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I crocheted a purple mandala blanket! in c/crochet@lemmy.ca
How do I re-establish peaceful relations with a family of crows? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] 7 points 5 months ago

Mealworms, for chickens, get a 10lb bag if you can, few other animals will go for them and crows love them. Unsalted peanuts in the shell because they like to break them open, but other animals will go after them too.

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    • I've never met a loud and outspoken atheist that didn't celebrate Christmas. in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
    What jobs do people from very upper-class wealthy families get? Or don't they have jobs and live off their families' wealth? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    I'm not sure what you consider rich then, pretty sure I'm better off than most people on x but damn I'd rather have my taxes be proportional to money in (higher tax percentages for capital gains) and I'd rather they be spent on feeding children here rather than bombing children in other countries.

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    • What jobs do people from very upper-class wealthy families get? Or don't they have jobs and live off their families' wealth? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    If I were to throw a live semi-flightless bird as hard as I can, would it be safe and unharmed provided I launched it into thin air, and I held it as gently as I could during the throw? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
    [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    I don't think of a penguin as semi flightless, i believe it's considered flightless. A chicken would be semi-flightless.

    I've had chickens explicitly enjoy being tossed and thrown so they could do a soft landing. They ran up to me over and over and once picked up either went for a cuddle or wings wide in anticipation.

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    • Bed frame? in c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
    [–] [S] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I prefer one that could hold a mattress about 16in up (with or without board under, i can get a board separate). Do you have a suggestion for one that won't Creek? The reviews for the ones I've found say many have thin metal or the joints with screws aren't well done and they warp or creek so I'm not sure what to look at

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    Bed frame? in c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
    When rich people marry for money, it's fine; it's keeping it within the family — especially for royalty. When poor people marry for money, it's ‘gold digging.’ in c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
    As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing their neighbors' food bills in c/politics@lemmy.world
    [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    We are spending our money, after taxes, on things taxes should be paying for, so we are paying twice? No, because the things our taxes are being paid for are oligarchs to be richer. Why were we still paying taxes if they aren't primarily benefitting the population? We don't have a government for the people by the people. We have propaganda keeping oligarchs in power of a corporatocracy.

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    Top White House official selling Arlington home after activists write chalk messages on sidewalk | ARLnow.com in c/politics@lemmy.world
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    Reclaiming Clay question (lemmy.world)
     

    I have a lot of dry clay I have saved to reuse. Most of it is in smaller pieces, I'm working my way to making it into powder. I'm thinking of getting a rock tumbler to make small batches of powder since most of the pieces are pretty small anyway.

    Currently, i put the powder and sometimes granules into a bucket and pour white vinegar and very hot water over it, sometimes mixing immediately sometimes waiting for it to cool. I always let it rehydrate for at least a few days before drying on a plaster board.

    Currently I mix the clay by folding and flattening, as this is easier than wedging for me. I'll wedge smaller pieces, but for these larger ones I'll pop the air bubbles and smooth it out. So far it's been ok but I'll sometimes have a bubble I missed until I am nearly done shaping on the wheel.

    Does anyone have suggestions for how to decrease the air bubbles trapped from rehydrating? Would a vibrating paint mixer work?

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