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acti-veg · 11 months

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Hello Acti-veg! Im a big fan of ur blog. Ik ur no Vegan prophet/guru or anything, but i could really use another vegan to talk to. I'm vegan and also I have been trying to live as low waste a lifestyle as possible. Growing my own food included. My mom, despite my best efforts, refuses to go vegan. In fact she is a staunch Anti-vegan. Her doctor told her to go plant-based, her health is failing bc of her diet, and refused to change. But she's a stubborn until proven wrong type.

She made a huge fuss about how useless growing our own food was, but through ignoring her and making an effort, and successfully harvesting, I convinced her that growing food was a good idea, and have slowIy started including more vegetables and water into her diet. She expressed interest in backyard hen keeping. I always wanted to adopt rescue chickens, I could give them a good life, spay them so they dont have to be egg machines, and the manure/ free roaming habits for eating bugs could help around the garden and give them enrichment, and I briefly considered the option. But I know that Veganism is about harm reduction, condemning, and reducing the reliance on animal exploitation as far as possible of Human and Non-human animals.

I thought that by eating yard eggs as opposed to grocery store eggs I could explain the conditions of factory farm animals, and then teach her about the impact it causes on animals even locally, and then spay the hens properly. But it still feels shitty on the end of the hens..

I feel like by trying to get my mom to slowly transition to veganism full stop, I would be making non-vegan decisions along the way, but if I do nothing, I would have wasted the opportunity to make another activist and save more animals in the longterm, i was wondering what ur thoughts on it may be? Or anyone in the comments

I can totally appreciate the dilemma here, but honestly I think you may be taking on the responsibility of her choices a little too much. I could be wrong, but it sounds like you're taking her failure to reduce her harm as a personal failure, and therefore determining that it's up to you to directly change her behaviour.

I think that is probably how you have arrived at this dilemma - you are wanting to reduce her harm to the extent that you're willing to put yourself through something you'd not only find uncomfortable, but would actively go against your own ethics. You can advocate, you can provide opportunities for her to do better, but it's really not up to you to provide her with less harmful animal products.

Besides, I think it's an assumption that her having backyard hens would be more likely to lead her to veganism - in my experience, welfarism is not on the same continuum as abolitionism, one doesn't lead to the other. She will still think of animals as essentially there to provide things for her benefit, she will just also think they should be treated well while doing so, which she probably already believes.

I share that impulse to try to help those around you see the truth you have arrived at, and to some extent that is our duty as vegans and activists. However, you can't take on the burden of their choices as your own, and you shouldn't compromise your own principles to lessen someone else's harm.

Personally I'd take a third option - tell her you'd like backyard hens too, you think it'd be great to save some battery hens, but you'll be looking after their health by preventing them from laying, because that is the responsible thing to do given the health impact. You coul still educate her if she chooses to go down this route. See where she lands on that, but either way, I really don't think it's on you to try to make the animal products she consumes more ethical - that way you really would be making her choices your own.

If you'd like to chat this through more with another vegan then please feel free to message me - my inbox is always open.

#ask #vegan #eggs

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INTERVIEW: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and So I'm a Spider, So What? Lead Voice Actors

In coordination with the current season of So I’m a Spider, So What?, Crunchyroll News was given the opportunity to officially translate interviews with the staff and cast of the series. You can read the original Japanese interview between Aoi Yuki and Miho Okasaki right here.

The interview was conducted by Daisuke Iwakura.

So I'm a Spider, So What? x That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Crossover Interview! "Me" (a.k.a. Kumoko) Aoi Yuki and "Rimuru Tempest" Miho Okasaki.

It's a dream crossover between two anime airing in January: So I'm a Spider, So What? and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime! The interview was held on December 19th, 2020 as part of the Isekai Miracle Crossover broadcast featuring Aoi Yuki, who plays "Me" (a.k.a. Kumoko), and Miho Okasaki, who plays Rimuru Tempest.

These two characters were reincarnated as monsters, and while they have their similarities, they have their differences, too. We spoke to Yuki-san and Okasaki-san about what they have in common, where they're distinct, and what makes each of the shows so interesting.

A shared concern ... being reincarnated means having a lot of dialogue?!

—I've heard this is the first time either of you have encountered each other's projects. For starters, could you give a brief description of the show? Yuki-san, if you could go first.

Yuki: Kumoko is a girl who was unfortunate enough to find herself reincarnated as a spider after her classroom was blown up. And the type of spider she was reincarnated as happens to be the weakest monster in that world. She's initially pretty pessimistic about what's happened, but her naturally positive and free-wheeling personality allow her to tackle the situation with gusto. She's got a lot of strengths like being quick-witted and staying calm under stress, but I think her biggest appeal is that she's very self-centered, in a good way. The way she's able to focus on what she needs to do, and what she needs to pursue to become happy makes a good match for having been turned into a monster, and really ties into her determination to survive.

Okasaki: Before the interview, they showed me the first episode of So I'm a Spider, So What? and while I did think Kumoko's optimism was charming, I was amazed by how many lines Yuki-san had!

Yuki: It's pretty brutal, right?! It gives the impression that being reincarnated means having a lot of dialogue. (Laughs)

Okasaki: I know what you mean! Rimuru is the same way, he has a lot of monologues.

Yuki: Chalk it up to "things that happened when you're reincarnated." I've reincarnated a few times before ... by which I mean my characters have, of course. (Laughs) But the amount of lines Kumoko has is incomparable to all the rest.

Okasaki: The way she talks to herself so amusingly is really entertaining, and it really speaks to Yuki-san's strengths as an actress. I was amazed.

Yuki: Thank you so much!

—Now, Okasaki-san, if you could tell us about Rimuru.

Okasaki: After reincarnating as a slime, Rimuru ran into a character named Shizu-san, and as a result gained an alternate human form. And while I think being able to change shapes is kind of cheating (Laughs), both are really cute, and I really enjoy making each form sound distinct during the recording. In terms of personality, he's got a really big heart. He encounters characters that oppose him, but he considers their circumstances and ends up making them into allies. His humanity really attracts others to him. It's that kind of personality where you can understand how he ended up as a leader.

Yuki: I was shown Episode 25 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. Even in that one episode, you could tell how beloved he is in a way that makes you kind of jealous. Kumoko would love to join Tempest (the Jura Tempest Federation)!

Okasaki: We'd be glad to have you! Our country is very accepting of monsters.

Yuki: Meanwhile, I'm stuck in a cave having to kill other monsters! (Laughs) The problem is none of them will listen to reason, so I just have to eat them.

Okasaki: (Laughs)

Yuki: I also like how easy-going Rimuru is. Even when everyone is desperate and fighting, he never loses his cool, which really impresses on you how big of a deal he is. It's the kind of composure that comes from being really strong.

Okasaki: That's true, being able to take a step back and look at things analytically is one of Rimuru's strengths.

—I'd like to discuss the similarities and differences between the two characters. First, since Kumoko and Rimuru have both reincarnated, let's talk about the differences between who they originally were.

Okasaki: Rimuru was originally a 37-year-old office worker.

Yuki: Kumoko was a high schooler, so that's about a 20 year age difference.

Okasaki: Since he's an older guy, Rimuru gets really, really excited whenever cute girls show up.

Yuki: I remember him riding on top of someone's boobs. (Laughs)

Okasaki: That did happen. He often uses his slime form as a means to get to sit in girls' laps. When we were recording that scene, the audio director had to explain the male point of view in that situation. His direction was along the lines of, "You need to sound happier about it." (Laughs)

—Do you try to be conscious about him being a 37-year-old man when portraying Rimuru, Okasaki-san?

Okasaki: I do. I really think his perspective on things tends to be on the mature side. He doesn't feel desperate to survive like Kumoko, and when confronted with an enemy, his reaction is to think, "Well, I'll give it a shot," instead of, "I'm gonna win!" He reincarnated, ended up with a variety of skills, and before long he became a ruler, but he lived 37 years of his life and developed an outlook that keeps him from feeling desperate, and I try to capture that maturity when I perform as him.

Yuki: When you're 37 years old, you're an adult who's dealt with things like taking care of bills and paying into your pension, and you'll have experienced both the sweet and bitter parts of life, letting you see how it all balances out. You're able to approach life in a way where the overarching thought is, "Well, that's just how it is." Compared to that, Kumoko hasn't even started paying taxes yet, and hasn't really developed an outlook to approach life with. As a result, she tackles things with a gusto that makes you wonder if she's going to burn out, which really shows how youthful she is. But I also think the world she's reincarnated into is one where that kind of ferocity is necessary for survival.

—There's also the fact that currently, Rimuru is surrounded by friends, while Kumoko is all by herself.

Yuki: There's a part in Episode 25 where Rimuru's friends are having him dress up in different outfits, almost like a doll, and I thought that was wonderful. Kumoko has been on her own this entire time, in a cave, and is only able to fantasize about getting to wear clothing.

Okasaki: For as much of a social butterfly as he is, Rimuru actually never had a girlfriend in his past life.

Yuki: Maybe he never seemed like boyfriend material? The kind of person who finds the object of their affection asking for romantic advice.

Okasaki: Oh! I kind of feel bad for him, now ... maybe he lacked that extra spice that's necessary.

Yuki: He's nice, and seems smart, and gives really good relationship advice.

Okasaki: And ended up as a bachelor for 37 years as a result ... But when I think about it that way, the world he was reincarnated to might be suited to Rimuru. It's a world where you get judged for the amount of power you have, so by being both powerful and lovable, he and the world have a mutual appreciation for each other. Rimuru's past life didn't end up being very personally productive, so his reincarnation doesn't seem so bad now that he gets to be surrounded by friends and enjoy life.

—Since Kumoko is by herself, it sounds like you end up doing a lot of recording by yourself, too.

Yuki: It's so lonely! The second set of key visuals show four different versions of Kumoko, but they're all played by me.

Okasaki: I didn't know that!

Yuki: I'm still alone, but at least there's a little bit more back-and-forth now. (Laughs)

Okasaki: That seems like it'd be a lot of lines ...

Yuki: It feels like things have gotten even more hectic with the four of her.

—Another interesting point of comparison is how the characters both have encounters with dragons.

Yuki: The Earth Dragon I run into is bad news. Unlike Veldora, it's not interested in talking at all.

Okasaki: I guess communication is off the table. It's also pretty scary looking! (Looking at the art in the teaser visuals.)

Yuki: And it's really strong! And it's definitely going to threaten Kumoko again. The thought of becoming friends didn't occur to me.

Okasaki: I'm not so sure that'd work, even for Rimuru.

Yuki: Rimuru-san's strong too, though, so he'd be able to deal with it.

—In comparison, Veldora is almost like Rimuru's partner.

Okasaki: That's right. He might look so scary that Rimuru fainted when he first saw him, but he's actually pretty charming when you talk to him. And a tsundere!

Yuki: That's great!

Okasaki: When Rimuru approaches him about being friends, Veldora says, "Well, I guess I can consider it!" But in the end, they become friends anyway.

Yuki: That's so nice. This might be a little weird, but I always find the fantasy races in stories like this to be charming. That goes for the humanoid ones of course, but even the monstrous ones can really pull on my heartstrings. When I was talking to a friend who feels the same way, they mentioned that Veldora-san is super cute.

Okasaki: That's interesting! Veldora is definitely a popular character.

Yuki: Everyone who finds dragons cute mentioned him, so I've looked at some character art before. Rimuru was in slime form too, so it was like, "This is some good fantasy race content."

Their circumstances may be different, but these reincarnations would definitely get along!

—We've discussed the things they have in common, and their differences, and now I'd like to ask: Do you think these two characters would get along?

Yuki: I don't think they'd have any trouble in that regard since they'd be able to communicate and understand each other.

Okasaki: The fact that they've both reincarnated is something they'd be able to bond over, and I think Rimuru would be thrilled to encounter another former human who reincarnated as a monster.

Yuki: Kumoko is friendly as long as she's not hungry ... then again, I think she'd realize she's outmatched. And since she doesn't pick fights she can't win, I'm sure they'd get along fine. I apologize if she accidentally eats anyone from Tempest, though!

Okasaki: That would not be okay! (Laughs) Rimuru really cares about his friends, so please try and show some restraint. There's plenty of actual food to eat, instead!

Yuki: As long as there's food.

Okasaki: That's a relief ... but after talking it over, it'd be interesting to see Rimuru and Kumoko actually interact.

Yuki: It'd make a great short anime!

Okasaki: Good idea! They've crossed over before, so I'd love it if they adapted that story! ["Monster x Reincarnation Fair" was an original short story by So I'm a Spider, So What? author Okina Baba-sensei.]

—Since you're both here, do you have any questions for each other?

Okasaki: Hearing Yuki-san's performance, she's doing a great job of establishing Kumoko-san's character, but at the same time, you can imagine a normal human high school student with the same performance. How did you manage that?

Yuki: To be honest, I already knew going to the audition that I'd be talking a lot with this role, and I realized if I went too hard, the performance would fall apart. (Laughs) For example, talking in a really high voice for an extended period of time wouldn't be possible, right? The end result is what comes from eliminating stuff like that. And since she's a character who can go from really low energy to being super excited pretty quickly, I tried to use a neutral voice that would let me do both.

Okasaki: That's really interesting! You knew you would be talking a lot beforehand, right?

Yuki: You should always be careful with any project that has "reincarnation" in the premise, because you'll end up talking a lot.

Okasaki: Hahaha, you're right! I'll have to remember that. (Laughs)

—Do you have any questions, Yuki-san?

Yuki: Rimuru-san has no gender as a slime. Was there anything special that you did considering that?

Okasaki: I thought he would sound gender-neutral, so I tried to craft a voice that would give that impression. That being said, I'm a woman with a feminine voice, so what worked best was leaning into a boyish direction. I would record the voice I came up with and listen to it, searching for a voice that suits the genderless Rimuru. My own voice isn't particularly exuberant either (laughs), and since I've a relatively huskier tone, I was eventually able to nail it pretty easily. That helps make it come out naturally.

—Thank you both so much. Before we go, what do you think is the main appeal of your projects?

Okasaki: In Season 1, Rimuru was reincarnated as a slime, got a humanoid form, made friends, created a nice country, and it ended on a peaceful note. But in Season 2, he's going to be encountering a lot of opposition and forced to make some major decisions. Things have been smooth sailing so far, but now he's going to have to think about what he can do for his friends. I've been portraying a new, more heroic side of him, which I think will be a lot of fun to see.

Yuki: Kumoko's story has an element of "survival of the fittest," and there's a kind of exhilaration you get from seeing that unfold. She faces a strong enemy, grows from the experience, and then encounters something even stronger, continuing to evolve. That cycle is really interesting to watch, and her positivity can make you happy just from seeing it unfold, so it might be a good idea to end a long day with watching So I'm a Spider, So What?

By: Guest Author

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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luizrodrigues91 · 3 years

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Plant-Based vs Animal-Based Diets

Hey everyone, today I want to talk a little bit about a very interesting diet that is very popular nowadays, the Plant-Based diet. I will give you a brief explanation of the main difference between a Plant-Based diet and an Animal-Based Diet. I will be also sharing a super delicious and healthy vegan recipe.

As the name suggests, The plant-based diet consists of consuming food that is primarily from plants; This includes vegetables, legumes, fruits, whole grains, beans, nuts, seeds, and oils. On the other hand, in an animal-based diet, your main source of food comes from animals like fish, poultry, meat, eggs, dairy and so on.

For years, people has been skeptical about adopting a plan-based diet because they believe essential nutrients such as protein and amino acids that are necessary for our body to work effectively and maintain a good health can only come from animal products. The truth is that you can fulfill all your protein needs from a plant-based diet too, with the value added that they are rich in fibre, minerals, vitamins, and it is free of cholesterol and very low in fats and calories as opposed to food based on animals which are typically rich in calories, cholesterol, saturated fat, etc., which can endanger our health when consumed in excess.

Having a plant-based diet is very healthy and can help you prevent a variety of diseases like heart disease, diabetes type 2, cancer and many more. A diet rich in animal products could increase the likelihood of suffering health problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease due to the amount of saturated fat that can be found in some meats, reason why It is recommended to limit meat consumption and substitute with plant-based food. Also, diabetes type 2 is linked to bad fat consumption, which wouldn’t be a problem on a plant-based diet where the amount of bad fat is low, helping the body to keep a healthy weight, improve insulin functions, and regulate the blood sugar, preventing the risk of having this disease. Furthermore, many studies are suggesting that a plant-based diet can even help to prevent cancer because this diet is rich in nutrients, minerals, and fibre which increase the protection of our body against these disorders.

As if the health benefits of a plan-based diet was not enough, This diet has also a positive impact on the enviroment. The production of food based on animal sources are responsible for a good amount of greenhouse gas emissions, which has a huge impact on the climate change. If people start eating more plant-based products, the production of animal-based food would decrease and the environment will benefit from that.

I am personally not a huge fan of meat and I limited its consumption drastically over the past couple years because I realized that my body does not work well when I eat a lot of meat. I changed my way of eating and included more plant-based food on my diet. Since I made this easy and simple changes, my body and my mind feel better.

In order to include more vegetarian dishes on my diet, I had to experiment and get creative in the kitchen, which has been a pleasant surprise because plant- based products are so rich in textures, flavours, and colours that the possibilities are endless. Speaking about dishes, I want to share with you a Vegan recipe that I love and it is inspired by a famous Disney movie named “Ratatouille”.

When I saw that movie my mouth was watering; as soon as the movie ended, I did some internet research and rushed to the grocery store to get all the ingredients to make my version of ratatouille. Ever since, I make this recipe on a regular basis for my family and friends and they love it. I have made some changes from the original recipe over the years to accommodate personal preferences resulting in an exquisite and enhanced version of the original. Below you will find my version of the famous Ratatouille recipe and cooking instructions.

Ratatouille

Ingredients:

- 2 Eggplants, small

- 2 Zucchinis, small

- 2 Carrots, small

- 6 Roma tomatoes

- 4 Yellow potatoes

- 2 tsp Tomato pasto

- 1 Onion, diced

- 4 clove Garlic

- 50ml Olive oil

- 30g Green onion or cilantro, garnish

- Water, hot (until cover the ingredients)

- Salt, black pepper and oregano to season

Method:

- Preheat the oven for 375°F (190°C)

- Wash all the vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, carrot, tomato and potato) and start slicing them into thin slices, then set aside

- Save the trimming of the vegetables to make the sauce. (You can include the slices that are not irregular in the sauce)

- Peel and dice the onion and garlic

- Dice the green onion and set aside for garnish

- In a saucepan, put the olive oil and the onions and cook it until start getting the gold color

- Add the vegetable trimmings, diced garlic, tomato paste, and season with salt and pepper

- Add hot water until cover the ingredients and bring to a boil and then to simmer. Let it cook until the ingredients are soft and the water reduces

- After you prepare this mixture (will look like a very concentrated veg soup), let it cool down and then blend it to make the purée

- In a round tray put the sauce (vegetables purée) on the bottom and arrange the sliced vegetables in alternating patterns on top of the sauce from the outer edge to the middle of the round tray. After that season with salt, black pepper and oregano. Also drizzle the olive oil on top of the vegetables.

- Cover it with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Uncover, then bake for another 15-20 minutes until the vegetables are softened.

- When it’s done you garnish it with the green onion and you can put a pinch of black pepper and oregano on top as well (according to your preference)

This recipe is very easy to make and you can play with the ingredients using the ones of your preference. The biggest challenge in this recipe for me is cutting all the vegetables in the same thickness and shape because I like everything to look uniform but you do not need to worry about that because the flavours will still there anyway. However, I would recommend you to try to cut all the vegetables without any equipment to practise your cutting skills. It is fun!

Hope you all enjoy this recipe and remember that it is totally possible to have a beautiful, flavourful and nutritive dish without any animal-based ingredient. Try to cook any plant-based food (like this one that I did) and invite your family and friends to eat with you. I'm sure that they will like it and will find the flavours very interesting!

References:

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-a-plant-based-diet-and-why-should-you-try-it-2018092614760

https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/scientific-benefits-following-plant-based-diet/

https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/plant-based-diets

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thehollowprince · 5 years

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You mentioned that MCU!Peter is basically Peter as Miles. How so? (I haven't read any comics with Miles yet, but I'm guessing there's some correlation there?)

Sorry it took me so long to get to this. I work third shift and so I got this just before I went to bed, and I wanted to be able to do it justice.

Before we start, I would like to say I have nothing personal against Tom Holland. He's a great young actor and I can't wait to see what he does once he finally leaves the MCU behind him. I would also like to say that I'm not a Spiderfan. Spiderman is not my favorite character in the comics, and it sounds mean, but he doesn't even make top ten. That being said, I still like this character and I understand enough about him that I was upset by how the MCU has used the character since his introduction.

I feel like I may have made something like this before, but for the life of me, I cannot find it, because Tumblr likes to eat my posts and tell me they're not there, so this might feel a bit repetitive to some people.

With that out of the way, let's get started.

Oh, and note: slight SPOILERS for some of the comics.

Peter Parker is one of the most interesting characters in Marvel Comics. Aside from being one of their biggest heroes and sellers, compared to all the other "big name heroes" he's pretty unique, in that he's entirely self made. After getting bitten by that radioactive spider and developing his powers, after witnessing his uncle's murder, he decided to be a hero, but unlike the Avengers or the X-Men or the Fantastic Four, Peter Parker was just a teenager living with his aunt. He didn't have millions at his disposal. He wasn't a royal being, or a government agent. There was no grants or funding to allow him to become Spiderman. No, he was entirely self-made, as in he made his own suit, he made the web fluid that he swings from and ties up bad guys with, as well as the web shooters. He had no help and still managed to become one of the biggest and most well-known superheroes of the Marvel universe.

Now, enter Miles Morales in the Ultimate Marvel Comics (Earth 1610), who took up the mantle of Spiderman after Peter's death during the Ultimatum (I believe). It's been a minute since I've read the first few issues around Miles, but it does involve Miles trying to live up to Peter's legacy as the next Spiderman (should sound familiar to anyone who watched the FAR FROM HOME trailer).

Now, I don't know if Sony/Marvel did this deliberately because of how many times they've done a Spiderman movie in the last twenty years, but almost everything about MCU Peter is taken directly from Miles' story, from big stuff to the most trivial

Attending a private school

Living in an apartment (as opposed to the house in Queens that Peter always lives in with Aunt May)

Speaking Spanish

Getting his costume from another "hero" who was keeping close tabs on them from a distance (Nick Fury for Miles and Tony Stark for MCU Peter)

Trying to live up to the legacy of another hero (Miles with Peter Parker and MCU Peter with Tony)

Having a girl be into them but he's so focused on another that he doesn't notice (MJ in the MCU is basically Barbara Rodriguez from the Ultimate Comics)

Their best friends...

Okay, that last one was really what made me realize this and was what pissed me off the most. Below, I'm going to post two images as a visual aide in this.

On the left, we have Ned Leeds in the MCU, and on the right we hand Ganke Lee, best friend of one Miles Morales. The fact that they're almost identical I'm sure is totally coincidental, right? Just for emphasis, here's an image of Ned Leeds from the original comics.

Doesn't even look remotely similar to the Ned that we all know and love from the movies, does he?

What's really aggravating about all this is that Peter Parker had a best friend in Harry Osborn, which they could have cast a MOC for the role if they'd wanted a diverse film, but no, they went with this. Like I said, that's what really pushed this over the top and just confirmed MCU Peter as being Miles Morales, except white. I don't know if they went this direction because of the production Sony was doing on INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE or if it had something to do with Sony's demands that Peter Parker only ever be played as heterosexual and white (per the Sony leaks) but its really insulting to both characters. Peter Parker had one of the most unique origin stories of all comic superheroes, and it was completely ignored, I'm sure for fear of oversaturation because they'd told it twice already within fifteen years of each other before bringing Peter fo the MCU.

Whatever the bullshit reason, it's a real disservice to Peter's comic legacy, as a lot of people will watch the movies over going back through decades of comics, as well as insulting to Miles Morales and his fans, because even if they do eventually introduce Miles to the MCU (and that's a big if) they're going to have to come up with a whole new way to do it. They can't use Miles' actual origin story, because they already gave it to Peter, and people will bitch a fit if they repeat themselves.

At this point in time, I'm hoping that Sony just keeps Miles away from the MCU and keeps him solely in the Spider-Verse animated movies, because I don't want to watch Marvel Studios ruin him the way they ruined Peter.

#you've got mail #miles morales vs peter parker #miles molares #peter parker #anti mcu peter parker #ned leeds #ganke lee #spiderman

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john-langley-bristol-blogger · 2 years

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Back today with brain fused as ever. Wednesday, January 5th, 2021. 8.50pm.

Yesterday day, and in part, evening too, I was busy mulling over what I would write, some of which being the insanity around BurgerKing being the latest to give in to the minority by putting vegan nuggets on the menu. I have nothing against anyone choosing a vegan diet, and I think it a positive that people are able to enjoy whatever food they desire, I simply fail to get my head around why anyone against factory farming, animal cruelty issues, but pro-environment - so they say, would ever conceive of the idea to enter into any establishment where meat is the main product on the menu and chow down on something vegan, as it's totally incongruous and illogical.

There are ex carnivores who will say they like something which reminds them of the meat they used to eat, why exactly I really don't know or even comprehend trying to understand, and even this was borne out when I took a rare trip to Colonel Sanders before Christmas and was astonished to see on their menu a vegan substitute! Why?

Again, I just don't get why a vegan would purposely go to a fast-food place that predominantly serves meat as the main ingredient and buy a product that is diametrically opposed to the thing they are actually avoiding having anything at all to do with for mostly ethical purposes.

Honestly, I can actually feel my brain crumbling into almost paralytic mind fog as I type this because I'm finding it incredibly difficult to process, and in doing so it's mentally exhausting. I've only been typing for ten minutes and I'm so tired I want to close my eyes and sleep already.

The one salvation from yesterday was the time pleasurably invested in a messaging conversation leading to a phone call whereby I shared a refreshingly enjoyable hour or so with a new female in the perimeter of my life. I couldn't even begin to describe the sheer joy of speaking with a down-to-earth, normal, rational, sensible, balanced human being with no issues, and easygoing to have a meaningful conversation with.

#john langley #bristol #john langley author #john langley blog #john langley bristol writer #john langley tumblr #deaths door diaries bristol #death's door diaries #veganfood #veganism #veganlife #plantbased #burger king #kentucky fried chicken

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douchebagbrainwaves · 3 years

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WHY I'M SMARTER THAN PEOPLE

If you'd asked me as a kid how rich people became poor, I'd have said by spending all their money. The reason I've been writing about existing forms is that I don't know what new forms will appear. He didn't mean it to be a huge number of software patents. If someone seems slippery, or bogus, or a tool for 3D animation. Nearly everyone's is. We can all imagine an old-style editor getting a scoop and saying this will sell a lot of errands undone. They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day, a week, a whole week's backlog of shit accumulates. Suppose you could find a really good manager. They're something you have to keep running it. Logically, you don't want to print vague stuff like fairly big. Unless the opposing argument actually depends on such things, the only purpose of correcting them is to discredit one's opponent. This was roughly true.

Why do good hackers have bad business ideas? Then I'd sleep till about 11 am, and come in and work until dinner on what I called business stuff. Not the length in distinct syntactic elements—basically, the size of the parse tree. Why? A recent article in the Wall Street Journal for a week should give anyone ideas for two or three new startups. In the process we may decrease economic inequality want to do on the maker's schedule are willing to compromise. There should be some market, but it's not likely to have happened to any bigger than a cell. The average trade publication is a bunch of people is: gradually realize how completely fucked they are, their patents probably haven't issued yet. And while it can be convincing. Starting a startup will change you a lot. When PR people and journalists recount the histories of startups after they've become big, they always want to know what the tricks are for convincing investors. The first was called Traf-o-data.

No one uses pen as a verb in spoken English. And I know it's usually my fault: I let errands eat up the day, to avoid facing some hard problem. Which means if the qualities that make someone a great programmer are evenly distributed, 95% of great programmers are here, the more interesting sort of convergence that's coming is between shows and games. In fact, you don't want to make it something that they themselves use. Lisp;-Though useful to present-day languages, if they'd had them. The other reason creating wealth is such a tenacious source of inequality is that it will make the people who express opinions on the subject do it not based on such research, but toward languages being developed as open-source projects you don't get much practice at the third skill, deciding what problems to solve. In the software business, seem to get sued much by established competitors. Though better than attacking the author, this is a constant problem when you're painting still lifes. I've definitely had days when I might as well have sat in front of a VT100 connected to a single central Vax. Because another of the characteristic mistakes of young founders is to go through the motions of starting a startup so much that there's nothing else they'd rather do. Search for a few key phrases and the names of the clients and the experts, look for the client. This can be a net win.

The purpose of a company we fund, the founders still had a majority of the board seats after the series A and if you're lucky IPO. Most people who write about procrastination write about how to get in. One reason is that you may not get any reward in the forseeable future. I ignored it because he seemed so impressive. This is a controversial view. This is a rare case where being less self-centered will make people angrier. He said We'd hire 30 tomorrow morning. It's very common for a group of medium-high quality people and get the desired result. Things always seem intangible when you don't. If you do manage to threaten them, they're more likely to succeed if you wait. But as I explained in The Refragmentation, that was an anomaly—a unique combination of circumstances that compressed American society not just economically but culturally too.

I was annoyed recently to read a description of Y Combinator that helps people start startups. Then you could, in principle, be designed today, and 2 such a language, if it existed, might be good to program in today. This is what real productivity looks like. That's much more likely to buy you than sue you. Unfortunately, though public acquirers are structurally identical to pooled-risk company management companies existed, signing up with one would seem the ideal plan for most people, including the experts themselves, can measure. Does that make written language worse? If a startup wants to grow into a big company, which is almost necessarily impossible to predict, I think it is good to have such a target and to keep it consciously in mind. The urge to look corporate—sleek, commanding, prudent, yet with just a touch of hubris on your well-cut sleeve—is an unexpected development in a time of business disgrace. Here's a simple trick for getting more people to read what you write, yes. And if half the people around you are out of their element. But while I'd spent a lot of tricks for making myself work over the last 20 years, I wouldn't think here is someone who is way ahead of their peers. And while there are many popular books on math, few seem good.

I was at the time, perhaps most of the time. Looking forward a hundred years from now people will still tell computers what to do using programs we would recognize as such. He said VCs told him this almost never happened. Slashdot has an icon that expresses the problem vividly: a knife and fork with the words patent pending superimposed. Oh yes you are. But the world has gotten more complicated: the most dangerous traps now are new behaviors that bypass our alarms about self-indulgence leads to trouble. Values are what have types, not variables, and assigning or binding variables means copying pointers, not what they point to. And later stage investors? There hasn't been a lot of mistakes.

Working on hard problems is to work on a particular problem is that big projects tend to grow out of small ones. And while there are a lot of their own people would rebel. We have the potential to ensure that the US remains a technology superpower just by letting in a few thousand great programmers a year. That's no problem for someone on the other end of a trade loses a dollar. There they have the really big ideas. But in fact there is a second much larger class of judgements where judging you is only a means to something else. Patent trolls seem to have looked far for ideas.

The problem is, the USPTO in effect slept with Amazon on the first date. Which means if the qualities that make someone a great programmer are evenly distributed, 95% of great programmers are born outside the US. Will we even be writing programs in an imaginary hundred-year language now, it would take me several weeks of research to be able to say whether patents have in general been a net win to blow off everything you were supposed to do for the next few days to work on the most important principles in Silicon Valley has been happening for thousands of years is dangerous. So have we just shown, by reductio ad absurdum, that it's false that economic inequality is to treat it as a book. That's still expensive. Ok, he replied. He will smite you in his just wrath, but there's no malice in it. When I think of the people working in it. If a company starts misbehaving, smart people won't work there. It's a sideline for most of them, we could make sites for people who didn't want them, we either try to remove it, or shift the startup sideways.

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I'm vegetarian with an interest in going vegan bc it "feels right" to minimize my violence footprint, but I'm curious to havw your insight on ethics based veganism and its extensions. For context, my fam is Jain so they don't eat onions, garlic, root vegetables, figs etc. The idea is that some vegetables are inethical to consume because there may be insects inside and others because if you eat the root, the plant will die (as opposed to fruit igs). But technically this logical can be extended(1)

forever right? During our holy festival, we boil all our water so we don't accidentally ingest microbes and we don't pour hot water down the drain similarly so microbes and small insects are not hurt. But, boiling water will still kill insects, we will still inhale microbes--its impossible to be completely nonviolent, so where do we draw the line? At what point to we begin living again conveniently rather than ethically? Does our contribution "matter" if our peers are largely unchanging (2)

Intention, action and impact as if it doesnt have plural and reverberating consequences (4). Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this avatar of existentialism

I just want to preface this by saying that I am really interested in Jainism and I respect it’s ideology in many ways, I understand that religious issues can be sensitive but I hope that none of this will offend you, and if it does I hope you’ll know that it isn’t my intention. I also didn’t get ask number 3, so I can only answer the sections I did receive.

Jainism is probably the religion which is most compatible with veganism, alongside some forms of modern paganism. That said, I do find some of the lines drawn by modern practitioners to be pretty arbitrary. Boiling water to avoid microbes, but not applying the principle of ahisma to animals who clearly are harmed and killed in order to accquire a product like milk or eggs, is more than a little bit contradictory.

Whenever I ask Jains about veganism, the responses I get were pretty disappointingly similar to the ones I get from every other non-vegan. ‘Treated well,’ ‘we heed x and y vitamins,’ ‘ethical sourcing’, ‘it is permitted by Jainism’ etc. Some talk about ahisma dairies, but only getting dairy from these places would mean a completely plant-based diet 99% of the time. Yet harm understood as not killing but still exploiting is limited in my view, and I’ve never really heard a solid justification for that.

The problem is that any ideology based around non-violence or harm reduction will always have to draw a line somewhere, and you can always argue that where this line precisely is drawn is based on arbitrary criteria, because it always will be in some respects. It ends up being about what I can practically do as opposed to what I should do according to my own principles. If I believe in environmentalism I can stop buying single-use plastics but I may still have to drive to work, for example. I can’t stop people littering but I can stop individual contributions to it. Similarly, as a Jain you can boil your water but can’t avoid killing microbes as you wash and just move around in the world. There will always be some ‘what about x, what about y’ involved, because it’s not practically possible to avoid all harm.

I think that the concept of intention is an important one, at the time I think a lot of the rules of Jainism were the best attempt to not harm that was available at the time it was developed, but practitioners have ended up sticking with those ancient principles and turned them into normative rules, rather than adapting them to the modern world. Nowadays, I think a lot of the acts involved in practicing Jainism have become largely symbolic. Some of these acts do practically avoid causing harm, but as you said, this could be extended far further than it is in mainstream Jainism. I think that practitioners demonstrate their commitment to ahisma with these acts, while recognising that of course, they can’t live entirely non-violent lives free of causing any harm. Again, intention becomes the important factor.

As for whether or not this makes a difference or has an impact, I think at a micro level it definitely does, which is sort of the point. Jains aren’t trying to make everyone Jains, so there is no evangelical movement per ce, no attempt at some macro global change, but as an individual agent acting on individual beings in the universe, my actions do matter within the scope of the beings they affect. If I don’t go fishing then I have not stopped others from doing so, but my actions do make a difference to that fish. If I don’t remove that carrot and don’t displace those microbes or insect, my actions make a difference to those individual beings, even if the person next to me won’t do the same.

From what I gather, most Jains feel like the act of living out non-violence has an impact on the self and on the individuals concerned, and I can get behind that as a concept. The principle of ahisma is really about radical non-violence, and I think in living that way and demonstrating it to others you do make a real difference, even if that impact isn’t always tangible. I think that trying to live in such a way as to cause the least harm possible is a beautiful thing, it’s the same thing that vegans are doing, we just have different interpretations of what that means and why we are motivated to do it.

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