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Xaphanos ,

I think you mean TST.

Xaphanos ,

I get fundraising texts occasionally. I don’t know why. But the one that came on the heels of the conviction had a section of fine print declaring what the money was for. It included a “recount challenge fund”. This is in the open.

Xaphanos ,

My wife and i went to Tortola in '99. Everything went wrong, and we still had a good time. If things had gone right, we might have never left.

That said, the off-trail areas of the state parks of north NY, NJ, PA, up to Canada and into Vermont) are where I feel most at peace. A quiet cabin on a lake ten miles from a small town would be a perfect place to retire to.

Xaphanos ,

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Capo

Xaphanos ,

Packing/moving. We’re almost done, but discover another part of the attic around a corner. It opens up into a multi-level mall-like area (but with narrow stairs) full of dining room and bedroom furniture sets. It all needs to be out by morning.

Xaphanos ,

As I understand, they believe that the keyword “coupon” applies to this piece of paper in the supermarket sense.

Xaphanos ,

These guys claim to want a degree, but really will take a warm body:

careers-tierpoint.icims.com/jobs/2572/…/job

The pay is still peanuts, though.

Xaphanos ,

I know some that will…

www.qweertygamers.org

Xaphanos ,

Wow. This one guy I enough to fill this community with lunacy for years.

Xaphanos ,

Plot twist: Bones is the real mastermind of the entire SovCit movement, creating content on both sides. Writing up the entire “legal theory” that they buy into on one side while also posting here mocking them. An arms dealer of idiocy.

/s

But if you ever do go into that business, do you want a partner?

Xaphanos ,

Hmmm. Like a how-to manual with testimonials and all? Sounds fun. You’re right that it needs to be a series- a small audience means that you have to hook them as repeat buyers.

Xaphanos ,

You have a hard road. My aunt had a parallel type of situation. Her husband became an FBI fugitive for some very bad decisions. Not a bad man, just very poor judgement. She had to declare him missing.

I wish you some kind of swift resolution. Please know this: it is hard, but manageable. Others have made similar journeys. Get help as you can and find your own strength. You can get through this to find peace again.

Xaphanos ,

If I can offer something…

Those are not your embarrassment. My father confessed to his other daughter only as he was dying. She was 30 at the time - I was over 40. He had hidden her from us for all that time, disguising all of his time with her as business meetings.

Before he died, my mom got to hold HIS first grandchild while she still had none. She held my stepsister blameless - all she had done was be born. And my mom cried at my father’s wake - they had a lot of years together, and some were good. But we’ve all moved on. It’s been 20 years since he died.

My advice is to let the past stay in the past. It was, and reliving it won’t make it different. Be in the now and work towards your better future. I truly wish you peace on your journey. We all find it in the end.

Xaphanos ,

Hurin Thalion. Excellent choice. I like you.

Xaphanos ,

So…

  • A preacher lived around that time.
  • His name was ridiculously common.
  • He was baptized.
  • He was crucified.

Notably NOT:

  • He was born of a Virgin.
  • He was the son of a supernatural deity.
  • He performed supernatural acts.
  • He was resurrected.

To call this “Historical Jesus” is misleading at best. It is reasonable to say DOZENS of people fit that description.

Let’s try the same argument today… “A preacher named John was baptized and later was convicted of serious crimes and sentenced by a judge.” How many fit this description? Isn’t it more likely true than false? What does that prove?

This whole argument tries to equate mundane statistics with miracles. It adds nothing to any reasonable discussion outside of post-hoc theological justification.

Xaphanos ,

You are performing a sleight of hand here by saying “Jesus” and shifting between which one you are saying is real. “Historical” is a statistical no brainer as I stated above. You then shift to equate that guy to the supernatural founder of Christianity.

We (atheists and skeptics) securely say “Jesus the miracle worker and son of God” did not exist. The proof is not there. We fail to accept the proposal of a deity or reports of miracles. No faith involved.

Others use faith to claim the opposite.

It is bit like saying the garden of eden existed because DNA proved a mitochondrial Eve.

Xaphanos ,

Patient zero.

Xaphanos ,

1978? We had a commodore pet. “Open 1,8,15”. My father had some HP touchscreen thing.

Upgrade was the atari with the ms-basic cartridge and cassette storage. I coded up a database.

Then I had an Amiga 1000 with a real 2400 modem. And then later a beige box 486.

First cell was 1990. I owned a town car - ran airport service. Needed a phone for the execs to show off. Charged them $1/minute.

ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it (noyb.eu)

It’s clear that companies are currently unable to make chatbots like ChatGPT comply with EU law, when processing data about individuals. If a system cannot produce accurate and transparent results, it cannot be used to generate data about individuals. The technology has to follow the legal requirements, not the other way...

Xaphanos ,

I am also unique-except-one. Mine is similarly unrecognizable.

Xaphanos ,

I was a lazy jerk that just bombed out of the local college in record time. I figured I’d try photography trade school. She was a natural artist with no plan and picked the same trade school. We were in the same 6-month program. She specialized in lab work, I went into product photography. Class started October 1984. We had several family deaths, financial ruin, and other calamities - but supported each other through it all. Lived with family and in the car. Got my life on track in my 30s. Bought a house in 2000, married in 2004, kid in 2009. Now a boring but desperate suburbanite staring down the next downsizing wave and big medical bills.

Xaphanos ,

When the bomber intends to die in glory, there is no deterrent possible. Death isn’t any deterrent. It can only be stopped before they get to the scene.

Xaphanos ,

Folks are being deliberately dense and not answering your question. I replied above, but I’ll add that Sam Harris does tend to address this at length.

Xaphanos ,

OK…

Reeducation or incarceratin of zealots. Large investment in mental health. Prosecution of group’s and individuals that call for violence or have violent philosophies. Reduce access to weapons and materials. High bounties for reporting suspicious activity or behavior. Promotion / enforcement of a homogeneous society.

None WILL be done. Many are undesirable. But they can be used to prevent. Does that help you?

Xaphanos ,

I mostly agree.

Xaphanos ,

In a homogeneous society, everyone has the same background. No differences of traditions, religions, art, music, etc. They all look roughly similar. They have no fuel to make another member into the “other”. As I understand, Iceland has something approaching this. I expect the Sentinalese do, to. The ways to get to this from a large and diverse society are, of course, appalling.

Xaphanos ,

I agree. But you wanted (insisted) on solutions. Thorough and complete genocide eliminates all opponents. Very few of my suggestions are desirable. Diversity with ignorance, inequality, and poverty breeds distrust and resentment - leading to civil strife. This is elementary.

I think the resistance you are getting on this thread is due to an overly naive view of “solutions” combined with a bit of unintentionally arrogant phrasing. You seem to want to discuss at a high level while ignoring the complexity of the problems involved. You strike me as young and thoughtful, with good intentions - but still inexperienced. Ease back on the pressure - no one owes you an answer. This (and all anonymous forums back to Usenet) is a crowd of semi-hostile strangers with nothing to lose. If you want engagement you need to sell yourself as worth engaging first.

Xaphanos ,

Slackware. About 1994 or so.

Xaphanos ,

This one seems to exceed some threshold for me. The ones that try to buy cars with nonexistent money are bad, but sort of pass as misguided. But this seems like premeditated theft. He went to a rental agency, intending to keep it.

Xaphanos ,

I had heard it as a gross misunderstanding of what GDP means.

Xaphanos ,

I might pay to subscribe to that.

Xaphanos ,

The Dispossessed, The Lathe of Heaven, and The Left Hand of Darkness - by LeGuinn

The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion

Dune

The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis

Stranger in a Strange Land

Xaphanos ,

I have two.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Brink's_robberySummary: an armored car was robbed by desperate “most-wanted” types. Bug national new.

…wikipedia.org/…/Gilchrest_Road,_New_York,_crossi…Summary: school bus full of kids hit by a train. The reason why “this vehicle stops at all rr crossings” is a thing.

Xaphanos ,

A foot-in-the-door job is colo datacenter tech. I know a major national company that pays about $20/hr and will take what they can get at that price point. Not interesting, not promote-able, bad schedules. But a resume item. Exposure to enterprise-grade equipment. While there, get the advanced certs you realy want and work on networking with the customers and vendors.

Xaphanos ,

“How to Win Friends and Influence People” was published in 1936 and is still useful.

Xaphanos ,

VisiCalc

Xaphanos ,

I live in the neighborhood. The mom was a den leader for my neighbor.

Xaphanos ,

Yup. The scouts seem to be organizing a vigil this week. Looks like the whole town is gonna go.

Xaphanos ,

If you can find a new one. They are $45+ on ebay used. None of the usual US sellers has any.

Xaphanos ,

My experience (as someone that does not fit most normal job descriptions) is that recruiters cannot understand anything beyond “square peg in a square hole” jobs. They dislike having to get to know me, understand what makes me special, and then keeping an open mind for every possible opening. I don’t blame them - go for the low-hanging fruit first. But if they won’t help me, then they need to say so.

Xaphanos ,

Creative Commons: BY SA NC

Xaphanos ,

As I understood, that was one intent of the electoral college.

Xaphanos ,

My neighbors are going for 2 weeks in a week. They’ve been planning for more than a year. This will be their last chance to go as a family of 4. I can’t see them canceling.

Xaphanos ,

I do not know their detailed plans.

Xaphanos ,

They usually do.

Xaphanos ,

Long article - awkward beginning - very worth reading through. Thanks.

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