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apple watch will measure it, though i have no idea how accurate it is. to do it properly you need to undergo a supervised test in a lab with the right equipment.
"Bad news: Eating local, organic won't shrink your carbon footprint" https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/local-organic-carbon-footpri...
Re:Facebook Renames to Meta on Thursday October 28, 2021 @02:37PM (#29029685)
"That awkward moment when Zuck takes your company's name: meta.inc" https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1453790072701001728?s=...
This is incorrect. The poppy is actually trademarked in Canada: https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy/the-poppy-tradem...
Re:Beyond Meat: Scaling ethical consumerism on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @12:57AM (#23474082)
you have proven my point
Re:Beyond Meat: Scaling ethical consumerism on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @10:10PM (#23473161)
If we can eat foods that don't cause the death and suffering of other creatures, then that is objectively better than eating foods that DO cause the death and suffering of others. Death and suffering are bad, although meat eaters will tie themselves in knots to try and pretend it isn't.
Re:Beyond Meat: Scaling ethical consumerism on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @09:54PM (#23473052)
Hurting animals unnecessarily is unethical. And since we don't need to eat meat to survive or even to be healthy, then we are just killing and hurting other beings for our own pleasure.
Re:Parenting: Who is it really for? (2017) on Sunday November 03, 2019 @03:48AM (#21432826)
It's nice that he can do this with his child, but it's probably not realistic for most people, especially those who work 9-5. Also, add another child to the mix and suddenly things aren't so easy!
Re:Square Canada has a Cuban coffee issue on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @01:30AM (#21122309)
Amusingly, they literally show someone serving coffee with an endorsement from a coffee shop on their Canadian sign-up page for food & beverage services. https://squareup.com/ca/en/solutions/quick-service
Re:If You Run a Small Business, Park in the Back of the Parking Lot on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @02:47PM (#21073883)
Not sure if you're a parent, but presumably if you were, you'd know there are days when no amount of planning can make things go smoothly. Sometimes kids just refuse to cooperate. Have some empathy.
Fair or not, Canadians find this hilarious because Ontario premier Doug Ford is reputed to have been a hash dealer in his younger years. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-investiga...
Re:'Poop every other day' to protect the environment on Saturday August 10, 2019 @05:27PM (#20664604)
Should really change the title of this one. Folks are going to be outraged until they realize the quote is from Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who seems committed to destroying the Amazon rain forest.
Good read about how, as far back as the 50's, the beverage industry used the "Keep America Beautiful" campaign to shift blame and responsibility for pollution onto consumers: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec...
Re:Air Canada agents reveal overselling practices on Sunday February 10, 2019 @11:49PM (#19132157)
Overselling wouldn't seem as egregious if they didn't then go ahead and do stuff like this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/air-canada-reneges-on-...
Don't be afraid to learn new things. I started my IT career almost 20 years ago doing Struts and later Spring MVC. I felt a bit stuck in the enterprise java realm, but I branched out to Pylons and then Spring Boot. Now I'm doing Laravel/Vue.js and I have to say it's a breeze having worked with MVC frameworks for all these years. If you have a hot skill, which reactive/SPA apps seems to be these days, you'll always be in demand.