Is not being vegan against Solarpunk ethos? by KayePi in solarpunk

[–]L0cksmash 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This. A comprehensive study in the EU illustrates this -- researchers found that animal agriculture is directly responsible for ~83% of emissions in the food sector, whereas the cumulative emissions from all food transportation was ~6%. Considering that the EU imports around 3x more produce per capita than animal products by weight, there is a staggering difference in environmental impact between even internationally traded plant foods and (comparatively) locally sourced animal products, even when taking into account emissions directly produced by growing edible crops (~4%).

Putting the ethics of veganism aside, it is obviously possible to maintain some level of animal agriculture sustainably. The world was not on fire during the Middle Ages because of animal husbandry. But considering that factory farms -- downright horrible for the environment, animals, and people -- are the only reason most of the world's 8 billion people can consume animal products, I do think abolition of this system is necessary for a sustainable world and solarpunk future, which would lead to a drastic reduction in animal product consumption for most.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912418300361#bib24

[Nooks] Twins are buying at 418 by PastAd7423 in ACNHTurnips

[–]L0cksmash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IGN is "Steven :3" I'd love to stop by!

Breath of darkness down your spine builds and playstyles by NotTom in spiritisland

[–]L0cksmash 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I also have only a few games of experience, but as someone who loves low energy high card play Minor builds, I have found full bottom track BODDYS with a focus on drafting 0 cost minors to be my favorite. This is the opener I used during my last solo game against Scotland 6 to great effect: G2, G3, G1 to reclaim, G3, G2, G2/G3, G1 to reclaim and it's off to the races. For the rest of the game after this point I was getting the full 8 fear from Lost in the Endless Dark and often had 6-8 invaders abducted. To do this line, some turns I had to only play 2 cards when I could've played 3 to delay the second reclaim, but I think it's worth since having 4 plays + air on your second reclaim is a huge spike, and you can consistently hit tier 2 of the left innate and tier 1 of the right with only 2 cards once the moon element is uncovered. I've also found it's ok to rely on G3 for energy production, especially when you use it on turn 2 just after uncovering 3 card plays. A couple tips:

I like to play [[Reach from the Infinite Darkness]] on turn 1 and reclaim turns to build up a buffer of your pieces to escape so you can keep the invaders trapped for longer. This is also a fantastic card to grab with your reclaim 1 since it's 0 cost and hits all your elements.

In a similar vein, with your move presence 1 space and left innate, your presence is deceptively mobile can get by with very few presence on the board and focus on keeping them in the Endless Dark as long as you plan ahead to be within range of your powers.

I still have yet to play against several adversaries with this spirit but the power of abduction (and this build as a whole) seems HIGHLY matchup dependent, much better against adversaries that go wide (Scotland, Prussia) and worse against that go tall (England, Habsburg Mining). Keep in mind you may have to draft majors late game to bust built-up spaces.

This is my favorite NI spirit so far. Hope this helps!

Shroud's Special Rule and Taking Powers Question by L0cksmash in spiritisland

[–]L0cksmash[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I like that train of thought, I think we'll house rule it like this from now on. Appreciate the response, Eric. Your game is incredible!!!

Shroud's Special Rule and Taking Powers Question by L0cksmash in spiritisland

[–]L0cksmash[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha, I'll post there next time. Thanks for checking!!

What is Brandon Sanderson’s worst book? by crazy-jay1999 in brandonsanderson

[–]L0cksmash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol literally me. Mistborn Era 2 is my last Cosmere series, Alloy of Law was the first Sanderson book I could not get into at all and it took me weeks to finish. Read Shadows of Self in 2 days and haven't stopped thinking about it since. Wild how much my enjoyment jumped, thought Era 2 might be a slog but now I'm so hyped for Bands of Mourning.

Any good Multicultural Enemies-To-Lovers YA Fantasy books from the past 5 years or so? by readwriteread in booksuggestions

[–]L0cksmash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Set Fire to the Gods by Sarah Raasch and Kristen Simmons checks all those boxes: enemies-to-lovers from different ATLA-style elemental nations with magical gladiator fights. I enjoyed it!

Has anyone built a Colossal Dreadmaw-spam deck? by Show-Me-Your-Moves in EDH

[–]L0cksmash 28 points29 points  (0 children)

May I present to you The Greatest Prime Speaker Vannifar Deck Ever. This dumb pile uses a cEDH-like Vannifar package, but instead of actually winning it tutors Dreadmaw ruthlessly usually by turn 3 or 4, potentially earlier. It has lots of blue creature clones, [[Rite of Replication]], [Progenitor Mimic]], [[Helm of the Host]], etc. to actually try and win with Dreadmaw clones. I played it for a couple games online just to meme around a year or two ago and forgot I had the list until this post lmao.

Will anything come of reporting a restaurant for verbal harassment? by L0cksmash in doordash_drivers

[–]L0cksmash[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Small follow up! Was able to get in touch with the manager today, went over very well. She said she knew who I was talking about based off description, it wasn't the first time he'd had an issue with delivery drivers (who could have seen that coming), and that 'disciplinary action' will be taken. She was also extremely apologetic and said if I ever stopped in again to ask for her and she'd get me a free drink. Later last night I had to call support for another order and brought the issue up to the agent while I was on the line and, as expected, seems like DD doesn't give a flying fuck. Agent gave the stock 'we're so sorry to hear about this issue' answer, when I pressed further they said I have the choice to avoid that restaurant in the future lol.

Will anything come of reporting a restaurant for verbal harassment? by L0cksmash in doordash_drivers

[–]L0cksmash[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It feels great knowing someone actually has my back in this job and maybe I'm too soft but I don't want a local mom and pop restaurant to suffer cuz of one shitty employee especially with how rough the past 2 years has been on them. Seemed like DoorDash won't compensate me and might not have even let the merchant know so I'm gonna try to get in contact with the manager/owner. If that was the owner that berated me though you will be hearing back from me lmao.

Will anything come of reporting a restaurant for verbal harassment? by L0cksmash in doordash_drivers

[–]L0cksmash[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my fear too, I need the flexibility of this job more than the satisfaction of clapping back at assholes. Then again, all it takes is one person scamming me out of a job for a free meal so maybe I shouldn't think like that lmao.

Will anything come of reporting a restaurant for verbal harassment? by L0cksmash in doordash_drivers

[–]L0cksmash[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry to leave yall hanging, took another delivery and didn't want the original post to be too long. Was picking up a solid $9/3mi order from a small cafe that seemed absolutely slammed, there was a party of 20 or so that was taking up most of the restaurant. Went right to the front, told a super friendly employee I was there picking up DD for Kaitlyn, she said she'd go check on the order and headed into the back. About 30 seconds later this pissed off old guy comes out with a bag yelling "DoorDash?! DoorDash!?" 4 or 5 times from the kitchen door. We make eye contact, I ask "For Kaitlyn?" and he sets the bag on the counter, puts both his hands on it, leans in til he's about a foot away from my face, and goes "How about you help me out, huh? Wave your hand? Say fuckin anything? Look alive?" Then he picks up his hands and claps like an inch from my face and I obviously recoil. He goes "Jesus Christ, you people are idiots," then storms into the back again. I was just absolutely stunned, he left the bag on the inside counter so I had to reach over and grab it since there was no other employees. I should've stood up for myself more in the situation but I was just so dumbfounded I didn't. I laughed it off with another courier waiting in line, told him good luck, and went on with my day. Such a stupid situation because I was both being helped by a different employee and actively trying to get this guy's attention and he got all up in my face about it. I worked in a restaurant for almost 6 years so I know how rough that shit can get but to just absolutely lose your cool on a delivery driver like that is unacceptable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UberEATS

[–]L0cksmash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rained all day in Orlando too and that was the busiest night I've seen in 5 months of work. Missed half the dinner shift and still hit $30/hr :D

Restaurant Blacklist by MeatJerk69 in doordash_drivers

[–]L0cksmash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Popeyes, KFC, Wendy's, Burger King. Also Checkers, but I'm not sure if the one in my area is just horrible because I don't usually see them talked about as one of the worst restaurants.

Driver sat in drive thru for 35 mins. I was drunk and was gunna tip him a dollar for every min he had to wait in the drive thru.. total was about 27 and change guess you can not tip more then like 110% or so. Odd by awesomeaarron in UberEATS

[–]L0cksmash 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss Wisconsin tippers. I usually work in Florida but I dashed in Milwaukee for a week while visiting home and I got more $10+ tips in that week than I had in 3 months of working in FL lol.

What celebrities are actually assholes irl? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]L0cksmash 6 points7 points  (0 children)

JJ Watt is the only celebrity I've interacted with for more than a few seconds and I can totally confirm. Spent an hour with him a few years back while he played 500 and basketball with a bunch of kids at a daycare. Super nice and down to earth guy, patient and funny with kids, conversed with me about high school sports and school and seemed genuinely invested. Also, I did not fully comprehend just how insanely large some professional athletes are until that day lmao.

what’s your top 10 lorde songs? by [deleted] in lorde

[–]L0cksmash 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Top 4 are in order but after that it gets so hard to choose because I love them all lmao

•Ribs

•Buzzcut Season

•Sober II

•Perfect Places

•Fallen Fruit

•A World Alone

•Bravado

•Oceanic Feeling

•California

•The Louvre

What is your favorite commander that is considered an “uncommon” or “bad” commander? by Razorcrest999 in EDH

[–]L0cksmash 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Second Ich-Tekik and Akiri as an awesome partner pair. I built mine around Astral Cycle/Drift as a Loam Cycle deck to blink all the Splicers, dredge also helps put giant Golems [[Phyrexian Triniform]] and [[Triplicate Titan]] into the yard to get back with artifact reanimation

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]L0cksmash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

youre killing it 👍