Aibots
We explore the capabilities of various aibots in several areas of interest such as writing, drawing, analysis, summarization, and interactions.
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Angelkate Rose Channel
This is the link to the Angelkate Rose Channel on Youtube. You can also find her writings here.
Archlinux
This is our distribution of choice! It works well, uses a rolling release update and has an very helpful community!
You've reached the website for Arch Linux, a lightweight and flexible Linux® distribution that tries to Keep It Simple.
Currently we have official packages optimized for the x86-64 architecture. We complement our official package sets with a community-operated package repository that grows in size and quality each and every day.
Archlinux Forum
This is the archlinux forum where you will find really helpful people who can pretty well solve any issue you may have with the operating system. It is a comprehensive forum with many sections such as:
Newbie Corner Installation Kernel & Hardware Applications & Desktop Environments Networking, Server, and Protection Multimedia and Games Go to the forum.
ARVEG FAQ
This page is presently in construction.
This is the comprehensive ARVEG FAQ produced by KG which covers just about every imaginable attack against animal rights and vegan stances. It provides factual, effective and occasionally amusing responses provided. (Some additions and modifications have been made from the earlier version and the original due to broken 20+ yr links as well as new material.)
In the TOC, "->" indicates there is more to the question than could be fitted and can be viewed by clicking on the link.
BingChat
BingChat will handle both simple and complex questions. It can be used for research, summaries of articles, books, events, the news, sports results, product comparisons, analysis, idea generation and many other things.
Booklicious
Are you a lover of books? Are you a parent looking for book recommendations for your young child or teenager? If so, you've come to the right place! LouAnne Taylor has put together a wonderful website for children and parents alike, to find age appropriate books and learning about the importance of literacy … Booklicious
ChatGPT
ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on a large language model, it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language.
Chess
More to come eventually, but start with going to the VeggieChess site.
Citizens of the Deck
Our neighbors are always on our deck!
Citizens of the House
Our neighbors are always in our house!
Citizens of the Yard Part1
Our neighbors live in our yard!
Citizens of the Yard Part2
… and they are still there!!
Claire Smith
Claire Smith is one of those exceptional individuals who changes the world! She is experienced in finance and investing and has chosen to apply her abilities to the vegan cause!
Here is a series of items taken from Allen Lee's fine article 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Claire Smith posted on MoneyInc:
Investing Claire created Beyond Investing "a vegan and cruelty-free investment platform providing access to investment products which adhere to vegan principles and accelerate our transition to a kinder, cleaner, and healthier world.
Clojure
Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose programming language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for multithreaded programming.
Clojurians on Zulip
This is an very well-organized forum with advanced mechanisms for clojure discussions. The knowledgeable participants are extremely helpful too!
https://clojurians.zulipchat.com
Computing
Various software we use for computing are examined here providing techniques and keybindings that are commonly used.
Dhaku Singu
Dhaka has been singing since 2015. At the end of this page, we list her rehearsals and performances.
Digital Dexterity
You want to get good on the internet so you can get things done effectively and efficiently. This article will show you how.
Disruptive Technologies
We present various aspects of technology that will disrupt the status quo.
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Emacs
We belong to the church of emacs which we feel is the ultimate editor!
Fallacy in Animal Rights Discussions
Fallacious argumentations in animal rights and vegan discussions are identified according to the rules of logic. This guide exposes standard logical fallacies that repeatedly appear and demonstrates their invalidity.
Hacking the Fireworks Firewall
Fireworks are a severe problem for many: wildlife, farm animals, pets, people with PTSD and anxiety. They are seen by some as a traditional and/or cultural means of celebration. Hence, jurisdictions often allow such activities which are a blatant abuse of an individual's basic rights.
Harpa
Harpa is a Google Chrome extension that provides a range of features to automate web tasks with page-aware commands and web monitoring. Its hybrid AI-engine combines GPT (ChatGPT, Bard, ClaudeAI) with Web Automation.
Helpful Alliances
This section lists actual and potential alliances with groups, organizations and individuals who want to end fireworks displays. There is strength in numbers and working together we can achieve the goal we all seek.
Holistic Education
Learning is an important fabric of who we are and what we are able to become. The process of leaning has the ability to change the world- for better or for worse.
Throughout history many great thinkers have commented on this subject and have ideas and learning techniques which if applied on a mass scale would revolutionize our educational system as we know it.
The following are thoughts and ideas each individual has contributed to the field of education.
Hugo Forum
A very advanced and functional forum for the hugo static site generator. The individuals are very helpful and considerate!
Ictvity
More to come …
Iknotes
Notes on various topics such as computing, engineering, logic, math, music, physics etc. More coming later.
Imagemagick
Since we are going text/prg based for most things, we may consider imagemagick as a fairly regular replacement for gimp. This effort will also lead to understanding graphic software terminology.
Introduction to Logic
This book introduces the fundamental methods and techniques of correct reasoning, in a manner that shows the relevance of the topics to readers everyday lives.
Iwrters
More to come, as we welcome new contributions.
Kyron Recitals
Kyron, a versatile baritone, has appeared with various groups such as Fretwork, the Victoria Baroque Players, Victoria Philharmonic Choir, Victoria Children’s Choir, and the Christ Church choir. He holds an BMus and MA in Musicology with Performance from the University of Victoria and teaches on the faculties of UVic and the Victoria Conservatory of Music.
Leopard Slug Mating Ritual
Some of our neighbors engage in what may be considered 'restricted' activities!
Martial Arts and Animal Liberation
Preface I think that there is a lot to be said in terms of how martial arts philosophy applies to life in general, and in regards to the animal righton movement it is especially pertinent and beneficial.
Many martial arts, such as Okinawan Karate and Capoeira, were developed and practiced so that oppressed people would have a means of defending themselves in lieu of access to arms.
Others, such as Tanglang Quan and Aikido, were designed with the explicit intention of giving a smaller or otherwise physically disadvantaged combatant an advantage over larger and stronger adversaries, and even greater numbers of adversaries.
Mastering Emacs
GNU Emacs is one of the most amazing pieces of software ever created and is the editor of our choice. Mickey Petersen has done an excellent job presenting an education on emacs to anyone - novice or guru!
Meditating Simply
Meditation is a real chance for you to connect with yourself. Most of us go through life knowing the person we spend the most time with, the least.
What meditation is happens to be a question that volumes have been written about. Anytime there is such a lot of discussion on an issue, you can be sure that no one really knows the answer. That's what is so nice about the Zen approach to it.
Music
Here we highlight music and musicians.
Netricks
Here are some useful things that can enhance your net efforts with websites, email, aibots, and more!
Paper Folding for the Practical Person
The process of folding paper is a rewarding one since it provides an opportunity to exercise one's creativity within strict outcomes. Furthermore, the finished product of this activity has various utilitarian applications as will be illustrated in the second part of this article. Though many types of folding exist, we will restrict ourselves in this document to the class of bifolds. Future articles may be published which deal with folding of greater complexities.
Pracitations
This is an ever-growing list of quotations attributed to various individuals throughout history.
Pradbird
We used to live near the water when we moved in 1995 to Duncan, BC on Khenipsen Road, beside a First Nations area. It was a very nice place, except for the hunting and fishing that took place there. Unfortunately, not only were these activities legalized, but there were many instances of illegal killings as well. That's what this is - killing regardless of the euphemisms used or the appeal to Indigenous 'rights' that are often put forth as an excuse to commit murder.
Pranktuary
Prathora of praticulars that pramarily praccupy prad and prabably no one else. Prasevere at your own jeaprady!
Prazen
These are zenish short stories merrily modified from various sources such as:
- Zen Comics by Ioanna Zalajan
- Radical Zen: The Sayings of Joshu by Youl Hoffmann
Presenting to Politicians
In order to ban fireworks, citizens need to educate and convince their politicians. The information here details the process for presenting to various municipalties at council meetings.
Progressive Non-Animal Research Society
Scientists now have sophisticated, human-appropos methodologies for studying diseases such as
advanced computer-modeling techniques micro-dosing stem cell-derived organoids 3D printing manifold emerging approaches Advances in technology allow us finding ways to improve health care without inflicting harm on animals.
The Progressive Non-Animal Research Society (PNARS) is an excellent and comprehensive resource for the biomedical community. It provides leading edge breakthroughs in technologies and treatments.
Recent Updates:
PNARS Report: Environmental Impacts of Animal Experimentation
Resources
Here are some resources that may be of use for those actively seeking to stop fireworks frustration.
Shell
We use the z shell and program in zsh. The items below illustrate various shell commands some which are specific to zsh.
Spiders
Jumpers Jumping spiders may be the most easily identified with family of spiders. They're insatiably curious critters and smart too! Unlike many spiders, when you approach a jumper in a non-threatening way, you're likely to find yourself staring into a pair of inquisitive, if suspicious eyes. Jumpers have exceptional eyesight and are thus visually aware of the world around them, much as we are.
Friendly jumper #1 I first noticed this spider in the rabbit room sometime in early December.
Stories
Personal experiences with fireworks and those discharging them will be collected here. These can include not only bad experiences, but also ones on how a community stopped fireworks displays.
Technology
Aspects of technology, particularly disruptive ones, will be detailed in this section.
Tonal Harmony
For over two decades Tonal Harmony has been the leading text for the two-year theory curriculum for music majors.
Vegan Business Media
Take one look at Katrina's Vegan Business Media and you know she means business! Your business!
The site is very well-organized and easy to navigate. In our opinion, it is a certain GOTO for anyone with a vegan business at any stage of development.
Two sections of particular interest are the Services and Blog. The former offers access to consulting, coaching, and even 'done-for-you' packages! The latter contains a wealth of information on finance, setup, trends, personal development (and more) through comprehensive blog posts.
VeganHacktivists
The VeganHacktivists "build data-driven, disruptive, and innovative projects to help see an end to animal exploitation".
Veggiechess
The VeggieChess site was created in 2004 for the veggiechess group on redhotpawn.com and that group is still likely in existence. Here is the link to VeggieChess.
Website Design Hosting
We can design! We can host! And for free! If we think you're the most!
We can design! Here are links to some of the sites we've designed in our past. Some are only samples, some were done using a website editor and some have a bit of originality to them.
ACWF Animal Rights Hawaii (original sample) BC Deer Protection Coalition Canadian Horse Defense Coalition (original) CATCA Comfort Washlet (sample only) Court Athlete (sample only) Cowichan Family Caregivers Support Society (original) Dr.