Look, your plastic straws are only a negligible contribution to oceanic plastic pollution. Japan has backed out of all of its clean energy goals since Fukushima and is importing thousands of tons of fossil fuels to make up for it. The lithium mining processes required to make your hybrid car make its environmental benefits basically nonexistent. Food waste has much more to do with governmental regulations on spoilage and consumer demand for cosmetically perfect produce than you forgetting about the kale in your vegetable crisper.
The world is made of complex problems and the simple answer basically only exists to make you feel good about yourself
in light of the Amazon strike, I wanted to offer some alternative online stores you can use INSTEAD OF Amazon for the upcoming months until the employees at Amazon are granted some basic common decency đ
rakuten.com – has nearly everything Amazon has
ebay.com – just be careful for scams!
newegg.com – for electronics/technology
emusic.com – music for as little as $1!! They also have a membership program where you can get music for even less!!
barnesandnoble.com – they have collectible items and childrens toys too!
This is great!
indiebound.org – books, and they make it easy to locate and purchase from local independent bookstores near you who Amazon would otherwise be putting out of businessÂ
Shrimp are a ubiquitous part of the aquarium trade. It seems most every keeper has a colony somewhere, from casual hobbyists with red cherries cohabiting with their bettas, to hardcore shrimp breeders with racks and racks of color varieties.
However, itâs important to remember that shrimp have their own specific requirements in the aquarium and canât just be tossed into any tank. While shrimp are wonderful inverts and great pets, care must be taken to set up tanks appropriate to their needs!
Keep reading to see some brief overviews of the most common aquarium shrimp, with links to more in depth guides. Please note there may be some disagreement within the shrimp hobby on exact pH, temperature, etc ranges and this post is merely a starting point. Please do not treat it as an extensive care guide, because it isnât.
Ghost / Glass Shrimp Paleomonetes sp Size: no more than 2 inches Feeding: omnivorous. algae, detritus, leftover fish food, vegetables, shrimp food, etc pH: 6.5-8.0 Temperature: 65-80 kH: 3-15 Minimum Tank Size: 10g Decor: Well planted, some algae, plenty of hiding spots, soft substrate
Opae Ula are very adaptable but do best in brackish water. Theyâre tiny shrimp with next to no bio-load, they can be happily kept in a tank as small as 2 gallons if you have macroalgae in with them. They also donât actually need feeding if the tank is lit well enough to grow algae, you only have to start feeding them once the colony grows large enough that they eat all the algae that grows. You have to set up the tank with coral rock at least a month in advance, though, let lots of algae grow before you add the shrimp. I set my 2.5gal tank up in November with coral rock and brackish water, added 10 Opae Ula in December, and theyâre breeding now. I love them. Theyâre cute as little buttons.Â
These are the guys you see in those doomed âecosystemâ spheres. They only last as long as they do because the shrimp can endure starvation and near-suffocation for months on end.
Be aware that âghost shrimpâ can mean any of easily seven different species, many of which are aggressive towards smaller shrimp and even tiny fish. Whisker shrimp in particular will kill things up to the size of a small neon tetra.Â
This was my favorite moment being a fan of comics.
The Westboro Baptist Church had announced that they were going to boycott San Diego Comicon. They said that we were worshiping false idols (seriously, they were talking about Superman), and that the tolerance of gay people was bring Godâs wrath down upon us.
People picketing the con for religious reasons is no new thing, you can hardly walk to the con from a block away without facing someone with a sign. But the vast majority of those protesters are fairly civil and unobtrusive, and for the most part, their message isnât hateful, not like the creeps at WBC.
They made good their threat. They showed up in a van, and brought out lots of horrible signs. Youâve seen the signs, you know what they say.Â
People have a lot of weird theories about the WBC but I will say, after studying them for years and having encountered them a couple times, what they care about is press. Lots and lots of press. They knew every news agency had a reporter here for this event, they do every year. And they knew they would get a lot of publicity for their shitty, hate-filled message.
But they really, really misunderstood the cosplayers and fans at SDCC that year.Â
There was to be a counter-protest. As soon as I heard about it, I knew we had to be there, for sheer numbers, if for no other reason. I blew off a meeting I was supposed to go to and we made it as the counter protest had just been going on for a little while.Â
This is where the WBCâs plan went all backfire, and it was one of the happiest moments of my life.Â
There were cops surrounding the counter-protesters. Not to keep us from becoming a mob, really, but to make sure no one attacked the WBC people, because they are famously litigation-happy.Â
There were very few WBC people, I think I remember four or so. They each held a BUNCH of signs, to blow themselves up like a puffer fish and look like a bigger splash.
They were immediately hateful, screaming and singing hymns where they had changed the lyrics to make them about how gay people were going to hell (but much worse).  They looked like nothing so much as Manson family members to me, disheveled and unkempt, like theyâd been eating nothing but their own hate for days. Up close, they are extremely creepyâŚit goes beyond what you see on tv. They just exude hate.
On our side though, we had COSPLAYERS.Â
And that made all the difference. We had Bender and Jesus from that Kevin Smith movie and Fry and lots of superheroes. And hereâs what made it so great.
They met that wave of hate from the WBC, not with matching rage or contempt, but with humor. When the WBC were signing their awful songs, the much bigger cosplay crowd started signing songs back, but with filthy sexy lyrics. It was absolutely hilarious and joyful.Â
The cops, who clearly were on OUR side, were smiling and talking casually to the cosplayers, complimenting their costumesâŚthe WBC have had several campaigns applauding the death of cops. They got no support from the police at this event.
When the scraggly matron of the WBC started signing about gay people burning in hell, a chant from our side went up.
âWhat do we want?â
âGAY SEX!â
âWhen do we want it?â
âRIGHT NOW!â
Someone handed the Bender cosplayer in this photograph a bullhorn. When the WBC lady screamed something foul, he yelled back, âBENDER SAYS BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS.â
Honest to god, I have never been so proud to be a nerd.
And hereâs the thing. We beat the WBC. We didnât just win, we sent them fucking PACKING.
Because they wanted publicity. And they were about to get it, reporters DID show up.
Only, there was a better story, you see. Do the reporters film these unphotogenic and screaming zealots, or do they film the partying, laughing, singing people wearing costumes and having a blast? Â Do you film the lady with the badly made signs and dirty van, or do you film the cartoon robot cosplayer and the attractive Power Girl cosplayer?
Reporters know what works. They completely ignored the WBC.
And this infuriated them.Â
We could see them start to act unsure of themselves. Cars were going by honking and waving for us, ignoring the WBC signs entirely. The cops turned their backs, wouldnât even LOOK at the protesters. The reporters all stopped to ask questions of US, not THEM. And it was something they had never experienced. They were being outgunned entirely.
To be blunt, they threw a tantrum and no one was watching.
And it was the best feeling in the world. Their songs got quieter. Their voices cracked. One of the protesters just gave up and seemed to wander off a bit. The lead screecher lady, her voice finally just cracked in the middle of a chant when she realized not only was no one outraged, no one was even paying ATTENTION.
So the protest, which was supposed to go on all day, ended abruptly. They just got in their van and left. And they looked so defeated, so perplexed, it was ALMOST possible to feel sorry for them.
Almost.
That night, the new all over the world was COMICON ATTENDEES STAGE COUNTER-PROTEST TO WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH and every story I saw barely mentioned the WBC at all.Â
Hate fought Bender and Bender won.
I was never, ever so proud of comic readers as that day. And this is just one of the reasons that if you start bashing cosplayers in my presence, be prepared to face my wrath, because cosplayers are goddamn awesome.
Obstetric sleeves and gloves are highly versatile pieces of equipment with endless potential functions.
For those that are unfamiliar with the term, theyâre the big usually orange, arm-length gloves used in large animal work, mostly for rectal exams, modeled here by a gentleman who may well have no idea what theyâre for.
Alternatively, he may know exactly what they are for. They have countless functions, but letâs try anywayâŚ
A fashionable, impromptu belt.
An unfashionable impromptu hair tie.
A useful lunch bag which can be tied at the end.
Holding written reports then tied around the fence of a livestock paddock for the farmer to retrieve when they come back.
Flood with oxygen from the anaesthetic machine for a small, temporary high oxygen environment when resuscitating caesarean puppies.
Fill them with milk and tie them between your legs for the hilarious party game, âcow and calfâ.
Inflate for novelty birthday balloons.
Protecting broken arms in casts or bandages which are not permitted to get wet.
Any situation where you want to be shoulder-deep in something you do not really want to be shoulder-deep in.
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Help me out here, folks.
Oh hey can civilians get these bc Iâve been looking everywhere for REALLYYYYY high gloves to stick my hands in my saltwater tank with. To protect me from stinging corals. This is a legitimate question.âŚ
You know you probably can. Theyâre just gloves, itâs not like theyâre a prescription or anything restricted. Itâs a weird request, but if your local clinic hasnât got any on hand they might be happy to order a box in for you, youâd just have to pay for all 100 of the gloves.
Amazon sells âem, and there are non-disposable versions.
Donât make me turn off anon. Itâs pushy and rude to do this sort of thing without at least explaining yourself. I am interested in RPs if I know whatâs GOING ON.
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