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  1. Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food

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    Kraft Smooth is the way. I looooooove PB, I eat it every day. I understand the people that don't like the processed stuff like Kraft and Jiffy, I was like that too for a while, but with small kids...

    Kraft Smooth is the way.

    I looooooove PB, I eat it every day. I understand the people that don't like the processed stuff like Kraft and Jiffy, I was like that too for a while, but with small kids who won't touch it, Kraft Smooth is the delicious compromise.

    Interesting thing I discovered when I used to travel extensively to the far east (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines...). PB is not really a thing out there. I remember the very first time I went, I spend two weeks in Taiwan with no PB and it was rough. When I got to the airport to return to Canada, I found a little store in the terminal that sold Reese's Peanut Butter cups and I bought like 5 of them!

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  2. Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk

  3. Comment on What is your favorite dinosaur? in ~talk

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    it's a tie for me: ankylosaurus - a walking tank with a giant flail-tail! Quetzalcoatlus - the largest flying creature to ever have lived. It doesn't look like it should be able to fly with that...

    it's a tie for me:

    • ankylosaurus - a walking tank with a giant flail-tail!

    • Quetzalcoatlus - the largest flying creature to ever have lived. It doesn't look like it should be able to fly with that giant head and beak, but it did, and that's just fantastically terrifying.

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  4. Comment on Where can I find the best lanyard? in ~life.style

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    I mean, you said it yourself, you can get cheap carabiners. You'll use them for a while, then they'll break and you'll lose something, then you'll get another cheap carabiner and repeat. It sounds...

    I mean, you said it yourself, you can get cheap carabiners. You'll use them for a while, then they'll break and you'll lose something, then you'll get another cheap carabiner and repeat.

    It sounds like you are actually at the buy-it-for-life phase. Just go ahead and buy a proper climbing carabiner. Sure they can be expensive ($50-$100), but it will probably outlive you. Add in some paracord to loop it all together and you're golden.

    As my mother-in-law always says: ""The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten"***

    *** Yes, I know that's a quote from someone else, but I hear it from her constantly, so she's the source.

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  5. Comment on Bluesky is down (at least for me) in ~tech

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    In Ottawa, Ontario here, and Bluesky is down for me.

    In Ottawa, Ontario here, and Bluesky is down for me.

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  6. Comment on Which Linux distro do you use, and why? in ~tech

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    Linux Mint here too. After years with Ubuntu, then Debian, I decided to give Mint a try and I haven't looked back. I'm a linux power user at both home and work, and even I got tired with the...

    Linux Mint here too. After years with Ubuntu, then Debian, I decided to give Mint a try and I haven't looked back.
    I'm a linux power user at both home and work, and even I got tired with the little "quirks" of Ubuntu and Debian...old outdated packages, or customizations that were headaches to work around rather than improvements.
    Mint just gets out of the way, it's slick, easily customizable, everything just works. I use it for game emulation, coding (C/C++/Java/python/javascript/node), general day to day use. I haven't had any issues with it yet. Can't recommend it enough if you're dissatisfied with other distros.

    3 votes