The Dink Network

Something about me...
Well, I was born June 2 1987 which makes me 22 years old at the time of this writing. I first started playing Dink around 2002 and joined the forums in may 2005. Since December 2008 I've been doing the polls here on the Dinknetwork, so if you think a poll is stupid, funny or plain pointless it's probably my fault.

I also released some DMODs here. The first two called Dink learns music and Quest for the gems aren't really that great, but I also released The scourger, a DMOD that I still consider to be my opus magnum.
Progress on new DMODs is going very very slowly though. I still have a DMOD in production called "Terminal Tranquility 1, Paninga". But as mentioned before progress is really slow, so don't count on it being released any time soon.

I've made a development file called "An introduction to DMOD making" which seems to be very popular, be sure to check it out if you're interested in making DMODs yourself!

If you wish to contact me you can do so by posting a private message on the forum, or by emailing to: metatarasal (at) hotmail (dot) com

If you want to read more about me, check out the interview I gave for Dinkerview.

Private Message

Are you referring to the 'free ranged animals have more chance to get diseased due to spreading germs in the fresh air?' I know that was a topic a while ago... is that what you mean by safe?

No, not at all.

What I mean is that I don't want to get sick when I eat meat, plain and simple. So I'm completely in favor of meat being tested before it's send to the consumer, even if it costs me extra money. I don't want to contract Creutzfeldt–Jakob because testing meat is too expensive.

Obviously the best option here is to stop using bone meal. And probably the very best in terms of safety is to eat organic. But when I'm in the supermarket buying meat I tend to think economical, and I feel that buying organic meat isn't worth the higher price-tag. For me it's a matter of balancing taste, price and safety, with animal welfare coming fourth. And I'm generally happy with the safety of meat. Though I agree that the amount of antibiotics that are given to animals is worrying.

I have my doubts about organic meat being better for the environment because animals raised for organic meat take up more space. Yes, you might have less of a problem with waste products, but I doubt if it weighs up to the use of extra space being used. (Unless the higher price-tag means you're going to eat less meat.)