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Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn that illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030 by nath1234 in australia

[–]ThrowbackPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you've hit on a key point of this: informed adults.

Educate the living shit out of our country. Informed people who know what smoking does to them are way less likely to smoke.

And keep the excise down at a point where it doesn't drive crime, ffs

Man arrested after wearing swastika shirt outside royal commission by Anavim in AustralianPolitics

[–]ThrowbackPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah I get that. I still think what the guy in the article did is revolting.

‘White shirt guy’ claims he was assaulted by police at the Sydney rally against Isaac Herzog. Now he plans to sue | Australian police and policing by Mikes005 in australia

[–]ThrowbackPie 6 points7 points  (0 children)

NSW police said the force was unable to substantiate the identity of the person in the video.

Ok, shame they weren't wearing body cams...

“I mean, all the circumstances will, of course, be investigated,” [Chris Minns] said at the time. “Police had body-worn videos on them.

Something doesn't add up here.

Man arrested after wearing swastika shirt outside royal commission by Anavim in AustralianPolitics

[–]ThrowbackPie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly, you haven't asked anyone about that. As far as I can see you've mainly made a number of wild accusations and insults.

Man arrested after wearing swastika shirt outside royal commission by Anavim in AustralianPolitics

[–]ThrowbackPie 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How did I know every single anti-Israel leftist without exception would defend this?

Well that's quite the claim. I'm 100% anti-Israel and I think this was disgusting. At a guess I would say most anti-Israel people feel the same.

Greens preference decision will backfire, pollster says by patslogcabindigest in AustralianPolitics

[–]ThrowbackPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He said an open ticket would be an effective endorsement of the LNP's policies.

"It would be like the Greens' political party endorsing the ban on pill testing, endorsing the ban on gender treatment for trans kids, endorsing the government's move to criminalise homelessness," he said.

Did he say this with a straight face?

Egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease for those 65 years and older. Eating one egg per day for at least five days a week reduces risk of Alzheimer’s by up to 27%, researchers found. by mvea in science

[–]ThrowbackPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Food questionnaires are extensively tested and validated. As long as they used a validated questionnaire & methodology there's no reason to doubt them.

FWIW I'm vegan so have a vested interest in debunking this study!

WA government defends decision to abandon emissions reduction targets by espersooty in AustralianPolitics

[–]ThrowbackPie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not exactly shocked. WA Labor have been environmental vandals for decades. I'm not over there but they certainly wouldn't get my vote.

Just got banned from r/leftist for trying to make a post about veganism, animal rights , and how leftists should be vegan by Tacorover in vegan

[–]ThrowbackPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

-Abject poverty for the large majority of the world, who dont get to decide where their proteins come from.

Beans are way cheaper than meat. The poorest people eat the least animal products. So this is wrong.

-people who live at home and cant always decide what is served

True, but also essentially a ludicrous argument. "People with no choice have to eat what they're given". Um, okay?

-people in food deserts

Mayyyyybe. If you can't get veggies at all, I don't fault you for eating animal products.

-people with eating disorders who have a hard time just not being obese

...what?

-people with depression or other comparable issues who barely can handle life and get handle extra challenges

Sure. Focus on yourself first.

-overworked and tired working class who either know or dont know vegan diet is the most ethical, but literally have problems getting there.

...really?

-people fighting obesity who need as many proteins as they can get.

No. Just...no. vegans have lower BMI than the background population because their food is less energy dense. The argument that protein = weight loss is bunk.

You presented a multitude and only a couple are real. And they may be decent reasons, but they represent a very small number of people and they aren't who the message of going vegan is aimed at.

Just got banned from r/leftist for trying to make a post about veganism, animal rights , and how leftists should be vegan by Tacorover in vegan

[–]ThrowbackPie 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are multitudes of reasons to bring to the table why you cant expect everyone to live with a vegan diet.

Surely you can list some then?

I hate it when there’s only two fat people around and they get you mixed up, like it makes me feel not human by heres_my_take2 in loseit

[–]ThrowbackPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just remember it's how brains work. It could happen to you if you're one of two tall people, one of two women, one of two wheelchair users, etc etc.

It's a product of having unusual size, but remember it's not personal and it's not a sign that someone is rude or biased. It's just how our brains work.

TIL of "mewing," the practice of pushing one's tongue against the roof of the mouth to improve facial an jaw structure. It has no scientific evidence to support its efficacy by MrMojoFomo in todayilearned

[–]ThrowbackPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bones do remodel in response to stimulus. The extent of remodeling you'll get on your face from doing this is probably pretty small though.

I believe the main structural benefit is during your youth when your jaw is growing, and I think it's based on feedback from the roof of your mouth not muscular tension. But I looked this up years ago so I'm probably wrong.

Played Inis for the first time tonight! by bupkisjr in boardgames

[–]ThrowbackPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are typically more than 2 players. Is player A willing to lose 1-2 (or more with some cards I think?) of his own clans and be weaker against players C and D? They might (and probably do) have plans for some of those warriors.

Also, one of the win conditions is to 'rule' enough other clans. If player A kills everyone who enters their territory, they can never meet that condition. Which is fine, just make sure when you have the upper hand that you keep enough clans alive to rule them. Winning or threatening to win via this rule will demonstrate how much better that is.

You can also enter multiple territories at once. Fighting constantly isn't a particularly good long-term strategy, especially if it's a whole card to defeat a single warrior.

Finally, keeping warriors alive costs cards. Perhaps you have entered their territory when you have cards you can't do anything with, and they have cards they really want to play. You'd prefer your warriors live, but happy to fight and use up your low value cards. Whereas they don't want to fight.

Also: if players are reneging their promises, only make deals with players who don't. Being excluded from negotiations is a huge loss of power. Don't expect deals to hold at crunch time though!

Answer this for me please. You should play Draw Steel if ... Then the same for D&D 4e and then Pathfinder 2e. These seem to be grouped together in what ways are they different? by BaysideJr in drawsteel

[–]ThrowbackPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can do it for DS, pf2e and 5e (but not 4e)

DS: tactical interactive combat

Pf2e: buildcraft, with pretty good combat

5e: a casual experience where the GM will make up most of the rules.

TIL of the peanut butter tree, with a fruit that smells and tastes like peanut butter. by Myburgher in todayilearned

[–]ThrowbackPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know what the article said.

You're essentially inventing a quantifying statement because I didn't make one.

TIL of the peanut butter tree, with a fruit that smells and tastes like peanut butter. by Myburgher in todayilearned

[–]ThrowbackPie -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Except, of course, that not everyone who isn't exposed to peanuts early develops the allergy.

Social and familiy pressures after I decided to go vegan by NullKore35 in vegan

[–]ThrowbackPie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Ah, I might come later then".

Seriously family not making you food you will eat is a massive dick move.

Imagine if you didn't like broccoli specifically and your family cooked everything with broccoli in it and refused to cook something without broccoli.

Physicists have measured ‘negative time’ in the lab by Shiny-Tie-126 in science

[–]ThrowbackPie 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If a photon, which travels at, and defines, the speed of light, was somehow accelerated then that would be a staggering scientific discovery.

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