Curious_Canid

I still use a mixture of both. I am not actually opposed to proprietary software, as long as it comes from small, employee-owned companies. Whatever the business model, people deserve to be paid for their effort if they are delivering something useful. I also donate to FOSS projects that I use.

I have been steadily moving away from corporate software for several years. There are still a few specialty apps I need, but I have very little of it left.

Mine likes similar positions, but he usually has all four legs braced against the wall. It looks like he’s standing sideways.

That’s a very nice build.

Thank you!

Actually, I liked the idea so much that I designed a general-purpose bracket that would let me put almost any handgun up there.

Oh, and I also added a bracket so I could mount the Nerf “Machete”. It wasn’t useful, but it did make the thing look even sillier.

It’s kind of you to say so.

For a while, I was into Nerfsmithing. I built a lot of different things, but my masterpiece was a heavily modified Stampede with a Strongarm attached to it as a front grip. The Stampede would fire 8 darts per second out to around 100 feet. It was fed from a 35-round drum.

It was also designed to look as silly as possible. It had an attached laser, red dot sight, and tactical light; a folding bipod and an adjustable rifle strap; and side holders for extra darts. All of the accessories were repainted in bright nerf colors to match the original scheme.

My proudest moment was when someone decided to hold an office-wide nerf war. (There were around 300 people in our office.) They sent out an email that ended with “Everyone is invited to participate except Curious Canid .” There is no higher accolade.

I hope you are suitably proud. What a smart cat!

Texas, like a lot of political entities, is strongly opposed to letting anyone else invade your privacy. They want a monopoly.

The witches I know are all lovely people. They don’t deserve that association.

If you plan on using solar or battery power, I strongly recommend against getting any of the boards that are based on the ESP32S3 processor. Get something that uses the nRF52840 processor instead. The main downside is that you don’t get WiFi capability. Most people don’t use that, but it may figure into your decision.

The Heltec V3 is a great starter, but it uses the ESP32S3. The RAK Wisblock kit may be the best overall choice for what you’re doing. The pre-built solar repeaters I see are nearly all best on it. (I have two and they work very well.)

Another good choice is the Heltec T114. It uses the nRF2840 and it is one of the easiest boards to flash firmware onto. My repeaters are RAK Wisblocks, but my personal radios are all Heltec T114s.

And if you really want to get the cheapest possible board to start with, look at Seeed Studio. They have an ESP32S3-baed board that sells complete for under $10. If you want their case for it, that goes up to around $15. It does include an antenna, but does not come with batteries, and the case has no room for a battery.

The truth is that everyone should be paired with a dog to help them deal with stress.

I have mine. It works wonders.

Aside from the outright bribery, Trump pardons rich people who were caught doing something illegal and punished for it. He seems to have strong personal feelings about that situation.

I would happily stay home with that dog. Adorable!

Does anyone not?

I hold conversations with my pets all the time. And sometimes I sing to them while sometimes I sing with them. Doing harmony with my husky is tricky, but fun.