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Comment on I gave up meat and gained so much more | A tale of one person's life, culture, and growing up in ~life
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Comment on Some observations about some of the conversations here in ~tildes
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentFun fact! You can pick your knitting, or your knit stitches which can be colloquially called a "knit". Picking is a particular style of knitting vs "throwing" which is what I'm more used to....Fun fact!
You can pick your knitting, or your knit stitches which can be colloquially called a "knit". Picking is a particular style of knitting vs "throwing" which is what I'm more used to. Doesn't make the correction wrong, in context "picking knits" doesn't mean much, but it's interesting to me that there's a connection if you squint real hard.
As someone that likes learning, I do appreciate being corrected if someone thinks I misunderstood something, less so if it's just a typo. Knits could be either.
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Comment on Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah I'm aware it's an on-going issue, especially with the LAPD. This small creator is being threatened for selling "Fuck the LAPD" merch Their lawyer's first response was "LOL, No" while this...Yeah I'm aware it's an on-going issue, especially with the LAPD.
This small creator is being threatened for selling "Fuck the LAPD" merch
Their lawyer's first response was "LOL, No" while this second one went to a different person in the LAPDF's counsel's firm. My favorite bit was this:
The LAPD is not expected to like the existence of "Fuck the LAPD" merchandise. But their sole remedy is to not do things that result in people wanting to buy and wear "Fuck the LAPD" merchandise. I understand that would be a difficult task. But I promise you that it would still be easier than trying to get a court to rule that "Fuck the LAPD" shirts violate the LAPDF's intellectual property rights.”
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Comment on California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThe "deals" on soda seem to be like that at all the grocery stores right now. I assume it's coming from the manufacturers (it's particularly bad on the big three). I've always appreciated that...The "deals" on soda seem to be like that at all the grocery stores right now. I assume it's coming from the manufacturers (it's particularly bad on the big three). I've always appreciated that unlike a Walgreens or Dollar General, you don't have 2 for 5 (must buy 2, 1 at regular price) grocery stores usually have Sale, $2 for $5 ($2.5 each). Soda is one of the major exceptions to that.
I also mostly just buy the Costco package of Charmin and move on with my life. My partner hates that I fuss over coupons and sale prices, but if I'm running to the store for the few things I couldn't get at Aldi, or I know "Coke Zero" is on the list or whatever, I might as well check several apps for the current prices and coupons. Sometimes it's pennies but sometimes I'm saving $5-$10 and since he's still drinking the soda, he gets to deal with my low rent couponing.
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Comment on Many widely used reproductive health apps fail to protect highly sensitive data, study finds in ~health
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentOnly 2 apps out of 20 made it through a privacy review by folks from mozilla 2 years ago Drip is not among them, but everything I can find is that it's a reasonable option. It apparently is more...Only 2 apps out of 20 made it through a privacy review by folks from mozilla 2 years ago
Drip is not among them, but everything I can find is that it's a reasonable option. It apparently is more annoying on a features level.
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Comment on California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices in ~finance
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI call this soda, paper towel, and/or toilet paper math. It's the worst part of grocery shopping. And it's worst with things like soda where they'll have a sale price but only if you by 3 or 4, or...I call this soda, paper towel, and/or toilet paper math. It's the worst part of grocery shopping. And it's worst with things like soda where they'll have a sale price but only if you by 3 or 4, or $9.99 for a 24 pack of cans, must by 2, but also five dollars off a $25 purchase of that brand.
I hate it.
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Comment on Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown in ~news
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkParents call the Department of Mental Health hotline, after about 2 minutes of conversation the crisis worker calls the police. 9 officers enter and shoot and kill the man in a crisis. And then...Parents call the Department of Mental Health hotline, after about 2 minutes of conversation the crisis worker calls the police. 9 officers enter and shoot and kill the man in a crisis.
And then they delayed notifying the parents. (Which I saw a claim that this is a deliberate tactic to get more information on the victim that can impact lawsuits). The parents are also claiming LAPD destroyed physical evidence.
(Not placed in Heath.Mental on purpose)
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Family demands answers after LAPD officers fatally shoot mentally ill man in Koreatown
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Comment on Roger Corman, pioneering independent producer and king of B movies, dies at 98 in ~movies
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkTo quote a Bluesky post: "Roger Corman’s funeral should come in on time, under budget and with enough footage to use in three additional funerals."To quote a Bluesky post:
"Roger Corman’s funeral should come in on time, under budget and with enough footage to use in three additional funerals."
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Comment on Patriarchy according to the Barbie movie in ~life.men
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI was wondering where it went, I'd saved to watch later. Ty!I was wondering where it went, I'd saved to watch later. Ty!
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Comment on Those who read a lot of fiction shown to have improved cognitive abilities in ~science
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentIs this just a bit of a recency bias? Both owning particular books and what one was or wasn't reading (whether you actually read it or not) have been status symbols for a very long time. Social...Is this just a bit of a recency bias? Both owning particular books and what one was or wasn't reading (whether you actually read it or not) have been status symbols for a very long time.
Social media is just the newest way to demonstrate that status or to find out what the appropriately status worthy books are.
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Comment on The land that doesn’t need Ozempic in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI don't like privatized meal options, but 2500 a semester gets you unlimited meal swipes 7 days a week at my campus so we're definitely in a better situation. But they're not refundable, and are...I don't like privatized meal options, but 2500 a semester gets you unlimited meal swipes 7 days a week at my campus so we're definitely in a better situation. But they're not refundable, and are mandatory if you live in a residence hall (since you don't have kitchen access). If you leave the school year with flex left, you don't get the money back but the meals renew each week. Sodexo has only students cooking as well as serving?
But it sounds like what you're describing sets people up for an odd scarcity and not using all their meals, which is a whole different pivot. I work with food insecure students but we do things like provide a few free swipes to students in need and then work for longer term solutions.
The best numbers I can find suggest it's about half of campuses that privatize their dining, so that does mean it's about half that don't. On behalf of one that doesn't (large public institution) we're not all bad.
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Comment on The land that doesn’t need Ozempic in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI had started a reply and 3 cheers ate it when I had to switch apps so this may be shorter but I wanted to push back on the "predatory" aspect of meal plans. At my institution, on-campus students...I had started a reply and 3 cheers ate it when I had to switch apps so this may be shorter but I wanted to push back on the "predatory" aspect of meal plans. At my institution, on-campus students have to buy weekly meal plans, X meals per week (including an unlimited option) so they can't run out of meals. Off campus/apartment students can choose to buy block meal plans (X meals per semester), or no meal plans. But no one wants anyone to run out swipes. Flex dollars can run out, those are spent at fast food or vending machines on campus, and if anything is kind of a scam it's those, but they're what students want. As is the large variety of food, as are the long hours, as is the "swipe for your meal not for what you eat."
And that's genuinely expensive to run and staff for 10-14 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our dining department is self funded, so they don't get external funds. Every wage, every food item, every cleaning product, all the equipment etc. all comes out of that budget. (As does paying the campus maintenance staff when they're called to assist). As do the dieticians and specialists that help manage our students with particular dietary needs.
I've eaten in a dining center regularly (5x a week ish) for almost 8 years and while it's easy to overeat, it's also easy to get tired of it. The food ranges from OK to good on average ( breakfast is A+, salad bar and baked potato bars are sold Bs, Indian food was a C-, Pizza is a C. Brussel Sprouts were a B- and just needed to be crisped up IMO) but there are absolutely tons of healthy choices.
College students don't have the experience of self managing their diet though, especially coming through puberty and the ravenous hunger so many folks get during that time period plus shifting activity levels from those who play high school sports but not college sports, plus heavy drinking, plus late nights and snack foods. I don't really think dining is to blame. I also know not every dining department is well run, but I think that describing them generally as predatory is inaccurate.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI haven't in a while but I did pretty heavily a decade or two ago! I would never have survived them pre-looking up all the answers online. Some are brutal 😅 I have indeed been eaten by a grue.I haven't in a while but I did pretty heavily a decade or two ago! I would never have survived them pre-looking up all the answers online. Some are brutal 😅
I have indeed been eaten by a grue.
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThat sounds so cool!That sounds so cool!
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Comment on A big new facility built to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere opened up in Iceland. It's a stepping stone to bigger plans in the US. in ~enviro
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentBreathing a relatively small amount of DHMO can cause severe lung damage or death! And we ingest dozens of gallons of it a year 😱Breathing a relatively small amount of DHMO can cause severe lung damage or death! And we ingest dozens of gallons of it a year 😱
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Comment on The land that doesn’t need Ozempic in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentYeah this was in line with my vibe on the article. There are definitely things that we could learn from Japanese culture around school lunches for example, but the last thing I want is my employer...Yeah this was in line with my vibe on the article. There are definitely things that we could learn from Japanese culture around school lunches for example, but the last thing I want is my employer talking about my body on the regular, even in a "trying to help" way. Maybe especially in a "trying to help" way.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
DefinitelyNotAFae LinkJust started X-Men '97 and I see why it's getting all the hype! Just at episode 3 so far but I'm enjoying itJust started X-Men '97 and I see why it's getting all the hype! Just at episode 3 so far but I'm enjoying it
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Comment on Behold, the $400 red pineapple in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentThe pinkglows are around $11 bucks at Costco (per the internet) so they're definitely different levels of custom pineapple but yeah, no worries, I'd try a pink one for fun maybe, but not a RubyThe pinkglows are around $11 bucks at Costco (per the internet) so they're definitely different levels of custom pineapple but yeah, no worries, I'd try a pink one for fun maybe, but not a Ruby
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Comment on Behold, the $400 red pineapple in ~food
DefinitelyNotAFae Link ParentI think the Pink glow and Ruby glow are different?I think the Pink glow and Ruby glow are different?
I'm one of those folks with a lot of empathy - I try to maintain good boundaries but the news can get to me sometimes for example. And I don't like our current animal agriculture. I also, no matter how much I poke at it, don't think that eating meat or animal products themselves are wrong. And I sometimes I think that clearly there's something wrong with my morality system for that, because so many other compassionate people feel differently.
And also, I don't have the energy to do more lifestyle change. I'm hanging on by my fingernails and already feel I'm not caring enough about Gaza, about poverty, about everything I do feel really strongly about. So like this is just one more thing, where I'm not living up to avoiding factory farmed products as much as I want already. I appreciate the passion, and I love a number of vegan meals I've had, but I don't feel it.