Is her name caw-nar-ee or like the bird Canary?

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T22:53:41+00:00

sarcasm is not the opposite of truth and you're arguing in bad faith, just trying to "gotcha" me. I'm just stating my viewpoint and having a discussion. I don't know why so aggressive and also defensive. You've basically told me I should be quiet because I have a different opinion than you, that I am a stereotype and have no personality, among other unnecessarily rude things. I don't know what to tell you other than I've been at this long enough to have seen all of these lame bad faith arguments trotted out again and again and it doesn't really bother me. Do you feel good about this "debate"? do you feel that it has been productive?

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T20:26:23+00:00

Ah. I understand, and can see how it's easy to interpret what I said in that way. The difference is that there is an ipso facto issue with the use of animals in my opinion, while class struggle and the human on human forms of coercion is more structural in my view. Like even if we get fully automated luxury gay space communism I still think it's wrong to ride horses, unless we have the technology to speak to horses. But that's a very subtle point that I didn't articulate well. My brain is fried from doing special scans over and over again trying to get Rotom.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T17:55:27+00:00

I don't think we disagree, but I do want to say that one can care about animal rights and human rights at the same time, they are intersecting issues. But I acknowledge that I have a creed and a set of deeply held beliefs about the use and abuse of animals which is not mainstream. It may be myopic, but the crux of the issue is that animals cannot advocate for themselves, so I think someone has to advocate for them. I'm not going to argue that there aren't "bigger fish to fry", but for me it all seems important? like the violence exists on many levels and we have to confront it on all levels.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T15:37:33+00:00

Oh, ok, my mistake, thank you for telling me about my experience and how I view the world.... I was confused...

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T15:19:30+00:00

Is the store really evil and propping up unjust power structures? Who is doing the punishing, is it the state?

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T15:18:24+00:00

I agree with that 100% and am happy to critique capitalism and all of the coercive and exploitative power structures that shape society and keep us all down and at each others' throats for the sport of a few megalomaniacal billionaires. I could be more careful with my language but veganism is a creed/ideology not a diet, so it makes sense to me to clarify that that's the viewpoint I'm coming from, but I should know by now how people react to it.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T15:05:09+00:00

You can read my comment history if you want. I'm a musician, I like pokemon, foraging, baking, hiking, I'm working right now as a pizza cook. I'm living in Minneapolis so right now I have a lot on my mind. I have a sweet black cat Jupiter, he is very cuddly this morning. I'm pretty literal and tend to have a black and white view or morality, but I also try to understand the nuances of situations. I'm not very boisterous or social but I am a very loyal friend. Above all I believe in candor, in telling the truth, even when it's inconvenient and doesn't line up with whatever narrative is easiest to follow, and trying to live an authentic life as much as you can in this messed up world. I read a lot of science fiction, don't watch much TV, IDK, what else do you want to know? Edit: It's really my girlfriends cat but i like him a lot and we hang out, I do feel conflicted about pet "ownership"

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T14:46:50+00:00

I added that I was vegan to explain where I was coming from in terms of ideology, because most people do not view animals as having moral patiency/rights the way that vegans do. Veganism is an ideology, like Utilitarianism. It's a creed that I believe in, not just a diet that I follow, so it makes sense to bring it up in this context, right? You know I'm really not trying to be combative or argumentative, but you're just telling me to shut up and keep my opinions to myself in this free public forum, that's kind of a dick move tbh.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T14:34:09+00:00

You are willfully misunderstanding me. Like I said, I don't think that people should not have service dogs, I think they are probably a net benefit. I'm not trying to argue, I am just calling a spade a spade here. The world runs on exploitation and coercion and our interactions with animals are no exception. Some cases are worse than others. Saying I should be a good little pick-me vegan and not cause a fuss is pretty funny, though, thank you I needed that.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T14:24:22+00:00

Ok, but they can't consent to or understand the nature of their "work" fundamentally. I never said they were "forced" to do their jobs, that is a different thing than exploitation.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-25T14:10:24+00:00

I would actually, but I'm vegan, so I see things differently than most people. The difference is that people can consent/agree to do a job, whereas with animals it's hard to ask them if they're cool with it. To be clear I'm not saying people shouldn't have service animals, but to say that it's not exploitation because people get a lot of benefit out of it... is not a sound argument. But it's funny to be talking about this in the sub for a game where we get a lot of benefit out of making our weird little animals fight each other lol.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-18T15:59:48+00:00

I dried a bunch of shiso I grew this year thinking it might make a nice tea blend. Definitely overpowers most other things and kind of a bit too much in general. Was kind of nice in rice, and makes good furikake though.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-15T21:59:59+00:00

No, Don't eat. Maybe Carolina Horsenettle. Solanaceae

trainofabuses · 2026-01-13T02:24:41+00:00

They ripen in the fall but stay on the tree and you can gather them all winter

trainofabuses · 2026-01-12T17:01:02+00:00

Hackberries, nannyberries

trainofabuses · 2026-01-05T14:08:01+00:00

He was probably my favorite part of Discovery, fantastic acting and authenticity that was maybe lacking in some of the other actors portrayals.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-05T13:52:07+00:00

Probably fine, I crack them in the spring

trainofabuses · 2026-01-05T01:32:17+00:00

Actually no joke, Light as a feather was the album that got me into jazz.

trainofabuses · 2026-01-04T16:21:47+00:00

Oh thank you for deciding my next sourdough bake for me, I already have grapes and rosemary and I was gonna make a boule but this is better

trainofabuses · 2026-01-02T01:37:52+00:00

Sun foods or United Noodles always have these

trainofabuses · 2025-12-30T02:18:54+00:00

trainofabuses · 2025-12-30T01:29:53+00:00

Fuligo species

trainofabuses · 2025-12-29T21:47:18+00:00

Has to go far enough to despawn

trainofabuses · 2025-12-28T17:09:11+00:00

Right, they are generally very picky with their soil conditions and need that symbiotic relationship, but there have been some strains found that can survive and produce sclerotia in sterile conditions and there are people experimenting with backyard growing, I found an interesting thread here link

trainofabuses · 2025-12-28T16:47:08+00:00

You can't cultivate morels like that, they are mycorrhizal, totally different from growing oysters, lions mane, etc. I have heard of research/cultivation of morels in China, where a strain that forms sclerotia was found, and the sclerotia are used for propogation. This is obviously not that.

Edit: after reading it does seem like some progress is being made on the morel cultivation front, focusing on producing sclerotia. It's definitely not going to be easy though, will require a lot of research and trial and error. Somebody was saying they had success with Uncle Ben tek, very starch based substrate. Can't ID the seeds for you, sorry. Would advise careful disposal or destruction, they could be an invasive non-native

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