Absolutely. For me it’s all about harm reduction so as long as I am trying to improve, I can still fall short sometimes without having a crisis of conscience.

I am aware and I do make every effort to reduce and remove dairy (and eggs) from my diet, but I recognize that I fall short of what I would consider vegan. Like if I’m at a party and am offered cake I’m probably going to eat it even though there’s probably egg in it, but I’m not going to order an egg-based dish, same with dairy if we’re having pizza or something. As I get older I’m increasingly lactose intolerant anyway, so I have additional incentive to avoid it.

Rennet makes this a much more complicated decision for vegetarians. Like, if I know that the cheese was made with bacteria-derived enzymes, then that’s cool, but it’s really hard to know and trusting random cheese is just like still eating beef sometimes, so even though I’m vegetarian I end up being so picky about cheese that I hardly eat it anyway.

The meaning of the idiom is remarkably clear in English. I propose we adopt this one.

It might be best to connect it to a network that just blackholes the traffic so it doesn’t go hunting for some open wifi.

Recording without consent is very much a crime in any two-party state, but my guess is that the TOS that people click past to use the TV gives them permission to record you. If it didn’t, they would be in big legal hot water.

Staunch? I am constantly reevaluating my positions; considering new data or hypotheticals to challenge them or debating them with myself to make sure they are worthy of me holding them.

I think the ability to adapt one’s viewpoint to the addition of new information is a hallmark of maturity. It does depend on the ability to critically evaluate information, though, which is fallible in any human.

90% of ferals don’t want you to touch them but might rub against your leg as long as don’t make sudden movements.

That last 10% though is weird. I had a female in the colony i managed who was afraid of humans until we trapped her and got her fixed and vaccinated. Then she became lovey-dovey with humans and would climb in our lap. Still didn’t want to be picked up or taken inside though.

Three of my current cats were ferals. One fully self domesticated (which is good because lil dude has a VSD). the other two pretty much only trust me but I can pick them up and occasionally pet them if they are in the mood

I love torties, such adorable balls of chaos.

Bro nod and a howdy or evenin’ are what I usually go with. I am usually walking with my husband though (we are both dudes) and my guy is scary-looking so if someone (man, woman or other) crosses to avoid us I fully understand and respect the situational awareness.

Would have been a better marketing campaign than what it had.

I liked Crystal Pepsi. I am the only person I have ever met who did.

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IIRC, Japan_Nobunaga is a slop account.

Hrm. I’ve only met my FIL three times and have never met my MIL. They definitely aren’t going to meet my parents.

Thinking about my grandparents though, I am not sure my mom’s folks and my dad’s folks ever met either.

Lots of people take their unruly kids through Walmart, I don’t understand the problem. Was it the jug?

Occupation does not automatically disqualify you unless your work connects you to the case in question, but some occupations are not going to make it through voir dire. Keep in mind that you might be sitting on a jury in a civil case. Rather famously, Barack Obama was summoned (after his presidency) and he went, but was dismissed by random draw.

Keep at it! I didn’t even beat the tutorial until I had around 70 hours and 105 attempts.

The last time I had kittens their mom (a neighborhood stray) stashed them under my car. Getting the sharp, squirming lil tykes out of the engine block in Texas summer heat was a memorable experience.

Not counting rare ones that are from brand new DLC, this is my rarest (Stellaris).

With another rare from a different space 4x game (Endless Space 2):

Edit to add the one I am the most happy with (Noita):