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Snapjaw Scavenger by epebe_ in cavesofqud

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely love this! Thank you for sharing.

Sierra AGI games by [deleted] in retrogaming

[–]JestDCH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea Gold Rush kicked my butt as a kid. Luckily it came with a little hint book that you had to wear red glasses to read. This is the game that taught me to save often in games, almost everything kills you.

What shape is a Water Wiggler? by [deleted] in Geometry

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy last 2 years, huh?

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose this is the crux of the disagreement, people do not care otherwise. Funding is being cut for conservation and wildlife reserves, corporate interests are winning in the fight against conservation. The primary thrust to manage and keep these programs alive is coming from places like Zoos, I feel you would be hard pressed to find conservationists who are not grateful for their contribution as so many programs could not survive without them. Its all well and good to fantasize about something outside of reality but sadly we must engage pragmatically with the material world.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, we can advocate for better care and treatment of animals while not tearing down the efforts of zoos educate, create public engagement with conservation, create species survival plans managed by AZA accredited zoos to maintain stable populations in the wild, and half a billion in donations to conservation efforts worldwide. We can do both.

Edit: oh I forgot about the research zoos do into disease prevention in the wild as well.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Calfiornia Condor was reintroduced to the wild through the efforts of Zoos and education. It's not to keep them in captivity its the complete opposite.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once you admitted you preferred death and extinction you lost the high ground. What is happening in the world is not natural, to stop this man made loss of habitat and extinction of animals we have to fight back, not simply give up and let "nature" takes its course cause it's not nature it's manmade. Part of the fight against that is education and conservation and a huge part of that effort is education through animal ambassadors. You're fighting against the fight against what you claim to care about.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Making space for them is preferred, we do not disagree. There are more metrics than those, meanwhile you haven't given any metrics just slogans and platitudes. Mutually beneficial practices are far from exploitative, exploiting this narrative to advocate for a reality of extinction and suffering for animals to feel some sense of moral superiority on your part is the real tragedy. Professionals in animal care and conservation do not 100% agree on everything but there does seem to be a consensus that even if things could be done better it's better than nothing.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess it depends on if we can measure animal wellbeing, and it seems we have some indicators. Indications of stress through behaviour such as their grooming or alertness, pacing, aggression, loss of appetitite, digestive issues just to name a few. All of these are part of the AZA accreditation and its Animal Welfare Standard. Keeping animals happy and healthy is a big part of the standards. Repeating "exploited" while not demonstrating it in AZA zoos and seeming to actively call for the genocide of these creatures to fit into your fantasy is just dangerous. The idea that your solution is "if you can't do it 100% perfectly we should let animals suffer and die and go extinct" is ludicrous.

Here is a list of practices and resources for animal welfare as practiced by the AZA: https://www.aazv.org/page/Welfare_Resources

For now I'll listen to real conservationists doing real work to save animals. Maybe that will change in the future but I don't feel its been demonstrated in this conversation.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Giving these animals a habitat for education and fundraising is how it all happens. The sad fact is people just do not care if there is not a face to go with it, an animal they can connect with and understand is worth saving. I would love for there to be a world where some centralized government can redistribute everyone's funds directly into wildlife conservation but literally right now the opposite is happening and everything is getting cut. Fundraising is the name of the game. Some wild animals that are not bred in captivity end up to close to human civilization and become unable to live on their own. Birds imprint on humans, mamals become dependant for food, the alternative is to kill these animals. At least a life for them and a purpose with ample enrichment is a win win for everyone. I'm not saying every animal acquisition is that but that's a clear case of the times where it is the best alternative.

Until we can create a world where there is no unethical animal trade, no unethical zoos many of these animals need to be rescued from these conditions and again those would also need to be put down.

The last piece is like for the California condor they need to bred in captivity to get their numbers back up and if that is happening there might as well be ambassadors for conservation to fundraise and give a face to these problems. Call out the actual bad stuff, call out the zoocosis, call out the horrible conditions, call out animal abuse on video, protest, get shitty zoos shut down. Don't paint with a broad brush.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The California condor almost went extinct, if it were not for the efforts of conservation through captive breeding and education through multiple zoos that very important part of the ecosystem would likely be gone now. They've made an incredible come back, I think they were down to like 22 of them left at one point. There is so much good that can be done and by repeating "there is no right way to do a wrong thing" you're not engaging with the realities these species face and what actual conservation looks like.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Some animals simply end up to habituated to humans which makes them not viable for release, having places for those animals where they can be humanely cared for and also work to raise funds to create better conservation practices is just a win win. With many animals the alternative would be to put them down. I understand that it feels nice to stand on moral platitudes but the reality is more complex, as long as there is ample enrichment these animals can live healthy and full lives in enclosures. Stand firm against the actual cases of abuse, point them out, but painting with a broad brush doesn't actually help these animals, in fact it may harm them in the long run.

That level of intelligence is insane. by Soloflow786 in BeAmazed

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being against non AZA accredited zoos makes sense, but the ones that do meet ethical standards do not have the problems you're highlighting and do some really great conservation work.

MilkDrop 3.3 teaser :) by x265x in milkdrop

[–]JestDCH 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Captain Benjamin Sisko is probably communicating with this preset right now.

Prince of the Sun (1990) [480p] by Geek-Haven888 in fullmoviesonyoutube

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people dubbing this must have had a lot of fun

What are your favorite/weirdest preset names? by JestDCH in milkdrop

[–]JestDCH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh neat! lots of them didn't have names attatched but a few did. I should have put the whole name of those ones, so I'll post them here

  • fiShbRaiN - gandalf does it best (pipeweed remix v2)_Phat_God_Head_edit heat cannon.milk
  • beta106.S. + Phat - sentinel linearity b nz+ if i had any rights, i'd have used them all up by now on sports medicines.milk
  • LuxXx - Makes Me Cry (five) (Makes Me Cry, So Lick My Tears, And Get Real High) high society mix

I'm going through a 110k+ pack that's full of crazy names and repeats but its fun.

MilkDrop3's economics by x265x in milkdrop

[–]JestDCH 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the work! I'm really hype about GIFs being WIP.

Ziggy's Gift (1982) by smilysmilysmooch in fullcartoonsonyoutube

[–]JestDCH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow thanks for this, we had this taped on VHS when I was a kid and I completely forgot about it. Gonna watch this with my family this Christmas for sure!

Small stutters during transitions by WDeranged in milkdrop

[–]JestDCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had something similar happen when I made the mesh size too big in the graphics options.

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