threeduck

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[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I like Tidal, it pays the artists the most of all services.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago

The fact people are greedy is not the reason pure socialism/communism fails, there's a multitude of reasons it simply doesn't work well: a lack of market forces upending resource allocation, incentive problems, lack of consumer sovereignty, reduced innovation++

Best system IMO is a fusion model, publically owned industries where it matters (health, education, PT), and private where it doesn't (goods, foods etc).

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The "not developed until 25" is a myth. The famous study looking at frontal lobe development had age brackets up to 25 years old, non-scientific people took that to mean "that must be where the brain stops developing".

Later research shows it continuously develops.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

If you could voluntarily STOP your taxes going to these wars, you would, right? That's what I'm doing when I stop buying meat, literally stopping the sale of meat.

But hey, good luck with your preaching for mass suicide I guess. I'll keep being based here on earth while you waste yourself.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm guessing this is your alt account huh. Because your last one got banned? Still speaking with the same monosyllabic single sentence "no-u" I see.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That's relative privation - appeal to worse problems. It incorrectly assumes that we can or should only care about the current worst suffering and that moral concern is zero sum.

There's very little I can do to end the wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Iran etc. But I am directly funding and maintaining the meat industry every time I buy meat.

Also don't kill yourself, that's cringe. Be based, fight on.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well that person is literally helping you sleep at night by reducing the planets GHG emissions. You're welcome I guess?

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah currently the difference doesn't amount to much because we're still eating livestock, BUT if we stopped eating that livestock, we could return to a more natural Australia where shooting our national animals isn't a requirement.

As I said, you're right, eating roos is definitely better, but your argument is an appeal to futility, "I won't be able to convince everyone to stop eating meat, so I'll continue doing moral failures". You could use that argument to continue all horrible injustices, right? "I won't be able to convince everyone to vote for Labor, so I'll vote Liberal as well".

It's much MUCH easier to convince people to drop meat when you've done it yourself, I've converted 5 of my friends over the course of my 6 years, two of which are from rural NZ.

[–] threeduck@aussie.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Hahaha why do people just spout complete bullshit like they know anything.

A Poore and Nemeck 2008 meta-analysis covering 38,000 farms in 119 countries found that food systems contribute 26% of the planets GHG emissions, of which ~57% comes from animal ag. Meaning this study found ~15% of the entire planets GHG comes from animal ag.

Don't forget, 70% of the food we grow is fed directly to farm animals instead of humans.

Stop spewing bullshit and look up the data?

 

Mrs and I tried lab grown fois gras quail, apparently the first in Australia. Amazing to be able to buy this in a restaurant, after hearing about it year after year.

It was certainly meaty, a flavour you simply don't get with any meat-free chicken, really pungent and distinct (not that I've ever had dead quail).

A place called Bottarga in Brighton, Melbourne. Wasn't cheap, but I'd pay top dollar to support the transition.

 

Back in 2017, with no prior coding or game development experience, I decided to learn Unity and started work on Game Over.

Up until the pre-release reviews were giving it 10/10, 8.5/10 & 8/10 (Pizza Fria, Checkpoint Gaming, Thumb Culture respectively), I was dead set nervous that the game might be no good.

It comes out today on Steam (in half an hour, feel like I'm gonna barf). I've met some of my best playtesters here on Lemmy, so I'm happy to announce it here specifically!

Steam Link Trailer

 

Back in 2017, with no prior coding or game development experience, I decided to learn Unity and started work on Game Over.

Up until the pre-release reviews were giving it 10/10, 8.5/10 & 8/10 (Pizza Fria, Checkpoint Gaming, Thumb Culture respectively), I was dead set nervous that the game might be no good.

It comes out today on Steam (in half an hour, feel like I'm gonna barf). I've met some of my best playtesters here on Lemmy, so I'm happy to announce it here specifically!

Steam Link Trailer

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Made a book lamp (infosec.pub)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by threeduck@aussie.zone to c/diy@beehaw.org
 

Pieces required. Three books from a thrift store ($6) pretty books are everywhere it seems! Australian lamp fitting with switch from AliExpress ($11), 3w LED bulb from AliExpress ($14).

Things I needed to buy: 40mm drill bit to drill through the books to fit the lamp socket ($12). Clamps to hold the books down during surgery ($20 for two).

Things I already had: PVA glue to attach the books together and seal the pages. Drill and 8mm drill bit, to feed the wire though and out the back of the bottom book. Soldering iron, I had to break open the light switch and snip the wires off to feed JUST the power cable through the drill hole I'd made (power plug too big)

I'm no DIY expert, and this was a fairly easy project. No major hurdles, and it looks great on my homemade ladder shelf.

 

Was originally with AAMI, and noticed they had quietly dropped my covered rate to $7,500. If I was willing to pay more, I could be insured for $10,500 max. This is for a 2008 top spec Nissan 350z, which you couldn't look at for anything less than $17,000. My premiums for comprehensive were about to go up to $141 a month (despite being with them for 5 years with no claims) so I checked with Shannons, and they covered to $20,000 for $146 a month. Always pays to check how much you're covered, as if my car was written off, I'd be getting less than half it's worth. Outrageous.

 

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.

 

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.

 
 

"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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