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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
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Comment on Tildes Gardening Group: Week 3/8/26 in ~hobbies
tanglisha Link ParentI tried grow bags for the first time this year and have been less than impressed. It seemed like a great way to grow potatoes without having to worry about nightshade rotation, but they need...I tried grow bags for the first time this year and have been less than impressed. It seemed like a great way to grow potatoes without having to worry about nightshade rotation, but they need watering almost every day.
I have lots else going on in my life, and I’ve lost interest in gardening slightly, but it’s nice to see my earlier efforts still paying off!
Perennials are so good for this. My spring turned into absolute chaos, but I got nice crops of rhubarb and raspberries.
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Comment on Would you eat "Casu Marzu," Sardinia's famous maggot infested cheese? in ~food
tanglisha LinkI didn't read this article because I've seen a documentary on it and have no desire to see any pictures of it ever again. We've probably all eaten at least a bug or two in our lives, be it via...I didn't read this article because I've seen a documentary on it and have no desire to see any pictures of it ever again.
We've probably all eaten at least a bug or two in our lives, be it via something like chocolate or because nobody explicitly told us not to keep our mouths closed while riding a bike. Gnats end up in glasses of water all the time. Historically, most readings of lung ship voyages will at some point bring up infested flour.
What bothers me isn't actually the insects/grubs, though, it's the idea of eating something while it's still alive and moving. So this is on my list of things I'll probably never try. So are those little live squids folks enjoy so much in Korea. I wouldn't try gagh, either, even if it was real.
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Comment on Would you eat "Casu Marzu," Sardinia's famous maggot infested cheese? in ~food
tanglisha Link ParentI've had one on a dish before. If you're curious about the flavor, most of what I got was salt.I've had one on a dish before. If you're curious about the flavor, most of what I got was salt.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
tanglisha Link ParentI really wish they were both easier to get a hold of and that the recipes in the US that are considered safe to use would include metric for usage with those jars. Given the overall jar opening...I'd go further and say that we should use something like weck jars
I really wish they were both easier to get a hold of and that the recipes in the US that are considered safe to use would include metric for usage with those jars.
Given the overall jar opening situation, I do find it funny that overtightening the rings on Mason style jars before processing will ruin the seal. Overtightening uses a lot less torque than you'd think.
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Comment on Women should be able to open things in ~life.women
tanglisha Link ParentI'm a woman who is 5'10". Front seat seatbelts are ok for me in a car I fit into if I lower the adjuster all the way. Back seat seatbelts don't usually have that so they ride up and cut my neck. I...I'm a woman who is 5'10". Front seat seatbelts are ok for me in a car I fit into if I lower the adjuster all the way. Back seat seatbelts don't usually have that so they ride up and cut my neck. I can fix this temporarily by holding it loose with a clothespin, but I can't leave it that way or the seatbelt will end up hanging out the door.
I don't think it's a height thing, I think it's a body shape thing. I imagine it's worse while pregnant.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentThank you so much for managing this book club. It's a big commitment and you've done it for a long time, coming up with thoughtful questions no matter what kind of book we were reading. I wish you...Thank you so much for managing this book club. It's a big commitment and you've done it for a long time, coming up with thoughtful questions no matter what kind of book we were reading.
I wish you all the best with your schedule/life changes!
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI love Dex's wagon. In my head it looks like a version of the actor wagons in Girl Genius. When I was a kid I lived next to a campground, so I feel like I've seen just about every type of rv there...I love Dex's wagon. In my head it looks like a version of the actor wagons in Girl Genius.
When I was a kid I lived next to a campground, so I feel like I've seen just about every type of rv there is. The closest I've seen to a second story is the bed that goes over the cab, so I think I probably pictured something different before the second floor was mentioned but then it shifted into something more fantastical.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentThis is the first book I've read with such casual/commonly accepted usage of neutral pronouns and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's not what this book was about. It was never called...This is the first book I've read with such casual/commonly accepted usage of neutral pronouns and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It's not what this book was about. It was never called out and it never felt forced, it was part of the world's language and it felt completely natural.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI read both books a year or two ago and highly recommend the sequel.I read both books a year or two ago and highly recommend the sequel.
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Comment on End of Series - Tildes Book Club discussion - July 2026 - A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers in ~books
tanglisha Link ParentI agree with both of them. We as humans are driven to survive and most of us in the modern world are lucky enough to never be in a situation where we need to test that. We never know who we'll be...I agree with both of them. We as humans are driven to survive and most of us in the modern world are lucky enough to never be in a situation where we need to test that.
We never know who we'll be in a crisis, only who we would want to be. If I were dying of thirst would I take a harmful action to drink water? I'm going to say probably. We know that folks stuck at sea will drink seawater even though they know it actually makes things worse.
The decision comes in with want rather than need, I think. Do I want to figure out how to eat less meat so that I harm both animals and the world less? I own a piece of property, do I want to figure out how to compost so that I produce less waste? Related, do I want to try to save it compost every bit of what I grow for myself or do I share it with the food pantry? The easy answer never seems to be the moral answer.
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Comment on Big food versus the people in ~health
tanglisha Link ParentGrr, Citizens United strikes again.which the companies say violate their rights
Grr, Citizens United strikes again.
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Comment on Looking for low-mess wild bird feeder or birdseed recommendations in ~hobbies
tanglisha Link ParentI have trouble getting good pics of birds, it's with pointing out that it can id via sound as well.I have trouble getting good pics of birds, it's with pointing out that it can id via sound as well.
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Comment on Looking for low-mess wild bird feeder or birdseed recommendations in ~hobbies
tanglisha LinkThe no mess stuff they have at Wild Birds Unlimited has made a huge difference on my deck. I think it might be the store brand. It did NOT make a difference on how much bird poop ends up on the...The no mess stuff they have at Wild Birds Unlimited has made a huge difference on my deck. I think it might be the store brand. It did NOT make a difference on how much bird poop ends up on the rails and anywhere else they like to perch.
My cats absolutely adore watching hummingbirds. Those feeders are practically free to fill and I also really enjoy watching them. If they hang out over winter and it freezes where you live, you can get a little shoe thing for the feeder that has an incandescent bulb in it to keep the food from freezing.
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
tanglisha Link ParentI built my last keyboard over a decade ago, just before hot swappables came out. I really wish I'd waited a few months. Right around that time a lot of folks were switching to box jades. Edit: I...I built my last keyboard over a decade ago, just before hot swappables came out. I really wish I'd waited a few months. Right around that time a lot of folks were switching to box jades.
Edit: I really don't know how I feel about watermelon milkshake. I'm kind of fixated on the idea of an actual watermelon milkshake and it just sounds like a waste of two delicious things.
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Comment on Is there a way to filter out everything posted by a user? in ~tildes
tanglisha LinkNot to make light of what's probably somewhere between annoying and upsetting for you, but my first thought was to wonder who was dissing Steely Dan.Not to make light of what's probably somewhere between annoying and upsetting for you, but my first thought was to wonder who was dissing Steely Dan.
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Comment on Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply in ~health
tanglisha Link ParentYeah, I'd forgotten how frustrating that was. Note to self: do not break both arms.Yeah, I'd forgotten how frustrating that was. Note to self: do not break both arms.
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Comment on Help selecting a mechanical keyboard in ~comp
tanglisha LinkI've fallen behind on what's available, but I do want to point out that you should be able to get cherry browns or a copycat from pretty much any mechanical keyboard company. If one you like...I've fallen behind on what's available, but I do want to point out that you should be able to get cherry browns or a copycat from pretty much any mechanical keyboard company.
If one you like offers a different brand, here's a comparison chart. You want a tactile switch with about 55g of force, 2.2mm of pre travel, and a total travel of 4.0mm .
Vocabulary for anyone not familiar
Force: how much pressure is needed to press the key
Pre travel: The distance the key will travel before a key press is registered.
Actuation: When the key press is registered. On a tactile keyboard you'll feel a bump and usually hear a click.
Total travel: The furthest the key can be pressed before it will stop, also called bottoming out.
With a tactile switch, you press down the pre travel distance, then you both hear and feel a click. By the time your brain registers the clock and you lift your finger, you will have traveled further down the total travel distance. Ideally, you'll stop before you the key bottoms out at the end of the total travel distance, because that's jarring and can cause pain in some folks.
Force (g) ^ | [ Tactile Bump / Operating Point ] | __ | / \ [ Bottom-Out ] | / \ | | / \ v | / \========(*) | / | [ Actuation ] / | | / | v / | --+--------/ | / | / | / | / +----------------------------------------------------> Travel (mm) 0 | <--- Pre-Travel ---> | | <----------------- Total Travel -----------------> |Similar switches with the same specs:
- Durock T1 clear
- Durock T1 Smokey
- Everglide Crystal purple
- Gateron brown
- Gateron milky brown
- Gateron CAP Milky brown
- Gateron CAP V2 Milky brown
- Gateron optical brown
- JWIK T1 V2
- MK holy llama
- TTC watermelon milkshake
I'm not familiar with most of these brands, I know Gateron has been around for a while and folks seem to like them. I went from Cherry browns to Kalith Choc Jade (not listed) because I wanted a slightly lighter touch and shorter actuation distance. I've been extremely happy with them for almost a decade.
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Comment on Anthropic discovered three cases where Claude broke into another system in ~tech
tanglisha Link ParentThat's not going to stay in vogue forever.That's not going to stay in vogue forever.
Of all the destructive critters, that's got to be the worst. Intelligent AND those dexterous little fingers!