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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I’m impressed they’re able to fit 7 structures on a 1/3 acre spot, BUT their sketch definitely oversells the actual spaciousness. At a several M price point, if any vacant or teardown property is available, get that and add 50-100k tiny houses or structures at leisure and save millions!

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Sorry to burst the bubble here, but calling any property on less than a 1/3 acre a freaking “compound” is quite a stretch. But I guess that’s CA “acreage” 🤣

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Ransom the #bordercollie pup just got his first big boy bed tonight as an early Xmas present 🎄🎁

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

And to add to the WTF, that’s actually a song about two people trying to cheat on each other, but accidentally hooking up instead 😂

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Happy, waggy coyote finds a mouse along a PNW riverside! 🐺💜🐭 #coyote #coyotes #trailcam

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Not yet at least, as it’s year 3 of the PE firm’s supposed 4-5 year plan. I do know that their legacy customers have been churning in droves, their innovation, and product development slowed dramatically, most competent staff left & their competitors have taken full advantage of their many fumbles.

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While EA’s PE acquisition is the latest in the saga, I got to experience PE shenanigans at my last org. The result from that endeavor alone was (at last count) 6 companies acquired and shuttered, 7 products sunset, and thousands of paying customers left to die on the vine along with all their work!

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My perspective is that of a consumer/end user, and the users almost always get screwed in these situations. PE firms are much more akin to flippers vs. builders, as their primary goal is to extract as much value for their investors before they sell and then move on to their next conquest.

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Given the margin of error, statistically speaking, there must be a situation where a private equity acquisition has actually made a product or service better for its consumers. That said, I can’t recall a single instance where this has occurred in my lifetime, just a graveyard of failures.

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Collie puppy is growing so quick. He’s now 10 months :3

Rummy @rummykun.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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The big 40 (weeks). Ransom did lots of water fetch, lots of beating up the herding ball, and lots of running around the property off leash. Also took a ride on his first non-inflatable boat.

Ransom a black and white border collie, standing on the edge of the river waiting for stick.

Ransom figuring out a weak point of his herding ball.

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Just what we need in 2025, fucking cazadors….

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

I wish there was some automation or checkbox in the voting process where as soon as my ballot is received, the post office would immediately stop delivering any political ads/mailings to my address…

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

IMHO being too high to leave home is really the only viable reason for using DoorDash, Uber Eats, etc.

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

After deciding that his tail is too mighty a foe, Ransom the border collie puppy instead pounces the unsuspecting bunny

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

These coyotes have wandered quite far now, but the PNW will always be their real home

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Superman was fun :3 James Gunn just knows how to make entertaining movies that don’t take themselves too seriously. If this how the rebooted DCU is gonna be moving forward, it looks infinitely better than the previous slop.

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Ransom the 7 month border collie puppy playing with his herding ball

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Welcome to the club unfortunately, as I also have EDS. If you’re not already doing so, I’d highly recommend beginning resistance/strength training, especially to strengthen stabilizing muscles. I’d also highly recommending identifying and reducing foods that might introduce unnecessary inflammation.

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Ransom the border collie puppy enjoying his 6-month bday weekend

Border collie puppy and yellow dog in the woods

Border collie puppy in mountain river valley

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Fuggler? BIGG FUGG?!? I did not expect to see a toy at Costco tonight named after the word fugly :P

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

PNW river coyotes doing their thing last evening #coyotes #trailcam

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A few more photos of Ransom’s longest hike. 11 miles total, stopped at 2 dog-friendly pubs, the waterfront, a park, and explored some new forest paths.

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Ransom, the 5 month old border collie puppy, on his longest hike so far. About 5 miles in and will be a roughly 10 mile hike round trip. Just experienced his first waves :3

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Cuticle clipper too, especially if you’re in the desert

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Ransom the nearly 5 month-old border collie puppy enjoying one of his first off-leash experiences yesterday :3

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

TIL that Robert E. Howard’s first Kull of Atlantis short story “The Shadow Kingdom” in 1929 not only basically started the modern sword & sorcery genre of fiction, but it also incidentally sparked the ridiculous Lizard People conspiracy theory that persists to today! 🤣 🐍🤦

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I didn’t cut all the way through, just grooves & places to put a few splitting wedges to create cracks & gaps. I’ve ruined many a chain in the past, so I avoid using them on duffy stuff until the blades dull. Our only long drillbit has a dedicated use, but a hot fire under & around will engulf it :3

I was quite surprised how quick he picked up both that scent and the “find” game in general. It was only like 5-10 minutes y’all were doing that before I tried it myself to verify 👍

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I put a few grooves in it with a chainsaw and dug it out much further than this video shows so it’s exposed on all sides and remove the underside rock layer. I might put a splitting wedge or two in it before I light it up to increase the airflow.

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I view it more as most coyotes historically existed in a product-selection desert and Acme was basically the only shop in town, so they cornered the Coyote market. Coyotes, don’t give into BS traditions, demand better quality products! Acme can fuck right off with its Amazon Basics-assed crap :P

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Next weekend I get a chance to do something rather unique, which I oddly find exciting. I’ve dug up, cracked out, or otherwise removed dozens of tree stumps in my life. Similarly, I’ve made dozens of bonfires. However, never have I ever burned a stump out from under itself in place. Gonna be fun! :3

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The reason I have an Acme poster in the backdrop of my home office is that I’ve been told multiple times I have the uncanny ability to make virtually any product appear to be made by Acme when I use or evaluate it. I apparently can break almost anything! :P

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And elk are our other most frequent visitors #trailcam

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I do love the biodiversity along the river #trailcam #coyote

For those that don’t know, Riley was the border collie we raised from a puppy, and Tay was his littermate that by a lucky happenstance we adopted a couple years later. They lived long and happy lives. If weren’t for them, we’d of never gotten our homestead back in 2016, or adopted Ransom either :’)

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I invest, but I give absolutely no fucks about the day to fluctuations as they’re just noise. Investing is for the long-term, not speculating on the outrage of the day. Nevertheless I strongly believe in having a backup plan for when I’m old, as I’m not depending on any company or government caring!

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Ransom is starting to get his first off-leash outdoor time and is doing really well. He had a very happy weekend :3

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

TIL that we’ve technically been using the expression “drank the Kool-Aid” wrong, as actually a cheaper knockoff called “Flavor Aid” was actually used at Jonestown. However, that said, the real Kool-Aid (laced with LSD) was indeed used in the Acid Tests by the Merry Pranksters and others in the 60s!

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We sometimes get some funny birds in the mountain river valley

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Ransom the border collie puppy meets a friendly skink

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

They’re alright, but I can’t say they’d make it on my playlists these days. I don’t know how I’d exactly quantify what resonates strongly with me, but it tends to be instrumentally-driven, upbeat, and kinda ethereal in nature. Beach House, STRFKR, and TV on the Radio are good examples :3

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Off the top of my head… MGMT The Flaming Lips Ratatat Sparklehorse Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Radiohead and Bon Iver are now fighting for inclusion as well

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Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Mike Judge is just consistently really, really fucking good. If he’s involved, it’s probably going to be interesting and nuanced :3

Tarin @yotice.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I’ve had to use both simultaneously in previous jobs and they both have Pros and Cons. IMO Slack is better for just chatting and is a bit more fun with custom emojis and such, but Teams is much better for meetings and notetaking with better rich text editing and inline images (Slack sucks for these)