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New comment by xvx in "Belgian biscuits, packaging, and copywriting"

xvx — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:26:24 +0000

Strangely enough, plant-based doesn't necessarily mean vegan. Some 'plant-based' diets include eggs and dairy at times. I've yet to find a plant-based food item that wasn't vegan though, so perhaps the diet aspect needs further refining.

New comment by xvx in "Belgian biscuits, packaging, and copywriting"

xvx — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:15:13 +0000

Similar to how some companies avoid putting the word ‘vegan’ on clearly vegan products. Even these new meat alternatives. There was a story a few years back about how half of the Girl Scout cookies are vegan but the soccer mom sellers didn’t want the logo on the product in case it reduced sales. Initially some said vegan on the box and those were crossed out to hide it!

New comment by xvx in "Chinese lab studying world's most dangerous pathogens located in Wuhan"

xvx — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:41:31 +0000

So the bizarre animal market may just be a fall guy and a deadly pathogen escaped containment?

New comment by xvx in "AMD’s Entire Ryzen 9 3950X 16 Core CPU Inventory Sold Out in Japan"

xvx — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 04:57:36 +0000

Narrator: they only made 12.

New comment by xvx in "In Russia cows enjoy summer year-round with new virtual reality glasses"

xvx — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:02:16 +0000

While humans try to predict the most horrific dystopian futures, animals are living that nightmare today.

New comment by xvx in "Rescuers race to save 14k sheep on capsized cargo ship"

xvx — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 11:58:44 +0000

Modern day slave ships. I’m sure the sheep are insured and it’s more profitable to leave them to drown.

New comment by xvx in "Tesla Cybertruck"

xvx — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:33:15 +0000

I've seen this vehicle before, in the 2018 film 'Upgrade': https://www.imcdb.org/v001169007.html

New comment by xvx in "Half Life: Alyx Announcement Trailer"

xvx — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 22:02:59 +0000

I'd easily drop $1000 for a system if they announce L4D VR!

New comment by xvx in "Half-Life: Alyx"

xvx — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:09:29 +0000

Now make a Left 4 Dead VR game and I'm sold!

New comment by xvx in "To Make This Tofu, Start by Burning Toxic Plastic"

xvx — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:15:57 +0000

The lengths people go to try and negate the benefits of plant-based foods is pretty impressive. A town of 5000 in Indonesia making the NYT? Bravo sir, bravo!

New comment by xvx in "Vegans Sue Burger King over ‘Contaminated’ Fake Meat in Impossible Burger"

xvx — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:23:02 +0000

Considering that the Impossible Burger is not vegan (it was tested on animals), the buns and sauces it comes with are not vegan, and the burger is cooked alongside dead meat, absolutely nothing about this is aimed at vegans. It's a plant-based burger for meat eaters. I very much doubt that the man behind the lawsuit is a legit vegan as this is beyond dumb.

New comment by xvx in "Vegans Sue Burger King over ‘Contaminated’ Fake Meat in Impossible Burger"

xvx — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 04:15:07 +0000

Animal testing is not now, or has ever been, considered vegan. Veganism isn't a diet.

New comment by xvx in "Vegans Sue Burger King over ‘Contaminated’ Fake Meat in Impossible Burger"

xvx — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 23:33:38 +0000

No legit serious vegan would step foot inside Burger King. The 'Impossible Burger' isn't even vegan to start with! https://www.peta.org/blog/why-it-is-impossible-for-peta-to-g...

New comment by xvx in "The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe"

xvx — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 21:29:35 +0000

What globe?

New comment by xvx in "Fry’s Electronics says it’s not going out of business"

xvx — Sat, 16 Nov 2019 04:40:31 +0000

I’m honestly surprised that they still exist. When they introduced all those mail-in rebates it pissed a lot of people off. Making your customers jump through so many hoops to end up with missing or denied rebates is one sure fire way to lose your base.

New comment by xvx in "Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years"

xvx — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 19:43:33 +0000

Karma Police... arrest this man!

New comment by xvx in "Venice Battles Flooding Amid Highest Tide in 50 Years"

xvx — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:25:01 +0000

Maybe don't build a city on 118 small islands and expect the water levels to never ever change? Seems more like a failure to plan for the future.

New comment by xvx in "The Fake Backlash to Fake Meat"

xvx — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 03:51:31 +0000

Chipotle giving health advice is a nice wrap to 2019. The company with continuous food poisoning outbreaks. The company where even the bowls are laden with cancer-causing chemicals. Pass.

New comment by xvx in "Lund university cancels positions if male applicant found most competent"

xvx — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:49:24 +0000

Nothing combats sexism quite like... more sexism!

Also, giving preferential hiring to POC over whites to meet quotas is racism. It’s really that simple.

Here’s what you do: hire the best person for the job and don’t discriminate.

New comment by xvx in "Tesla starts selling China-made Model 3 with autopilot function"

xvx — Mon, 11 Nov 2019 23:49:55 +0000

How long before the Communist Party hijacks these cars to transport their owners to re-education camps? Or perhaps a list of places the car refuses to go to or stop at?