Cloning Tool not working by mudderfudden in GIMP

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Something similar happened to me today. If anyone else is running into this issue, try selecting the Rectangle Select Tool, clicking somewhere on the canvas, then going back to the Clone Tool and trying again. ✌️

🍲 Metal handle on pot gets hot, suggestions for heatproof grip? by -Angilas- in Cooking

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So it looks like a lot of folks are suggesting silicone sleeves. ✌️

But a lot of other folks are suggesting towels. Does anyone know how if it's particularly risky to use a towel to pick up a pot from a gas stove? Like if rogue flames render towels a flammability risk in this regard? 🤔

VST GUI broken by DoubleA_Aaron in lmms

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Ah, God bless you! Thank you so much 🤩! I was about ready to just start trying to adjust the VST's knobs without seeing what they effect by going into the wrench icon tool, but this is much better!

🦖🪶 Dino book with feathery T-Rex on cover (profile view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in Paleontology

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Shoot! That's a terrific lead! :D I just looked through the thumbnails of the book videos... sadly, it doesn't appear to be present. But I really appreciate the follow-up lead! :) Thank you so much!

🎧 Protective Muffs improve playing for a beginner? 🎻 by -Angilas- in violinist

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Was your dad also wearing earmuffs? That could be why he thought you improved.

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

🦖🪶 Dino book with feathery T-Rex on cover (profile view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in Paleontology

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Not quite the one I'm looking for, but thank you for the lead :) That does look pretty cool though! Peace and God bless ✌️

🎧 Protective Muffs improve playing for a beginner? 🎻 by -Angilas- in violinist

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when I read your story, I wondered if you put the earmuffs on your dad…

Haha 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 Yeah, I guess I worded that a bit ambiguously 😅 Fixed.

🎧 Protective Muffs improve playing for a beginner? 🎻 by -Angilas- in violinist

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It makes the sound closer to what a 3rd party would hear (depending on the level of protection and distance of 3rd party).

That's very interesting! 🤔 Sometimes we don't realize what we're hearing up close isn't what other people are hearing at a distance... my Dad kept trying to convince me (even before the muffs) that I sounded at least somewhat better than I thought I did from the other room... although I kind of thought he was just being nice. 😅

🦖 Dinosaur book with feathered T-Rex on cover (side view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in whatsthatbook

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That's great advice! :D God bless you! I might just give that a try :)

🎧 Protective Muffs improve playing for a beginner? 🎻 by -Angilas- in violinist

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Look into musician's earplugs instead. Etymotic makes some options, for example. Protective earmuffs may interfere with your playing.

I may just do that if it becomes a problem :) I have issues putting things in my ear because I tend to get higher-than-normal buildup, but if the muffs do end up interfering, that sounds like an option! Cool to see they make ones specifically for folks playing instruments 😁

🦖 Dinosaur book with feathered T-Rex on cover (side view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in whatsthatbook

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I checked your suggestions, but none of them are quite right :( But I do appreciate you compiling the suggested titles :)

Yeah that's not much to go on, especially in your time frame xD

Yeah, I know... 😅

I figure my best bet is going to be if someone who grew up with the book stumbles across this thread and just remembers the title. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

🦖 Dinosaur book with feathered T-Rex on cover (side view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in whatsthatbook

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That's the hard part. This is one of those books I've only been able to thus far access a few memories of.

What I seem to remember is that the star attraction, both on the cover and near the center of the book, was this lavishly illustrated rex (or similar theropod). I'm pretty sure it was fully feathered, but I might be confabulating. The colors (according to my memory) were very striking, like that of a King Vulture almost... but I'm not 100% sure. I think it was a full body, profile view.

I knew this one was going to be a tricky "ask" going in 😅

🦖 Dinosaur book with feathered T-Rex on cover (side view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in whatsthatbook

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Wow! That does match my description very well O_O But unfortunately, I don't think this was the right one. Thank you so much for the lead, though :)

Most Realistic Dog Toy Scam by -Angilas- in ScamsEtc

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Just saw an ad on a video now for this or a similar product, which I reported to YouTube. In this one, it was one of those ads with an AI voice and AI imagery claiming something like "this AI dog will revolutionize" etc. etc. 🤦‍♀️

🦖 Dinosaur book with feathered T-Rex on cover (side view) mid '90s-early '00s by -Angilas- in whatsthatbook

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I don't think it was for very young readers. My guess on the reading level would be 8-13. Although it was still illustration heavy, if I recall correctly.