The `actor_name_max_length`^[https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/8d269fc08ee0efb03c20f97b4c1075881046490d/crates/api_common/src/site.rs#L260] in the site settings has been set to `30`. This can be verified by checking here: https://vegantheoryclub.org/api/v3/site Basically this means that people can now set display names of up to 30 characters long. Before it was set to 20, which meant that things like adding pronouns to the display name would often hit the character limit and would prevent you from editing your name. This also applies to `Site`, and `Community`,^[https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/main/crates/db_schema/src/source/activity.rs#L86] but that's probably not too important to mention, as community names have been fine with the limit. Special thanks to [@hamid@vegantheoryclub.org](https://vegantheoryclub.org/u/hamid) for changing these values and following my poorly explained tutorial on how to edit the site settings. Also TIL, powershell aliases curl despite it existing as a command in Windows already.^[https://stackoverflow.com/a/66840040]

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Yo Aussie vegans. The implication is pretty clear :(
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    3w ago 80%

    Palm oil doesn’t contain animal products, so it’s vegan. Full stop.

    This is a misleading argument to make. Plenty of things can be nonvegan even if it doesn't contain animal products (slave labor, horse riding, drug testing, etc.). Whether or not something merely contains animal products is not a measure of somethings vegan status. Please see the definition of veganism here: https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/definition-veganism

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  • Josie's Guide to Vegan Friendly Instruments
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    4w ago 100%

    At this rate we'll need guide lists for the guide lists! Thanks for this :)

    Once you've edited this list enough that it feels ok, could we archive it or distribute it in a way that involves not using google? It'll make sure it doesn't get taken down in future and people who don't/can't use google services will be able to see it as well.

    Also, I got asked to pin this (to which I did), but I didn't realise it didn't come from you! Hope you don't mind!

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  • Packaging, Tyres, and the Vegan Blindspot
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    4w ago 100%

    Also, I should mention here so this can be collated among other vegan products that may be mentioned in this thread.

    This is the toilet paper/paper towels I get (specifically because they were the only vegan ones I could find). They use recycled paper (or bamboo), 'soy-based inks', and their glue is 'just starch and water'. There's also no animal testing aside from consensual human testing apparently lol.

    https://support.whogivesacrap.org/hc/en-au/articles/11902182808217-Are-your-products-vegan

    I'm not sure if you can get these from anywhere that isn't Australia, but it's good for Aussies I guess.

    Edit: link to who gives a crap's site

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  • Packaging, Tyres, and the Vegan Blindspot
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    4w ago 100%

    @ambiguous_yelp@vegantheoryclub.org, would you be ok if I pinned this post? It has lots of really useful information and I would love for new people coming to this community to see it. Thank you for all the work you have done here :)

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  • Can users from my instance still downvote with the API on other federated instances if I turn off downvotes on my instance?
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    1mo ago 100%

    I tested it using the api on this instance /api/v3/post/like and I was unable to downvote any post. I also tried /api/v3/comment/like and it would also fail due to {"error":"downvotes_are_disabled"}⏎ .

    I made sure to try and downvote a comment/post on an instance with downvotes enabled.

    Not sure why people are saying you can, unless I've completely screwed this up, but it seems that downvotes don't work at all via the api if it's disabled.

    ::: spoiler curl

    curl --request POST \
         --url https://vegantheoryclub.org/api/v3/post/like \
         --user-agent "Mozilla/5.0 (X12; Linux x86_128) Gecko/19840101 0.821/xoferiF" \
         --header 'authorization: Bearer REDACTED ' \
         --header 'content-type: application/json' \
         --data '
    {
      "score": -1,
      "post_id": 362154
    }
    '
    

    :::

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  • vegan
    Vegan 1mo ago
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    Vegan Theory Club Weekly Mega thread: 2024-09-11 - 2024-09-18 [PDT]
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    1mo ago 100%

    I'll start. I recently got some bloods done and I am very magnesium deficient (0.4 mmol/L) which would probably explain the chest pain, tremors, and eye twitches I get. Fortunately it should be pretty easy to fix and it seems to be the only deficiency I have right now (other electrolytes, iron, vitamin d, are all good), I'll just have to start taking more magnesium supplements. Has anyone experienced magnesium deficiency before? What foods to you eat to combat it?

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  • the_bee_hive
    The Bee Hive Alliegaytor 2mo ago 100%
    Meetings
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    vegan
    Vegan 2mo ago
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    The Vegan Society’s stance on the ‘vegan’ vs. ‘plant-based’ debate
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    2mo ago 100%

    I should check Australia’s stance on whether the label is regulated.

    It either isn't or it's not done properly as I've seen lots of 'plant based' stuff here with egg and honey in it. It's a huge step backwards as anything can slap 'plant based' on it whereas a lot of the older vegan products had to pay to get certified as vegan and that actually meant something.

    https://veganaustralia.org.au/certification/

    Edit:

    "Plant-based can mean anything that a company wants it to."

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-12/how-is-plant-based-diet-different-to-vegan-vegetarian/102957508

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