickly.

Two of my best friends have Parkinson's.

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