• solrize@lemmy.ml
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      Article isn’t paywalled for me. Headline is ok. 3d printing a whistle supposedly costs under 5 cents. OTOH, that type of plastic might be less safe to put in your mouth.

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        Polylactic Acid (aka PLA) is a protein found in milk and corn. PLA filament is made from fermented corn starch.

      • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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        If you would rather invest in a quality whistle for the one that goes in your own mouth, I recommend an ACME Thunderer.

        As used by gym teachers and drum majors, (not Wile E. Coyote) they have a satisfying roll of authority.

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      Its a gift link. Unless you’re doing something fairly uncommon, like removing the gift token, access is free. You can also use one of the various archive sites

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        Haha, funny you should say that, I’ve been linking this to people but taking the tracking portion out of the URL as I always do, I think that’s pretty common amongst us lot :-D

        I’d say oopsie, but I dunno, articles like these should probably be free without needing special URL parameters. Not everything of course, but vital public safety announcements like this.

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        …that’s not what happened when I clicked it. I guess you have to have your anti-tracking disabled?

        (side note: I hate the phrase “gift link”. It’s not a gift, it’s a promo, as evidenced by the number of blatant marketing agency accounts posting them on social media.)