About Christin Clatterbuck

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• Comment on Anthony Hecht's answer…

  0 0 Ah, fair enough. Thanks for letting me know, both what the problem is and that you've taken a run at it already! Christin Clatterbuck commented about 1 year ago

• Follow Following 1 Could blockquotes be fixed for Slog's RSS feed? Christin Clatterbuck asked in Geek Week about 1 year ago by Anthony Hecht

• Comment on RandiBeever's answer…

  0 0 Thanks for this. I ended up calling Animal Control this morning, for effectively the reason you said--having the dog attack is worse than removing the dog pre-emptively. From what I've seen, the pit bull is kind of aggressively friendly toward my dog--cheerful but persistent barking for my dog's attention, and the one time he jumped the fence and got to her, he steamrolled into her in a playful tackle. My dog is female and crazy-submissive, and she tends to get along with almost all dogs. I don't worry about them fighting for dominance, so much as their playing getting out of hand, or him being spooked by something else and turning on her. All those "the toddler must have provoked the pit bull" stories, you know? Heh, I'd be interested in knowing the intersection of Stranger readers and gun owners. I definitely don't have one. :-) Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

• Comment on kitschnsync's answer…

  0 0 Thanks for the advice. I called Animal Control this morning, and learned that the brick thing is very spirit-of-the-law illegal and that they'll prosecute it as a "stationary tether," which is illegal, even though it's not technically stationary. They've asked me to call them back next time I see it happening, which I will. Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

• Comment on MyrnaMinkoff's answer…

  0 0 We rent our house, so it's hard to financially justify replacing the fence. Thanks for the rescue idea--I hadn't thought of that. Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

• Comment on elenchos's answer…

  0 0 Thanks. You're right. I called Animal Control this morning. Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

• Follow Following 1 What should I do about the pit bull next door? Christin Clatterbuck asked in Pets over 2 years ago 8 Answers by elenchos, MyrnaMinkoff , kitschnsync…

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  What's the best netbook?

  0 0 I got an HP Mini 1000 and couldn't be more fond of it. I opted for it for two reasons. 1: It has far-and-away the best keyboard of any netbook I tried (I have fat fingers and wrote a NaNoWriMo on it--if that's not testimony to a good netbook keyboard, I don't know what is). It's nearly a full-sized-keys keyboard (97%, if I remember correctly) and the layout of non-alphabet keys is comparable to or better than any other netbook design I've seen. 2: They sell some of them with either 8 or 16 gb solid-state hard drives, which has been a boon--the only moving parts in the entire laptop are the fan and the keyboard keys, so you don't have to treat it fragilely. Mine's been knocked off the bed, tossed into airport screening bins and then shoved back into overstuffed backpacks, even been dropped onto a linoleum floor hard enough to knock the battery pack out, and (knock on wood) it hasn't suffered a bit. The weight is also good--it weighs next to nothing. It boots quickly--maybe twenty seconds from fully-off, 10-15 from hibernate, nearly instantaneous from standby. The only gripe I'd have is that the battery life isn't that great--two or three hours if you've got the screen brightness at normal and are using wifi. Then again, that might be par for the course, especially since I've had it for more than a year now, and the battery life *does* dramatically improve if you turn off the wifi or lower the brightness. I'm not sure if you'd be able to find one for $300; on Amazon, the current models are going for more than what I paid for mine a year ago, which was around $300, if I recall correctly. Good luck, and I hope this helps! Christin Clatterbuck answered in Science & Technology over 2 years ago Answer, comment & read 14 more answers »

• Comment on Megan's answer…

  0 0 I'll second the Scott Lynch books! They're excellent. Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

• Comment on Paul Constant's answer…

  0 0 Awesome! Thanks so much--I'm glad you could confirm my suspicion about the slim pickings novels-wise. Flatland is physically sitting on my bookshelf with my old college bookstore's sticker down the spine, but I'll definitely check out the short stories you recommended--I don't know if I've read any Wodehouse, but I liked "The Namesake." And I definitely owe Hawthorne, Conrad, and Melville some post-high-school time--among others, I'm sure, but they're a perfect starting point. Thank you! Christin Clatterbuck commented over 2 years ago

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