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Posted on entry Open thread 85 ::: June 08, 2007, 11:33 PM:
Stephen, Skwid, PublicRadioVet, Rikibeth, abi, John, Christopher, Lila, Karl, Bruce, Bob, CHip, Alex, Terry, Nicole, Michelle, Clifton: Thanks for your advice on pocketknives! Open Thread 32 was also very helpful.

I agree that the first thing to decide is the tasks for which the knife will be used. The problem is that I want this knife for the unexpected tasks I don't know about yet. My work will be taking me out to a river delta to work with environmental sensors, in and out of the water, and I'll have a good toolbox on the shore, filled with all the things I think I'll need (including several cutting tools). What I'm looking for is a tool to help handle the unexpected.

Your suggestions have given me a lot to think about, and some places to start looking. Thanks again!
Posted on entry Open thread 85 ::: June 07, 2007, 02:25 PM:
This summer I'm going to be doing some field research work, some of it in boats. One piece of standard equipment that many of my peers seem to bring with them is a pocket knife. Everyone has a different knife. I'm trying to choose one for myself, but I am bewildered and confused. Looking on the Internet is not helping; everywhere I look seems to lack useful information, while having lots of hyperbole and macho bullshit. Then I remembered that this community has (a) plenty of people who do interesting things for a living and who might have opinions on pocket knives and (b) low amounts of macho bullshit.

So my question: What kind of pocket knife would you recommend, and why?
Posted on entry Lime Pie ::: April 27, 2007, 01:57 PM:
I've tried this recipe twice and ended up with lime soup each time. Clearly I did something wrong; unfortunately, I can't tell what.

Could I suggest that, while this might be the recipe for the best lime pie in the world, its lack of robustness means that it is not the best lime pie recipe in the world?

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