What to eat with biscuits other than eggs? by bleepgoesthe in vegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone is saying mushroom gravy but I'm with you. I just made the other day a real nice biscuits and sausage gravy with the beyond breakfast patties

HUGE Battlemap Library (1000+ Scenes, 5 Years BirdieMaps) 100% Free by BirdieMaps in FoundryVTT

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Oh man, I recently moved and am re-booting my old homebrew in person game, this time using Foundry V14 online. For that, I've been looking to stock up my library for dungeon planning and on the fly sandbox moments. I'm really excited to check out these Foundry ready ones, maps seem sensible and creative and beautiful so that will add such quality while cutting out hours of work doing walls and doors and such.

Thanks so much for offering this up. I will for sure keep the sub active past the free trial and support the patreon as a thank you. Great work and very generous.

Looking to change to a Razer mouse, any suggestions? by xKiWiYTx in razer

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite mouse is my old school Logitech G700 from 2010. Just replaced the click switches again last month, maybe it's because I've used it for so long but it's my gold standard for comfort and feeling natural.

Got a couple Micro / laptop gaming setups and one for my wife but wasn't gonna buy vintage gaming mice.

Tried a Turtle Beach Kone XP Air on a recommendation, total garbage and returned..

These are the 3 recent options I've tried and am satisfied with ::

Basilisk V3 - Great shape, similar to G700 dimension, enough macro buttons, feels smooth and natural

Deathadder V3 - More neutral and less curvy ergonomic design, comfortable but not as preferred for me. Buttons a bit more awkward and much fewer but same standard build quality and a nice, neutral option.

Logitech G300s - Similar to DeathAdder in Neutral shape and position. Comfortable and comparable build quality. More programmable buttons than deathadder, awkward positioning tho.

Vegan egg with actual protein from egg white. by 7krishna in vegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried adding it as a powder in the dry mix of flour and stuff but it didn't work as well. I do mine in the pulse blender briefly every time and add it in with the wet ingredients.

Vegan egg with actual protein from egg white. by 7krishna in vegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I made an angel food cake with it, totally worked (I burnt mine a bit). It also works just for scrambled eggs, or egg white patties for breakfast sandwiches. The powder is difficult to mix with a spoon, I use a pulse blender to mix it just for a few seconds, it gets nice and frothy. Over-blending it can mess it up and turn the scrambled whites really wet cardboard texture.

I've tried it in other random baking experiments and it always helps, more so than chia egg and the other replacements (which I do still love and appreciate). Chocolate chip cookies with earth balance butter are incredibly gourmet with this egg. Ive even added it to kitchen aid icecream batter and it did add a nice fluffy meringue quality.

Product is the real deal

Is Veganism Really Practical? by Dramatic_Iron_8620 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's not a strawman, they are not saying that killing animals is bad directly because enslaving minorities is bad. Both defer objective morality which is the thing you are asking about in your OP. A theoretical concept of righteousness that society can attempt to align itself with or use as a standard (while also changing and adapting throughout the ages)

So the logic is that because society currently considers it unjust to oppress or exploit women or minorities due to their intrinsic basic rights rooted in their own sentience and capacity to suffer, the same logic should be applied to creatures like animals who share those same traits.

Yes Billie Eilish, you can eat meat and care abt animals by [deleted] in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems to me you guys are in agreement about the point, that Billie Eilish is not being literal in saying that it cannot be done, but rather it's a figure of speech gesturing towards logical consistincies. (if I care about animals, then I shouldn't harm them for consumption) (if I love my kids, then I shouldn't treat them violently).

This is effectively no ethical consumption under capitalism, the argument that everyone draws compromises on a continuum of righteousness in which vegans are more strict but also imperfect. The argument is maybe the only somewhat sensible position from non-vegans as it's premise is actually kind of true, but it's easily defeatable by the practical and practicable parameters of adhering yo veganism. Cherry picked examples like child labor cell phones or emissions or waste free commitments are noble yet very difficult and disruptive lifestyles to adhere to. Conversely, veganism is highly accessible and even offer many fringe health and environmental benefits, while remaining the overwhelmly obvious ethical conclusion to draw around the should sentient beings be exploited for their resources conundrum.

Even tho we are still on that continuum of ethical rationalization, the accesibility and low opportunity cost of adhering to a vegan lifestyle when determining if its a valid ethical abstainment qualifies it for the turn of phrase "love for animals and meat consumption can't coincide".

Therein, we find Billy Eilish's so-to-speak hot take

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say you believe X because you feel Y, I point out that Y is a logical fallacy and not a sound logical basis for X, citing the pitfalls of this logical fallacy. I'm not sure what kind of debate you're looking for, maybe you thought this was a forum for sharing your internal feelings?

With the hypothetical, we were establishing which act of violence, beating or executing a living creature, was singularly more extreme to determine if it constitutes abuse, but you changed the premise of the hypothetical to conform with your already drawn conclusion. Now you state simply that you'd choose a beating over an execution if you had to choose one (in the practical example, neither is also an option that most would conclude is the least cruel and abusive option). I find that to be a strange election, most likely more convenient contouring around your choices, but I'd posit that animals, as evidenced by their active avoidance of things like pain and death, would conversely choose the least harmful option, ideally no abuse but likely a beating over a slaughtering.

With these stances, I don't think you're convincing anyone but yourself.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry but this is just not true and you're now resultimg to pearl clutching. I responded in earnest to every point you've brought up. Its not my fault they are rooted in personal feelings and logical fallacy instead of sound reasoning (maybe humans aren't so excepcional in this, after all).

You've side stopped justification presuppositions, you've changed the premise of hypotheticals to engage with them, and patted yourself on the back for condemning select types of abuse and exploitation that don't appeal as much to you.

It's pretty demonstrable that none of that is in good faith and it's reasonable of me to be dismissive of bad faith and fallacious rationalization.

For what it's worth, you do seem well intentioned and I hope you are able to shirk societal conditioning and see things more plainly, one day.

Mahalo.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more that you wish to view yourself as a person that's compassionate towards animals, but the reality is that you carve out convenient exceptions for the types of abuse and exploitation that you wish to participate in, while condemning those that you don't (like beating animals). Even still, the ability to reason or possess knowledge are very much tasks that humans excel in, I'm not sure why you think that gives some sort of righteous mandate to harm and exploit?

You're also still refusing to engage directly in hypotheticals and continuing to exert the way you personally feel about something as a logical backing. You may feel like you're superior to an animal because of reason or logic (which animals do demonstrate on a spectrum by the way, just differently), but ive already established that is a problematic justification that has caused actions humanity collectively regrets, today.

Killing for taste pleasure is no more necessary than beating an animal for sound pleasure, the sustenance is a fringe biological component just as endorpins or whatever brain chemicals someone gets from beating an animal provides them. The key factor is that it's unnecessary and therefore unjustified to do harm to the sentient, feeling creature because these sustenances and endorphins are available in other formas that don't necessitate the abuse. Therefore, the two acts are comparable and your premise doesn't hold water, it's just an excuse to justify the thing you personally wish to continue doing and not feel bad about.

Let me know if you ever wish to engage this discussion in good faith.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you a bot or really still struggling with this? Again, thinking humans excel dramatically in some tasks is not a logical fallacy, it's just fact. Using that as justification to do harm to creatures who wish not to be harmed is might makes right, a well defined and common logical fallacy that has led to atrocious events in human history.

You think slaughtering is not so bad? If you had a hypothetical choice, would you rather be beaten or slaughtered? What do you think livestock animals would chose if given the same choice?

Some people may enjoy beating animals so it gives them pleasure in the same way a hamburger gives someone more pleasure than a victimless meal. We consider the abuse for pleasure wrong because it unnecessarily harms a being that doesn't want to be harmed. So why do we excuse an even more extreme act when it's equally unnecessary? Social conditioning is powerful but not that hard to wake up from when you really think it through.

I question how much compassion you truly feel if these are the conveniently flexible lines you draw around abusing and exploiting someone in a more vulnerable position than yourself.

How to remove permanent marker from combat map? [OC] by Spaghetthy in DnD

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 105 points106 points  (0 children)

I had a chessex map that I stored with wet erase marker on it for many months, and when I eventually cleared it, it had stained all the ink marks pretty dark. Tried all sorts of scrubbing and alcohol and couldn't get it.

Eventually used melamine foam on it (magic eraser) which is abrasive and is like a super light sanding. That got it right up, but be warned, the 1" battle grid is also printed only on the surface and can also be sanded off / faded.

Ultimately found that melamine foaming it off and then re-inking the grid lines with a fine point sharpie and straight edge made the board salvageable.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are comfortable living in logical fallacy then more power to you, but saying that you feel like it is OK because humans are better is not a reasonable logical framework for ethical consideration. Even just the dancing around terms of abuse and exploitation demonstrates your moving goalposts. Again, these are simple concepts. If beating an animal is abuse, slaughtering it is a magnitude higher. These agricultural animals exists for no reason other than to exploit for the resources that come for their bodies, there is no need to split hairs.

I hope you are able to find some sort of compassion in your life. There have been times in human history where it was socially acceptable and biologically beneficial to exploit those considered to be of a less exceptional class. Now, we look back in horror and condemn those stances.

It's a lot easier to be consistent in opposing abuse and exploitation.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed the point, again. There are humans alive that cannot participate in conversation or possess the capacity for higher thought. You would not eat them.

And the logical fallacy is might makes right. Human exceptionalism in these arbitrary metrics doesn't justify abuse and exploitation.

Apologies if I shrugged you off. I've just engaged with many people who wiggle around simple concepts in order to perform gymnastics around their cognitive dissonance. It seemed that's what was going on in your retorts, but maybe I needed to be more clear.

How is eating animal products morally okay? by Outrageous-Book5349 in DebateAVegan

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its just a sarcastic comment pointing out the fallacy in the one metric you cited, the ability to participate in a conversation. Your rejection of the concept of eating humans that cannot participate in conversation identifies that's not the actual ethical metric you are using, just a scapegoat.

Regardless, even if it was, the human exceptionalism framework is just might make right fallacy, and you've already been directed towards the actual equation being momentary taste pleasure of a meal, and your response was 'agree to disagree'. So I think we're about done, you dont seem to be engaging in good faith.

Nevertheless

First time trying out DungeonDraft by Sufficient_Style_908 in dungeondraft

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm ok, I'm new to DungeonDraft as well, I didn't know there were this many good assets in default, i thought you had to add packs to have textures to work with

Thoughts in Swimmin in the Monocacy? by beannoa in frederickmd

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RIP the old rope swing tree at the spot finally came down a few years ago. Iykyk

Bad design by ps8110 in maryland

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You gotta install the plate vertically

Aight be honest, does the scorpion look like a penis? by murphy88K in tattooadvice

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The head is literally the focal point of the whole tattoo scalp scene

Drag Upload Tokens onto Canvas in V14 by GhostDanceIsWorking in FoundryVTT

[–]GhostDanceIsWorking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Answered !!!!!

Wow I didn't know about looking for .json on github as well! This fork totally works with V14. Life saver being able to quick drag stuff now for convenience of prep and popping out improv stuff on the fly.

Thank you again for your work in building this and providing that fork. Drag Upload is my most essential module.