Timwi

I wish to live in a society in which this question is a moot point. Creators should have the freedom to create without having to worry about the goodwill of their audience, or worse, marketing strategies. Fans should have the freedom to access art without having to worry about the well-being of the creator, or worse, suffering guilt. Anything that is not aimed at creating and maintaining this state of being is inhumane.

Expected a list of company names, perhaps with a small summary of how each profits from the genocide. Instead, got a block of text…

I’ve seen parts of the world where people currently live in partial cardboard boxes with dirty mattresses as their only furniture. They still live as if the are not part of the modern world.

I’m sorry… I’m trying to understand what you’re saying. Are you saying these people choose to live that way because they’ve chosen to opt out of capitalism? And that they could instantly and effortlessly have a fantastic life if only they joined the club?

Are you serious?

I didn’t say it was new. I said it is irresponsible.

I’m afraid I’m gonna be the counterexample to your theory. I liked most forms of meat; my favorites were chicken, ground beef, and fish fingers. However, once I discovered plant-based (mostly soy-based) substitutes, I genuinely prefer them. I’m still not fully vegan but I’m no longer buying meat because this stuff is so much better. I also prefer oat milk over cow milk and am kind of annoyed I didn’t try it sooner because it’s so much better (esp. in hot chocolate).

Anyone else thought the headline (“bloodbath”) was saying there were actual deaths and that this hypersensationalistic reporting is irresponsible?

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that you probably haven’t even looked for any viable alternatives, because if you had, you would have found they are plentiful already. They’re just expensive because of the government subsidizing animal farming, not because they’re expensive to produce.

Because without it, the DOJ would have no control over you, duh

I’m in the same boat as you (currently reading Lemmy/Kbin to avoid having to get out of bed), but occasionally I get bored of YouTube and similar instant gratifications too, and then I make a more concerted effort to do something more productive. This isn’t easy and often doesn’t last very long, but — as you correctly pointed out — it’s starting the hard part. Once you’ve started something you know you’ll enjoy, you can sink time into it.

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I kind of wish more people realized how much of everyday computer usage can be simplified with keyboard shortcuts. Take a look around your favorite apps/programs and/or Google for “keyboard shortcuts”, and try to build a habit of using shortcuts for some of the most frequently used commands. It’s very liberating as it gives you a feeling of greater control.

For example, in Windows, did you know that if you pin your most used apps on the taskbar, you can access them using Win+1, Win+2, etc.?

In browsers, you can press Ctrl+L for the location bar (URL) and Ctrl+K for the search box. Ctrl+Shift+T will restore your last closed tab if you closed it accidentally.

Menus can be accessed with Alt plus the underlined letter. The File menu is pretty much always Alt+F. Many dialogs have elements with underlined letters too. We should demand this on the Web as well, as it’s kind of becoming a lost art with fewer and fewer people knowing about it. It only takes an accesskey attribute!

Ranker.

I assume that banning all robocalls requires new legislation, whereas the regulation mentioned here didn’t.

Don’t be too hard on yourself. English spelling is not exactly cooperative.

That assumes that they could have voted for anyone, when in fact the ruling elite preselects which candidates are even allowed to run, plus the media (also controlled by the ruling elite) make sure that you get no access to high-quality information about any candidate (least of all the “undesirable” ones).

No, but it makes us feel like we’re contributing to the conversation.

That’s still rein.

This is referencing the constellation of the eagle, or aquila in Latin. The names of the stars in each constellation are referred to by a Greek letter plus the genitive (possessive) form of the constellation name, in the order of apparent brightness. Thus, the brightest star in the constellation of Aquila is Alpha Aquilae, or “alpha [star] of the eagle” (but it is also known by its Arabic name, Altair). The brightest in the constellation of Taurus (the bull) is Alpha Tauri, which also bears the Arabic name Aldebaran.

Without anything for it to modify, aquilae is also the nominative plural form of the word (i.e., eagles).

The same word is also found in the taxonomic names of some eagle species. The Golden Eagle, for instance, is Aquila chrysaetos. The first word, the genus, is just Latin for eagle. The second part, the species, is classical Greek for “golden eagle”. The “golden” part (chrys-) is also responsible for the name of the chrysanthemum, Greek for “golden flower”.

The jurors are heros. Let’s make sure nothing happens to them.

Not really tonight, but yesterday I finished the language puzzle game Chants of Sennaar. Highly recommend!