Fun fact, Henry Ford wanted to use them on his cars, but tried to screw Robertson in the deal. His petulance is the reason that Americans can’t benefit from this perfect design.
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A square screw is a Robinson, fyi.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Bicycles@lemmy.ca•Bicycle trailers are underrated. You can never have too many.1·3 days agoYou can still buy those.
Thanks, I guess I’ll try again.
I tried to start a community called Assorted Crafts, but for some reason the url shows up with my user name instead of the community name.
How can I fix it? Do I need to blow it away and start again?
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Alberta premier blames Ottawa for Imperial Oil job cuts, but experts say it's a global trend1·6 days agoEven before then, it was a boom and bust sort of business.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Alberta premier blames Ottawa for Imperial Oil job cuts, but experts say it's a global trend5·6 days agoI worked in the oil patch in Calgary for a little over 30 years. It has always been a cyclical boom and bust business. You save money when the work is plentiful and live modestly when the inevitable downturn comes and the layoffs start.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•The Great Canadian Baking Show Season 9 will start on October 5th4·6 days agoI watched a lot of baking shows in the first 2 years of the pandemic - they were comforting somehow. I was even inspired to try a few things I’d never attempted before.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Woman's hobby is to make recipes found on gravestones1·7 days agoThere is/ maybe still is a pub in Calgary that was once a funeral home.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence1·7 days agoChristmas always wins. It struts into the stores before Halloween is over, elbowing all those fake pumpkins and plastic skulls off the shelves and squatting there until well after New Years when it gets dragged kicking and screaming into the half price bins.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Ahead of Truth and Reconciliation day, Poilievre says 'Christians' face the most hate-based violence11·7 days agoCanadians seem to be less religious on the whole, so let’s hope most people don’t fall for it.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence7·8 days agoSure, that’s why you never see any churches anywhere. Oh wait, you do - everywhere.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca•TIL of species of shrimp that live in a 300 strong colony filled with workers, drones, and a queen. Oh and they shoot superheated air at their enemies.1·9 days agoI too can shoot superheated air at my enemies, especially if I have been eating kale.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•'Remigration' is the far-right's latest effort to normalize its extreme politics in Canada8·11 days agoI think after ~13,000 years we can safely consider them indigenous.
I’m pretty sure it was posted here somewhere, I remember seeing it.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world•Grave Diggers Compete in the 8th International Grave Digging Championship1·17 days agoSo, if a person needed the services of one of these teams, how would they get in touch? Asking for a friend…
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Interest from U.S. doctors looking to work in Canada has spiked but f…0·17 days agoI hope some move to Saskatchewan. We could really use them.
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Poilievre says he worries for his family as political violence concerns grow in Canada, U.S.4·25 days ago“How can I make this all about me so that my name stays in the news?”
Amuletta@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•U.S. threatens action against foreigners praising Charlie Kirk killing1·25 days agoYes, actually, it is okay. They think empathy is for weaklings, so I am just following their lead.
Not going to lie, I would buy outdated software for my ancient Mac if I could find it anywhere.