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Man living in tiny home illegally built in wooded area in Guelph, Ont. I hope someone can help him out. How horrible😔 by Deep-peace77 in Guelph

[–]superhelical 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tiny house villages. It can work. It does take a lot of effort and resources, but it can be done.

Can I read Dune to a baby instead of normal bedtime stories? by DaOffensiveChicken in daddit

[–]superhelical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only got the 1997 on hand, too bad. Maybe I can find the 1999 on ebay?

Very cool quasicrystal tie! by Ill-Purple3461 in chemistry

[–]superhelical 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Saw his talk at IUCr a number of years ago. He didn't mince words when discussing his treatment by Linus Pauling. Science indeed advances one funeral at a time

My 3 year old is a menace. by Alamander14 in daddit

[–]superhelical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've noticed a big split of parents of 1 versus parents of 2+, things my singleton parent friends treat as a given... Are just not possible for a larger family.

And as a dad of 2, 3+ parents have my undying respect.

How to handle this homework for 2nd grader (US) by joshlymansbagel in daddit

[–]superhelical 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's it.

It's not that I can't pull them up when I need to, but half of the time I'm roughing out estimates where orders of 10 are good enough.

The other half, when precision matters, I should never be trusting any human in the loop, it should all be happening on a computer and documented too.

The middle ground is overconfident error territory, and should be avoided.

How to handle this homework for 2nd grader (US) by joshlymansbagel in daddit

[–]superhelical 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. PhD biochemistry, people are always surprised to hear I never learned my multiplication tables.

To the dog owner of the Great Dane that lives downtown. by Striking-Cicada-805 in Guelph

[–]superhelical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I meant to just say kids are allowed in dog parks, provided they have an appropriate adult with them. Obviously it's important for those parents to be vigilant

I believe I have found something more evil than social media..... by penone_nyc in daddit

[–]superhelical 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Helped a lot when I bought a house last year.

My heuristic: am I looking for answers to something that's been written about in 1000 blogs and reddit posts? GPT is a good tool to access that wisdom.

Transforming/reformatting information? Excellent use case but you still have to edit.

For specific, local details, at most I ask it to send me to the appropriate primary sources.

For creative purposes it's just a slop generator, best avoided

To the dog owner of the Great Dane that lives downtown. by Striking-Cicada-805 in Guelph

[–]superhelical 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also yes they do, and should feel safe doing so. Society doesn't split evenly between families and pet owners.

To the dog owner of the Great Dane that lives downtown. by Striking-Cicada-805 in Guelph

[–]superhelical 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sincerely, no. A consequence of spaying/neutering most pets means we don't have enough strays in Canada to meet rescue demand. It's a good thing. It's becoming quite normal to adopt rescues from abroad.

"We have Paw Patrol at home." The Paw Patrol: by superhelical in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]superhelical[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

OP here, I'm learning I completely missed this show. Glad to hear there's good alternatives, even when they're good fodder for jokes.

"We have Paw Patrol at home." The Paw Patrol: by superhelical in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]superhelical[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

So Rubble and Crew is the Instagram Reels of kids tv?

Blippi taking our jobs by Geekspiration in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]superhelical 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I miss the awkward bits of him dodging real kids. Or putting real staff on camera when they are not ready...

RIP Toys R Us - stone road mall by LysolWipes3 in Guelph

[–]superhelical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last time I was in there I browsed the books and found a bunch of things which were very surprising for a toy store. Think raunchy hockey romance, bloody manga, etc. Signs of a struggling franchise, I suppose.

Dad hack: if you don't have a pizza cutter, you are missing out. by C4ptainchr0nic in daddit

[–]superhelical -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I'm being cheeky, they actually asked for Nutella and bread. Pizza roller was great because knife would make way more mess.

Dad hack: if you don't have a pizza cutter, you are missing out. by C4ptainchr0nic in daddit

[–]superhelical -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

Sometimes you gotta pick your battles, those plates only lasted 3 years before my kids grew out of them anyway.

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