@doctorow (Cory Doctorow) posted a new topic, subject "Volunteer "stick library" is a hit with neighborhood dogs". It read:

   Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/19/volunteer-stick-library-is.html  
      
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After which, @Immutable_Mike (Immutable Michael) added

    Truly a wonderful thing.

So @euansmith (euansmith) replied

    I agree with @Immutable_Mike; this is wonderful. I wonder how the dogs react to second ~~hand~~ mouth sticks?

Then @Sludge said

    I read it as “stick library is hit with neighborhood dogs” and thought, in former soviet union, stick is beaten by dog.

@Malarkey (Malarkey) replied

    

So @Ratel (Mellivora capensis) replied

    I read “stick library to hit neighborhood dogs with”, and having been harassed enough by people's stupid pitbulls for the audacity of walking down the street, it did sound like a good idea.
    
    This is also nice, though.

@fuzzyfungus (fuzzyfuzzyfungus) replied

    Let us all shed a tear for the hip and disruptive Sticks-as-a-Service startups being smothered in the cradle by the scourge of whimsical altruism.
    
    /s hopefully obvious

To which @anothernewbbaccount replied

    fuzzyfungus:
    
    > the hip and disruptive Sticks-as-a-Service
    
    Please, no! There'll be sticks lying around abandoned on every street corner, and dogs chewing out the bluetooth chips so they could keep their preferred sticks by making them untrackable.

@NukeML (Socially distant, yet accessible ) replied

    Great idea! I might just do this for the local doggo park.

So @gracchus (gracchus) replied

    Something extra for those who enjoyed this story as much as I did.
    
    My Modern Met – 30 Sep 19
    
    ### Gravity-Defying Photos of Determined Dogs Catching Frisbees in Mid-Air
    
    Photographer Claudio Piccoli makes pups look like superheroes. See how high they can fly!

After which, @timd added

    In my experience dogs like to choose their own sticks.
    
    And there have been all kinds of warnings about splinters in throats.

After which, @Zymurgician (Ian Morgan) added

    Meanwhile, in America, people are getting lawyered up over little libraries…
    
    Washington Post – 18 Dec 19
    
    ### That Little Free Library on your corner is at the center of a feud over a...
    
    A little more than a year after the death of founder Todd Bol, his family and his nonprofit josephbrown@example.net.

To which @Ministry (Ministry) replied

    timd:
    
    > In my experience dogs like to choose their own sticks.
    
    The video at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/new-zealand-stick-library-for-dogs shows some pups choosing from the library.
    
    That article mentions that the location is otherwise short of ‘good sticks', so maybe there isn't an alternative source.
    
    "timd:
    
    > And there have been all kinds of warnings about splinters in throats.
    
    At least at the outset, all sticks have had rough edges removed.

@timd replied

    It is the running after the “short” throw and catching it as it bounces off the ground that exacerbates the problem.

@GilbertWham (gilbert wham) replied

    Pretty sure stick that smells of dribble and whatever previous stick user rolled in/barfed up is Best Stick in dog world.

After which, @doctorow (Cory Doctorow) added

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