I love being an annoying vegan because it was annoying vegans who made me go vegan. I was once like you, I knew the animal ag industry was fucked, but I still liked eating meat and dairy. Then eventually the cognitive dissonance caught up to me and I realised that enjoying meat and dairy wasn't a good enough excuse to support a cruel industry that is quite literally destroying the planet.
At least you're not in denial about what you're supporting and you're not spreading misinformation. I'm chill with that, but I think you're wrong about what's effective at converting people to veganism.
PS: people make pineapple and cactus leathers nowadays, I've heard of a mushroom based one, too. Not sure on how the durability and longevity compares just yet but it seems pretty tough so far. Also not sure on the processes involved and how 'clean' they are.
The nickname thing really puts this into perspective. Imagine saying 'I'm Jim, my parents call me Jim, everyone knows me as Jim and it's what I prefer to be called' and then some absolute psycho asks what's on your birth certificate and exclusively calls you James. The level of disrespect and lack of basic human kindness in these people is astonishing.
There's one guy in my little group of friends who is an unapologetic hugger, even though the rest of us don't really hug he'll always hug everyone goodbye. I'd say it's possible some guys don't enjoy it, but I actually really appreciate it about him, it's nice getting a hug and sometimes I really need one.
For anyone who really doesn't like it they can always offer their hand first, but on behalf of all the guys who need a little affection from their buds sometimes I wanna say thanks for being there for the friends who need it. Even if they never say so I'm sure some of them appreciate it.
I know so many people who adamantly stand by their use of it. I used to say it, too, but all it took was one person to point out to me that it was hurtful and I apologised and stopped no questions asked. I don't get why it's so hard to just have a little empathy.
I'm curious, does this person not eat cows because historically they've never posed a threat to people? Or is it cannibalism to eat fish because we evolved from them at some point?
I have no idea if this is a thing on ebikes but my scooter has regen brakes that help recharge the battery. They work pretty well for slowing down. And I still have drum brakes in a pinch. Mine doesn't go 45mph, tho.
One thing I really don't understand about America is how it's one of the most charitable countries on earth - but when it comes to proven government run charity there is usually strong pushback.
Like I understand how it happens I just wish people would evaluate their politicians more and think about whether or not their values actually align.
It actually isn't. And just for a bit of perspective: In Afghanistan, a 20 year war, there about 46,000 civillian casualties. In Palestine the Israelis have killed 14,000 Children alone in less than a year.
I appreciate your maths but you'd be pretty surprised how much stuff can fit in that area. I probably also live in a very ideal spot in my city, it's certainly not the case for everywhere. I'm pretty much right between a suburb full of housing and our 'nightlife' area. And the inner city where I work is just next to that. I am not exaggerating that I can get to work on my (e) bike in 15 minutes. And there's heaps of things in that area. It's a big place, though, so sometimes I do need to get an uber but I often go weeks and months without needing to.
I might be misunderstanding but that sounds different to a specific alpha channel. Sometimes in game art you'll store extra information in the alpha channel of a texture. Or even pack four different grayscale images into the rgba channels of a single texture. Is it easy to do stuff like that?
I used to live in a very car dependent city and now I'm somewhere that I can easily walk or bike anywhere I need and get there within 15 minutes and I am very grateful for that. Our biking and public transport infrastructure keeps getting improvements, too, which is awesome.
If they want people to use their cars less they need to start making that an actual option. This is not on the individuals but the government.
People are pretty predictable ultimately, we take the path of least resistance most of the time. If it's quicker or cheaper or easier to do something one way then we'll do it that way.
I hate adobe and have been actively trying to switch away from them for a while. I work in game development, though, and for some reason no one has made it as easy to directly modify the alpha channel of a texture. It's something I have to do a lot and is probably the one thing keeping me from using krita or affinity photo.
I love being an annoying vegan because it was annoying vegans who made me go vegan. I was once like you, I knew the animal ag industry was fucked, but I still liked eating meat and dairy. Then eventually the cognitive dissonance caught up to me and I realised that enjoying meat and dairy wasn't a good enough excuse to support a cruel industry that is quite literally destroying the planet.
At least you're not in denial about what you're supporting and you're not spreading misinformation. I'm chill with that, but I think you're wrong about what's effective at converting people to veganism.
PS: people make pineapple and cactus leathers nowadays, I've heard of a mushroom based one, too. Not sure on how the durability and longevity compares just yet but it seems pretty tough so far. Also not sure on the processes involved and how 'clean' they are.