ProdigalFrog

This is a debate as old as science fiction itself, back when, in an effort to legitimize the genre to the wider public, some sf magazines like Galaxy distanced themselves from they're contemporaries (the pulps) by only publishing hard sf 'big think' stories, and actively deriding space opera, with slogans like "You won't find any cowboys in our spaceships!'

I think at this point it's kinda silly to pick up that worn torch of 'pulp sf isn't sf' again. They're two different subgenres, and they both are excellent in their own way.

I for one like cowboys in my spaceships, ala Firefly, as well as the biggest think. And if they can combine them, all the better.

It's like a perk from Sid Meier's Civilization

Even the creator of that experiment said it was deeply flawed, and that their colony broke down because there was literally nothing to enrich their lives in the habitat. They were essentially going crazy from boredom.

He then went on to design rat experiments that were designed to actually facilitate a fulfilling and engaging life for the rats, and they thrived, from what I recall.

Thief: The Dark Project.

It's everything I could ever want.

• Excellent story perfectly meshed with the gameplay.
• A strange high-technology medieval world.
• Incredible level design combined with realistic roughly drawn maps, forcing you to take in your surroundings and build your own map.
• Variety of gameplay, ranging from infiltrating a rich baron's mansion to rob them blind, to delving into ancient crypts filled with odd creatures and an alien culture for some adventurous tomb raiding, to some of the most terrifying pants filling survival horror I've yet encountered.

It is, in my opinion, perfection.

That sounds eerily similar to a situation in Secret of NIMH (the book, not the movie), when the rats

I have a strong suspicion that the seed oils were processed in a way that caused them to oxidize, yet this is not apparent due to a deodorizing step done during production of the oil (this is common with cheap oils used in ultra processed foods). Especially if they are high in unsaturated or polyunsaturated fats, which are more prone to oxidize from heat exposure.

Avocado and Coconut oil, and (unfortunately) animal fats are likely the safest oils if used for highly processed foods.

If purchasing oil for yourself, you could add in other oils that were minimally processed and cold pressed which will limit oxidation, but increase cost. If cooking with them, try to stick with oils that have a high smoke point, such as high oleic sunflower oil and avocado oil, as they will produce the least oxidized free radicals during the cooking process.

You may want to give Freetube a try, which may avoid that issue (especially if combined with libredirect).

A postal bank that uses GNU Taler would be pretty legit.

I looked into this a while back, and found that the main reason for an increase in lead began when smokeless, high velocity bullets displaced the 'big and slow' bullets of the blackpowder era.

The high velocity rounds go so fast, the bullets break up and spray an ultra fine lead shrapnel further into the muscle around the actual wound cavity, requiring that more of the meat near the wound be cut away and wasted to avoid the contaminated parts. In contrast, older slow bullets stay almost fully intact, meaning the surrounding meat can be cut very close to the wound without fear of contamination.

Most hunters either aren't aware of this fact, or if they are, dismiss it so as not to be seen as a 'lesser man'.

Nowadays there are solutions to this problem in the form of all-copper bullets for rifles, and steel shot for shotguns, which don't use any lead in their construction.

You're right, though I was first introduced to the story from the guy telling it at a TED talk. I phrased it poorly.

Wait! I found it! It was the same guy from the TED talk, but on a different podcast!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nS3-dQen-YM

relevant part at 4:20

also @neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com

I managed to find what I was thinking of, but it concludes with a totally different line about them than I remembered. I think @neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com is right, and the "where does that end?" quote might be from a segment in a Robert Evans podcast.