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Microplastics Seem to Be in Every Kind of Animal… Except One
  • Saved you a click (or embarrassment of not knowing what one looks like from the thumbnail)

    It's the tardigrade.

  • Quick Veggie and Rice Bowl
  • I swapped to brown rice from white, found that I wasn't getting sleepy 2 hours later anymore.

  • Supportive dad
  • Good point, corrected.

  • Supportive dad
  • What's not in their jeans is probably in their genes.

  • The poll is over, and the result is clear:
  • I'm more privy to "_fireFox" when declaring my browser.

  • How much do y'all spend on coffee a month?
  • PNW?

    Damn, $3.50USD gets you a flat white/cappuccino/latte here, I don't know if you'd find pour over coffee. And people here are upset at THAT cost, with home espresso machines taking off accordingly. I'm surprised Americans drink so much coffee at that price.

  • How much do y'all spend on coffee a month?
  • $5USD for a coffee, is that normal? Is that inclusive of a tip? Here in Australia Id leave the register if they tried charging me more than $3USD, and we don't have a tipping culture (thank god).

  • ‘Not too complex’: health experts criticise Labor for ditching LGBTQI+ census questions
  • I dunno, I'm kinda of two minds. On one hand, it's definitely good to know the breadth of the LGBT+ community, for further policy decisions and what have you - ALL info is good info.

    On the other hand, what business does the government have knowing what I do in the privacy of my bedroom? Aside from the legal aspects of sexuality which I believe are fairly equal now (marriage laws, adoption laws etc), why do they wanna know who I'm blasting nuts into?

  • Anyone going to Pax? What are you looking forward to?
  • Ooh I'll be showing off my booth! I got a spot in the indie section for my Musical comedy RPG Game Over, but as a solo dev it's a bit nerve racking. If you come find me and mention Lemmy I'll give you whatever merch I have. If I don't have merch I might have to give you the computer or something, just to keep my word.

  • Vegan Theory Club Weekly Mega thread: 4 Sept - 11 Sept
  • Everybody should try making their own baked beans at least once. Buy navy beans from a market ($7 AUD a kilo at mine), and follow this recipe. They're nicer, cheaper and healthier than the canned variety, plus you can edit whatever you like. I add chillies, onions, and nutritional yeast. Mine lasted at least 5 days in the fridge, they didn't get a chance to hang around longer.

  • Palestinian girl killed by Israeli sniper in West Bank was looking out the window, father says
  • I find I often have to stop for a moment and imagine her life up until the sniper shot. Like, you and I have ONE life, and it's EVERYTHING, and this girl's went dark for the remainder of the universe.

  • We need to prioritize hungry children
  • so when you chop someone you can say "screw you"

  • Maybe this is better for everyone
  • Vegan diets are popular in third world countries because they're considerably cheaper. Meat is cheap in western countries because it's very often subsidized by governments. Meat consumption by wealth proves eating animals is a luxury.

    Also veganism mantras always have "as far as is practicable". I bought a Samsung phone because Fairphones don't work here in Australia.

  • Percentages of british adults who found each activity involving animals acceptable or unacceptable
  • Oh bother I can't remember who did the study, but Earthling Ed in his book talks about it, whereby participants were either served meat or not during questions regarding diet, and those who were eating meat became almost obtusely against vegan diets. I tried searching for it just now but can't think of the right keywords to find it.

  • Culture shock
  • Unless you're a male chicken, then your range is whatever the dimensions of the Live Rooster Masher is.

  • California universities ban encampments, face masks, spark free speech debates
  • Oh I upvoted it because I'd never seen the bot before, and liked the idea (even though it didn't work here). I have the mediafactcheck add-on which simply shows a websites bias in my Firefox toolbar, I think it's a good idea to have media bias constantly in the public eye.

  • Shifted my Superannuation to Future Super

    After watching a lot of Some More News and Climate Town, I made the shift from Hesta (which has $2,000,000,000 invested in fossil fuels, and most recently in the new Woodside gas plant) to Future Super.

    Yes, the fees are significantly worse, but if I'm putting my own financial gain ahead of the planet, I'm no better than all the banks investing in fossil fuels.

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    I complained about an Australian website asking for tips, so they removed the tip function.

    I pre-ordered a pair of Jennen shoes (elevator shoes, so I can be a big boy) from their online site (they no longer have the shopfront on Johnstone street) and got asked for a tip at the end. For basically changing a stock allocation assignment. I had a whinge on their contact forms, and they replied "the tip function is optional".

    2 years later I emailed again, saying "I haven't bought a replacement pair of shoes, all because of the audacity to ask for a tip. I get that it's optional, but so is a cashier going 'hey give me that twenty from your wallet', and when the customer goes 'wtf??' the cashier replies 'oh lol it's optional'. You may have thought 'you know, a tip screen could give us free money! What's the harm?', and I guess this follow up email is proof of that harm. Don't bring tipping culture here please!"

    I get this reply a day later, and can confirm the tip function is now gone. Loverly! Whinging may be one thing, but persistent whinging made the difference.

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    Game Over - PC trailer

    "Lemmy at em!" says some wisecracking character in my video game maybe, in a referential nod to a relatively niche community in an attempt to appeal.

    For the past six years I've been working on Game Over, a Comedy Rhythm RPG, and maybe you'll like it?

    There's a little demo on Steam and also one on itch.io which you can play free of charge! What a deal! What a sweet treat for yourself and friends!

    Also I don't have a complaints form, so if you have any, please comment below and I will angrily defend myself and take potshots at you.

    Call now!

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    threeduck threeduck @aussie.zone
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