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  1. Comment on This impossibly thin fabric could cool you down by sixteen-plus degrees in ~tech

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    This is an awesome innovation on textile, though I wish the article listed the price per square ft. Hope this catches on. Wonder if it is strong enough to withstand everyday wear and tear /...

    This is an awesome innovation on textile, though I wish the article listed the price per square ft. Hope this catches on. Wonder if it is strong enough to withstand everyday wear and tear / washing? The fibers may be strong but easily snagged and pulled at that size

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  2. Comment on Classic classroom toy 'dippy bird' inspires scientists to build electricity generator in ~engineering

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    Now this is fascinating, thanks for sharing. Similar in university I observed a group of students add piezoelectric transducers inside of a game controller to convert mechanical energy into...

    Now this is fascinating, thanks for sharing. Similar in university I observed a group of students add piezoelectric transducers inside of a game controller to convert mechanical energy into electrical regeneration of the battery pack. It didn't form a perfect loop of infinite charge but it tripled or quadrupled the lifespan of the wireless controller as I recall.

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  3. Comment on Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA meltdown in ~society

  4. Comment on What’s something you want to tell someone, but can’t? in ~talk

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    Ah yes the historical 3 C's of Christianity: Control, Contradiction, & Crucification. When really it should be something more akin to 3 G's: God, Goodness, & Gatherings. It amazes me how many bad...

    Ah yes the historical 3 C's of Christianity: Control, Contradiction, & Crucification. When really it should be something more akin to 3 G's: God, Goodness, & Gatherings. It amazes me how many bad Christians are out there, it's painful to see people use their religion as an excuse for bad behavior rather than instructions for good behavior. I value facts over faith these days, but my family still attends church and tries to make me feel guilty for not giving money (even though I live well out of range of that place now and havent attended in years)

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  5. Comment on The Xmas music playlist at my job is awful; give me your best non-traditional holiday songs! in ~music

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    August Burns Red has great Christmas albums too

    August Burns Red has great Christmas albums too

    1 vote

  6. Comment on Why Bill Watterson vanished in ~comics

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    Combined with the fact that a large portion of the general population has cut the cord on cable, it is remarkable the show is still running strong. But lately the writing has improved again.

    Combined with the fact that a large portion of the general population has cut the cord on cable, it is remarkable the show is still running strong. But lately the writing has improved again.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Nut consumption (>0 to 1 serving of 30 g/day) associated with a 17% lower risk of depression during a 5.3-year follow-up compared with no nut consumption in... in ~health.mental

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    Came here for the "deez nuts" jokes, but nice to see civil discussion and legitimate responses. Such a great community here

    Came here for the "deez nuts" jokes, but nice to see civil discussion and legitimate responses. Such a great community here

    9 votes

  8. Comment on Extreme heat is endangering America's workers, and its economy in ~enviro

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    The humidity this summer across the entire Eastern Coast has been so bad you can't even sweat to cool off. It persists through night and morning too without cooling down. Totally brutal and...

    The humidity this summer across the entire Eastern Coast has been so bad you can't even sweat to cool off. It persists through night and morning too without cooling down. Totally brutal and unbelievable the conditions these workers have to endure.

    13 votes

  9. Comment on Any advice for getting through a puppy fear period? in ~life.pets

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    Thanks, sounds like you are totally on the right track and the other commenters on here are excellent. Dog behavior really is a function of energy, hunger, and trust. It took my rescue a full...

    Thanks, sounds like you are totally on the right track and the other commenters on here are excellent. Dog behavior really is a function of energy, hunger, and trust. It took my rescue a full month to even let me near her without a chase, and a year to be able to play with her and take her on walks without my partner that she is bonded to. Now as you can see in the photo she is amazing. For this dog the missing key was just to trust her, she was feral and has a lot of Alpha energy. On leash she wants to lead. Off leash she can just relax and be herself, and is an excellent hiking buddy. Learn your puppies strengths/preferred stimulation and use that to further the training. Mine enjoys herding so we do training mostly in outside environments and it sticks better than inside. She really likes hunting small prey so I use that as the reward sometimes. (Playing tug with her squirrel toy, or literally letting her outside and telling her to chase the chipmunks and bunnies out of the yard.) Always get super duper tail wags with these activities.

    Also commands like "No" or "Eh!" Are what I use for stopping unwanted behavior or taking food without permission. And these work much better than trying to ask the dog to stop in a sentence. I have hand signals for every command too which works better on shephards in my experience. They try to ignore what you say and pretend they didn't hear it but none of my dogs has ever been ignorant when making eye contact and using the hand commands.

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  10. Comment on Any advice for getting through a puppy fear period? in ~life.pets

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    First off, great looking pupper! Second you have to remember that shephard breeds in general are highly intelligent and fast learners. Yours looks like a direct decendent of a wolf which only...

    First off, great looking pupper! Second you have to remember that shephard breeds in general are highly intelligent and fast learners. Yours looks like a direct decendent of a wolf which only enhances this. My thinking here is he is just evolving mentally to become more skeptical of people now that the puppy brain is diminshing. Fear not because these dogs are a very good at judging humans and their intentions and adapt rapidly through proper training. Which you are doing so kudos.

    He will benefit from extra playtime/exercise while maturing to tire him out and calm the nerves. Puberty is a stuggle for everyone. (This high energy level will technically last a couple of years though be warned) But I've found a great way to work on emotional confidence is to give them more and more complicated tasks. This is sort of a mental distraction as it puts them in "working mode" and honestly these breeds really need to be challenged daily or they get themselves in trouble / depressed. They are were bred to do hardwork and complicated tasks. With my shephards once the basic commands were learned we would start giving rewards only when multiple commands were obeyed in rapid succession, varying each command and sometimes repeating the same ones back-to-back. It builds patience, reinforces the lessons, focuses attention, and actually tires them out faster doing simple mind games then they would get from running in the yard.

    I always do a bit of off leash training with my dogs too (starting in controlled environments without other random people around) so they can slowly learn that the world is not something you are allowed to be wandering around in without me present. This includes teaching them not to leave the yard or cross streets without waiting and looking first. It's not easy to teach but can be done and helps the risk getting hit by a car or running away when frightened instead of running home for comfort. Chasing wild animals is the only one I have not been able to kick but with my collie mutt she only scares them off by charging and doesn't take off very far.

    A fun thing before bed time I used to do with my previous german shephard, and now do with my rescued feral collie mutt, is take soft treats and break them into at least 4 pieces and hide them all over the room. The dog has to sit still in another room not watching while I hide all these pieces until released with "OK find it". Failure to sit still or peaking while I hide the treats results in a full reset or ends the game. You'll find very quickly the dogs are too good at this and need to come up with more creative hiding spots or hide them in multiple rooms. Your results may vary but this find-it-game great for winding them down to sleep when you want to sleep. I also play it in the backyard. And now "find it" is a command that my dog knows means to search for whatever item I was last holding or search the yard for varmin.

    For my rescue, this game was actually a way to get her to go near objects she was oringally afraid of including bags, boxes, doors, and pretty much all man-made objects (because the treats were too tempting to ignore). It also works on new people and family members. They walk through the doorway and give her a treat every single time they see her after a certain amount of time. I repeat this with strangers at the dogpark too. She still is always uncertain of everybody however she is no longer fearful of people. Doesn't like to be touched but now wont bolt away tail tucked all the time.

    Sorry this got so long, hope you find it useful. And that others have additional feedback or criticism.
    Dog tax: https://imgur.com/a/cWPLHu7

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  11. Comment on How can I leave Reddit? in ~tech

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    This resonates perfectly with me, its still sometimes get me withbthe habitually attempts to open the now gone RIF app. Glad we have this alternate community of like minded individuals and the old...

    This resonates perfectly with me, its still sometimes get me withbthe habitually attempts to open the now gone RIF app. Glad we have this alternate community of like minded individuals and the old style of Reddit content.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes

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    So that when the inevitable spelling mistake or bad autocorrection happens I don't get doxed by the grammar nazis

    So that when the inevitable spelling mistake or bad autocorrection happens I don't get doxed by the grammar nazis

    6 votes

  13. Comment on I, like many of you came from Reddit. But what brought you to Reddit? in ~tech

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    I got into Reddit after a couple years of using StumbleUpon. Was recommended to Reddit instead by some computer science friends in college.

    I got into Reddit after a couple years of using StumbleUpon. Was recommended to Reddit instead by some computer science friends in college.

  14. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    Strange, do you have special storage racks in the kitchen or fridge to manage all the food tubes?

    Strange, do you have special storage racks in the kitchen or fridge to manage all the food tubes?