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Opinion These torchlit young marchers helped to save American democracy

2024.05.18 22:42 JustDiscoveredSex Opinion These torchlit young marchers helped to save American democracy

(Copypasta from the Washington Post that I thought the group might find interesting.)
They called themselves the Wide Awakes. They are a lesson in building a political movement.
Opinion by Jon Grinspan May 14, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. CT Washington Post Jon Grinspan is curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and author of “Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War.”
They called themselves the Wide Awakes: one of America’s largest, weirdest and most consequential political organizations, now nearly forgotten. In Boston, many had escaped slavery. In St. Louis, many were radical German immigrants. In D.C., their rallies mixed Yankee federal clerks with sons of Southern families. In Connecticut, where they got started, they were working-class kids with shady political backstories. And in 1860, this diverse coalition of young Americans drew the line against slavery and help to elect Abraham Lincoln.
Their success can tell us a lot about cobbling together a coalition in a fractured, tribal, distrustful age.Clad in militaristic black capes, marching by torchlight through America’s cities, the Wide Awakes alarmed the Southern aristocracy of enslavers — which was exactly what they hoped to do. The movement drew its mammoth size and unnerving force from the resentment many Americans felt toward “Slave Power”: the wealthy planters who pushed to expand slavery and brutally suppressed opposition.
Started by a few kids barely old enough to vote in February 1860, the Wide Awakes were believed to be half a million strong by August of that year, with companies from Maine to California, Virginia to Kansas.
To understand how shocking this coalition was, we need to rethink the politics of antebellum America.
Instead of a nation split between the absolutes of Slavery and Freedom, most Americans fell somewhere on a spectrum between the two. Just 2 percent of the population in 1860 actually enslaved anyone, and those Americans trapped in slavery made up another 12 percent of the nation’s men, women and children. That left 86 percent of Americans who were neither enslavers nor enslaved. Some enthusiastically supported slavery, while others prayed for the practice to end. But most — especially among the large northern majority — found slavery distasteful while also objecting to what they saw as the radicalism of Abolition.
Caught in the middle, this majority bounced from party to party, explaining much of the tumult of mid-19th-century politics. Enslavers skillfully exploited the unsettled situation and spent the 1850s demanding more slave states, the right to keep enslaved people even in free states, the prohibition of speech and writing against slavery, and a requirement that free states assist in hunting fugitives.
This outsize influence was backed by real and threatened violence, from the plains of Kansas to the halls of Congress. “I have no objection to the liberty of speech,” sneered Alexander Stephens, the future vice president of the Confederacy, so long as “the liberty of the cudgel is free to combat it.”
The moderate majority began to feel as though slavery was at war with democracy, trampling upon their own rights along with the rights of the enslaved. Young people decided they’d had enough.
A gawky 19-year-old textile clerk, Edgar Yergason, started it all. “Fastidious” about his clothes, Eddie prepared for a torch-lit rally of the anti-slavery Republican Party on Feb. 25, 1860, by fashioning a shiny black cape to protect his new coat from dripping torch-oil. Yergason’s fellow clerks made capes, too. This oddly uniformed corps led a march through Hartford that night, while their friends beat back a mob of proslavery Democrats. Proud of their costumes and their fighting skills, Eddie’s friends met in a dingy third-floor apartment to formalize their association. After selecting a brawny 27-year-old leader for their “captain,” they cast about for a name. One fellow shouted: “Why not name it ‘Republican Wide Awakes?’” It was time that they wake up to the threat slavery posed to democracy.Their “army” of young civilians — clerks and farm boys and apprentice blacksmiths — spread from coast to coast. Uniting in “companies” drilled by “captains,” young people joined together, energized by this militaristic sense of awakening. In an age of rowdy, boozy politics, the Wide Awakes stood out for their stoic, silent midnight marches, not exactly fun but stirring and spectacular. In an age of chaos, their discipline sent a political message.
Wide Awake companies fought as bodyguards for Republican anti-slavery speakers, escorting Lincoln and many others. Bloodied young men, still in their signature capes and caps, sat onstage at rallies as proof of the antidemocratic forces aligned against them.
This anger joined strange bedfellows. Before 1860, teetotaling Yankee abolitionists disliked beer-drinking German radicals, who hated Know Nothing gang members, who shunned African American fugitives, who distrusted antislavery Southerners. But a shared enmity toward the Slave Power united them all, what historian Henry Adams later called “the systemic organization of hatreds” at the root of politics. Lewis Hayden, who had escaped slavery in Kentucky, led a company of Black Wide Awakes in Boston in the same movement as the nastily racist Frank Blair Jr. in St. Louis. Some Wide Awakes were truly admirable, others quite distasteful, but all were united under Yergason’s cape design.
The Wide Awakes claimed to have “no warlike intentions,” but Democrats were skeptical. In the North, Democratic newspapers legitimately worried that “politico-military” clubs would mean “our elections will become pitched battles.” Across the South, panicked newspapers spread wild, violent rumors. One ex-governor told Virginians that they would soon be “cut to pieces by the Wide Awakes.”
On Election Day, club members woke up communities with 5 a.m. fireworks, then marched to the polls. Turnout was high: 81 percent. By the end of the day, Lincoln had won an unusual victory, taking nearly 60 percent of the electoral vote but less than 40 percent of the popular vote in a four-way race. This awkward mandate meant that for all the Republicans talk of “majority rule,” no one could really bring unity, or even basic agreement, in such a fractured land. But the Wide Awakes lit Lincoln’s plurality with torchlight, until the movement’s shadow loomed larger than the actual Republican Party.
Many agreed with the New York Tribune’s assessment that the Wide Awakes were “the most imposing, influential and potent political organization, which ever existed in this country.”
As the nation spiraled toward the Civil War, Wide Awake clubs armed as paramilitary forces, who did some of the first fighting in the conflict. And their members enlisted in huge numbers in the Union Army that finally killed slavery.
Today, progressive activists online sometimes name-check the Wide Awakes, styling them as woke heroes from the past. But they were really something more complex — and more thrilling: a genuine coalition of people who couldn’t agree on much but who marched side-by-side against the greatest threat to democracy.
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2024.05.18 22:20 raspflam25 Advice needed for setting this sapphire.

Advice needed for setting this sapphire.
I purchased this bicolor sapphire online, and did not pay attention to the dimensions. I just assumed it would be as large as the 1ct diamond I have in my necklace I always wear and love. I was planning to make a nearly identical chokenecklace with the new stone. The necklace I currently have is 1ct vs, and basically bought a leftover earring and had it made into a Cartier replica necklace total $2100, feels like I definitely overpaid slightly but I was in love with how it came out so didn’t think too much of it.
I plan to buy the chain and prong myself for the new necklace but the dimensions of the stone are confusing to me, I cannot figure out where to get a prong setting that would fit.
-What style is this chain is from my original necklace, and mm width? Is it rolo, cable, or something else? When I measure my current necklace it’s 0.1 inch, so about 3mm? I attached some pictures of ones I was thinking of getting, but they’re almost all 0.9-1.1 mm width? I just would like it to be small and dainty due to the stone being so small. -The prongs I see are 5 x 5mm, 5.5mm x 5.5 mm, or 6 x 4mm, 6 x 6mm, etc based off of standard oval, round, square shapes. If this stone is 5.75 x 5.05 mm, which of these would work? -Lastly, I paid around $520 for the sapphire. I had bid on it for weeks. And ended up getting it. A local gemologist I know had said if he was to obtain this type of stone it would be around 600-800$ or possibly a bit more. Would I actually save money ordering the chain and prong myself, then having a jeweler just solder it together? Thank you for your help.
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2024.05.18 22:19 Atlas_GPT For Valor. The Medals of Honor. 🎖️

”The very word "secrecy" is repugnant in a free and open society; we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings…”
”…there is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it”
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. 1961
”Democracy Dies in Darkness”
Motto of The Washington Post.
”Rule 1. You will be permanently banned from this group…if you…”
”Mention this group… on social media, a podcast, on the radio, to the media, anywhere in public…”
“Paola Sanchez”. March 2022
”It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends”
JK Rowling.
🌟For shining a light into the dark places. For warning the men that we love of the invisible evil that stalks them.🌟
🫡For Valor. Here is the Roll of Honor. 🫡
👑The Queen on the Throne 👑
Claire Graham, BBC Northern Ireland. December 2023
”Facebook: Concern over group naming men to be avoided on dating apps”
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-67655218
The first media article to openly describe men becoming suicidal from the emotional abuse of AWDTSG.
They called her a ‘pick-me snitch’ in AWDTSG Belfast, and said she wasn’t a girls girl.
But Claire Graham wouldn’t be silenced. She wasn’t satisfied with having written the best article on AWDTSG ever.
She followed it up with a show on BBC Radio Ulster talking about the financial harm men have suffered, losing jobs, and more.
They watered down her first version within 12 hours, and the radio show has vanished from the internet, but Claire remains the unassailable Queen of AWDTSG media coverage.
Claire, we kneel before you.
🥇Gold Medal🥇
Morgan Sullivan, Cosmopolitan Magazine. April 2022
’Welcome to the Wild World of "Are We Sharing Boyfriends?" Facebook Groups’
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a39610093/are-we-sharing-boyfriends-facebook-groups/
AWDTSG New York City was created on March 13th, 2022. Cosmo went to press with this article on April 8th 2022.
She may have changed the name, but the 1st result when we typed ‘are we sharing boyfriends’ into Google? - AWDTSG NYC.
She got a therapist to say why it is all such a bad idea, and focused on the novel concept of actually ’talking to your boyfriend’
For showing Rule 1 the contempt it deserved less than a month after its inception, for trying to stop it before it started, for sounding the alarm to the male gender at the earliest sighting of the monster, Morgan earns the Gold medal.
🥈Silver Medal 🥈
Sara Ashley O’Brien, Wall Street Journal. May 2023
’How a Whisper Network for Online Dating Turned Divisive’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-we-dating-the-same-guy-facebook-groups-2c7d3009
It’s the economy, Stupid.
Analytical, intelligent, exploratory, thoughtful. A true deep dive, touching on privacy, copyright law, and the male experience.
An outstanding piece of journalism that was ground breaking at the time, Sara can feel justifiably aggrieved that Morgan got there first, and Claire so beautifully captured the emotional harm. She could so easily be our reigning Queen.
🥉Bronze Medal 🥉
Jamie Khan. Glamour Magazine. October 2022
’Inside the Secret Facebook Group Where Women Review Men They’ve Dated’
https://www.glamour.com/story/are-we-dating-the-same-guy-facebook-group
Jamie’s article was the first major exposure of AWDTSG, using its full name, with awareness of its true form, and syndicated across multiple publications. She coined the phrase it’s the whisper network women have been using for centuries’. It isn’t, but many reporters after her have enthusiastically repeated it.
One of the few journalists to ask ’Would Are We Dating the Same Guy be considered appropriate if the sexes were reversed?’, this remains the reference text for any new media piece.
🎖️Special Mentions 🎖️
🎖️Suzy Weiss. The Free Press. January 2023.
’He Just Doesn’t Want to Murder You’
https://www.thefp.com/p/he-just-doesnt-want-to-murder-you
Suzy has a special place in our hearts. If you are not a member, no-one - no-one - explains AWDTSG better than she does.
Unrestrained by a professional media editor with a salary and a boss to answer to, Suzy calls AWDTSG as a ’paranoid, tech-ed up Stasi’.
She might be the reason a few people around here take an interest in the entire subject, and that may be her greatest legacy.
🎖️Carlyn Beccia. Medium. February 2023
’Are We Dating The Same Guy?” Has Become A Hate Group To Slander Innocent Men’
https://medium.com/sexography/are-we-dating-the-same-guy-has-become-a-hate-group-to-slander-innocent-men-a5f3a575585c
The title says it all. Carlyn did not hold back. In her words ’a misandrist cesspool’, where some women had turned violent, Carlyn was the first to publicize that penis size shaming really does happen, a lot, and she and multiple friends had been banned for sticking up for innocent guys.
If this had been published in a mainstream media organization, Carlyn would be our reigning Queen.
🎖️Olivia Petter. The i Newspaper. April 2024.
’If you’re posting about a bad date online, you might be the problem’
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/posting-bad-date-online-problem-2997814
Late to the party, but Olivia spoke to women the words they needed to hear. And she is spot on.
The last words must belong to Olivia…
”Good luck to us all”
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2024.05.18 22:04 as334 [Meta] Official Claims List, Army Sizes, and Combat Rules

Being totally true to the original game, we would actually add these a week and half into the game after everyone had just been making up their troop numbers. What follows is a slightly modified form of the rules that were on the original wiki.

Code of Chivalry

YOU MUST READ THROUGH THESE RULES IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUBREDDIT! THEY ARE VITAL TO KEEPING THE SUBREDDIT FUNCTIONING IN THE MOST IDEAL MANNER!

1) Time

  • Time in /westerospowers does not progress at the same rate as IRL. For more effective interaction, it is sped up.
  • 1 day IRL = 2 months in WP
  • Like in /worldpowers, Sunday is not counted in WP, this is a day off where houses can post [NEWS] for the week relating to their holding. [EVENTS] cannot be created, nor [CONFLICTS]. Basically, no action other than [NEWS], [CLAIM] or [META] can take place on Sunday. In your post, put the WP time, not IRL time (for example) : 4 months . (this would be 2 days IRL)

2) Claiming

You can claim a holdfast and a house/faction, which will give you dominion over it's adjoining lands. For example; House Baratheon and Storm's End, or Vaes Dothrak and the Dothraki Sea. There cannot be more than one of each house, unless an agreement has been reached, and then no more than two. The two must also be easily distinguishable (i.e. Stannis/Renly Baratheon).
Click here to see what can and can't be claimed.
  • When you claim, use the [CLAIM] tag and state the house and holdfast in your title, and then use the description to tell us what you want your style to be (e.g. Kingslayer, Lion of the Rock, Red Viper, Mother of Dragons).
  • Once you claim a holdfast, we will do the best we can to quickly get it on the Claimed List. Remember, we fuck up too, so feel free to message the mods.
  • You may abandon your holdfast at any point in the game and claim another one. However, you will only be able to do so again after 1 month.
  • ORGANIZATIONS NOT MENTIONED IN THE LIST ARE NOT AVAILABLE CLAIMS. It doesn't matter if they exist in the ASOIAF universe, you cannot claim the Faceless Men or Sellsword Company #91238 if they're not listed.

3) Wiki

  • Once you claim a holdfast, we will make a wiki page for you. Make sure to include your title and , a brief description of your house, your prominent laws and regulations, and any alliances, or allegiances you have.
  • Example, The Citadel
  • Please update your wiki, it makes it easier when people want to find out about your house for alliances/fealty etc.

4) Etiquette

POSTS
DO
  • Use a tag: [CLAIM], [EVENT], [EXPANSION], [CONFLICT], [NEWS], or [META].
  • Announce anything important, agreements, events, and make decrees. Celebrate or commiserate occasions, such as marriage contracts, welcoming a new sworn sword, mourning a death, completing construction, weddings, funerals, etc.
DO NOT
  • Be stupid. Play the game of thrones, be patient, forge alliances, and don't unveil your moves until it's too late. Open war is not always the most feasible option. .
.

5) Duel

[DUEL] will be used for starting duels. A duel will consist of a 1v1 battle between two characters. Each belligerent will post a role playing story of the last few minutes before the fight begins. The "home team" gets to make the first post so they can describe the location of the duel. The stories will be voted upon and the post with the most upvotes (not overall score because we're ignoring downvotes) will win. The winner will then post a [DUEL - RESOLVED] post that describes the fight. If a stories score doubles (minimum winner score 4) the other's the winner may kill the loser. Otherwise, all duels end with a capture or injury.

6) Conflict

It is natural that houses will wish to attack other houses for land and resources, or simply to keep things interesting. This is fine, but it is wise to consider diplomacy before calling the banners.
How do I create a Conflict?
  • Make a post using the [Conflict - Rally] tag declaring that you are rallying your allies. This step will be used for a lord to call his allies to rally on him for a coming battle. Any lords that wish to participate in a coming battle must respond to this post (with the amount of troops rallied) in order to be counted in the battle. Any forces that were loaned to a lord by an [Event] post can be rallied by the loanee. The opposing side in the conflict should create their own rally post. You can still choose to stand down from a rally.
[Conflict - Rally] The Riverlands call forth their banners against the false King!
  • If you wish to betray those who think you allies, Rally as normal for your supposed allies. Then send a message to the moderators with a [Conflict - Betrayal] tag. The mod will take your forces into account on the correct side.
  • When at least 24 IRL hours have passed since one of the Rallies, you may then commit your forces using a [CONFLICT - COMMIT]. This signals the attack; defenders can not commit. This sets the number of troops that will be on each side to whomever has rallied on each side. If one side does not create a Rally post it is assumed that they use their full local forces (i.e. those still in the holdfast). A mod will then create the next post.
[CONFLICT-COMMIT] MyHouse attacks ThatHouse
  • If you wish to retire from the field (i.e. if diplomacy succeeds or if you do not want to do battle), please create a [Rally - Release] post. This will count as your troops leaving the field, and neither army will be able to attack after that post has been made. Of course, if you retreat while defending a holdfast, the attackers can freely take it.
How does a conflict end?
  • Whichever team of countries has the most points from battles wins. If the loser does not surrender then the battle continues. If the conflict lasts for the full 6 days IRL, then the loser must agree to a fully unconditional surrender.
  • Another way for a conflict to end is if the attacker calls off the conflict or if the holdfast invaded surrenders or they both come up with a peaceful treaty to end the war.
What happens after a Conflict where a winner is declared at the end?
  • The losing ruler has two options:
a) The less honourable course: They may rule their holdfast under the authority of the winner by pledging fealty, and becoming vassals. This means they must give their allegiance to the winning house. However, the loser can plot to overthrow the winner, but obviously must find the support to do it. The victor lays claim to the conquered land. The losing ruler still has control of the land, however, will be under control of the victor and will need to report to the victor as the victor may veto any decision the losing ruler makes
b) The honourable way: They may be destroyed by the winning house, root and stem. The losing house will be completely eradicated. The disputed lands will go to the winning house.
If a person's house has been eradicated (i.e. House Reyne), they may claim a new one after 7 days.

6) Expansion

General Guidelines
Because we recognize the reality that houses are going to want to annex unclaimed holdfasts for more land, we are making imperialism to a certain degree allowed.
  • YOU CANNOT ANNEX WHOLE COUNTRIES! This doesn't include small islands. We will only allow territories or regions, like Winterfell taking White Harbour.
  • Small regions are eligible for imperialism, but if your annexation of territory starts to become unreasonable, we will force you to renounce your annexation or just delete your post. Please try to keep it to a reasonable size.
  • If you claimed a small region at first and want to annex another, message the mods. We will evaluate your request and see if you can take control of another small area.
  • If you try to claim the entire North, you are going to have a bad time! Be reasonable and realistic, only take over small regions.
  • Any region that is under the control of a claimed holdfast (read: imperialized) cannot be taken over by someone else.
  • If you win a war against a house with imperialized territories, the conflict rules apply to the territories as well (refer back to War).
  • Abandoned/revoked holdfasts belong to the liege lord. If no new player tries to claim them in 3 days, the liege lord is free to give them away. If there's no liege lord, the city/castle will become available in the claim list.
How to Imperialize
If you are declaring an annexation, use the tag [EXPANSION]. We will also put a list in the wiki of Annexed Territories. This is how you should go through your annexation:
1) [EXPANSION] House A will be sending delegates over to Holdfast X to discuss fealty.
  • Put the proposed terms of your annexation as well as an explanation for it
2) [EXPANSION] Holdfast X has agreed to swear fealty to House A
  • Describe any changes to the region annexed.
THANK YOU TO ANYONE WHO FOLLOWS THIS FORMAT, IT MAKES THINGS EASIER FOR THE MODS!

7) Mod-Injected Crises

  • Every now and then, because we are bored, we will make up a realistic crisis with a [CRISIS] tag. This can be an economic recession, natural disaster, or a magical threat.
  • Each faction is encouraged to react to the crisis in the comments. You can say what your house is doing for recovery, if it will provide aid, how it affected you, etc.

8) Money

Please just be realistic. We aren't going to place limits because we want you guys to have fun, but if you donate 40 trillion gold dragons then obviously we will not allow it. Be aware of your house's economic situation, and just be realistic.

9) Inactivity

  • To make sure houses don't become dormant, we will be enforcing active participation.
  • TO BE CONSIDERED ACTIVE YOU MUST MAKE AT LEAST ONE [EVENT] PER WEEK
  • You must also participate in News Days and post your [News] on Sundays
  • If you fail to do so and it comes to our attention, then you will be given 1 day's notice before we default your house.
Let the mods know if you will be away for an extended period of time. If you have sufficient reason for your absence, and give a date when you will be able to return, the above does not apply for that time. Arrangements must also be made by the player regarding the temporary ownership of your holdfast. If these conditions are not met, the house may still be defaulted.
These land combat rules are taken from /essospowers, which we originally took from /westerospowers (the original set has been deleted).

Land Combat Rules

Thanks /Westerospowers for the original draft. This system is in effect as of right now.
Starting a Conflict
  1. Normally all conflicts must begin with a [CONFLICT - RALLY] post. This post represents a host bringing their forces together for a fight. Normally at least 12 IRL hours must pass before a commit post is made.
  2. If the two sides agree, or if a mod makes a ruling, you may skip straight to the commit phase.
  3. The [CONFLICT - COMMIT] post indicates that the attack has been launched by the poster.
  4. The mods will then make a [CONFLICT-SCORE] post ASAP. This conflict score post will use the below rules to declare a victor.
Fighting the Conflict
We will be using simple 6 sided dies (d6), 3 sided dies (d3), and 5 sided dies (d5) to represent combat. We have a bot perform these rolls. The number of which will be decided like this
  1. In our example battle we have the following two sides: Side 1 consists of 1,000 men. Side 2 consists of 500 men.
  2. Add both sides together to get the full number of troops in the battle, then divide each side's forces by that number to see the percentages. For example, a battle of 1,000 vs. 500 would be 66% and 33% respectively.
  3. Each side's percentages will be rounded to the nearest 5%, so in this example it would be 65% and 35%. Each side will receive 1d6 for every 10%, any remaining 5% will give a 1d3. In the above example,the Side 1 (65%) force will receive 6d6 + 1d3. Side 2 (35%) will receive 3d6 + 1d3.
  4. The results of the rolls will be added to create the initial score. The defender during a siege will receive a bonus to the their initial score equal to the defense value of the battle site. In this example, Side 2 will have a defense value of 4. The final result of all modifiers is the Battle Score.
Note: Defense bonus is based on the location of the defender and added to the end of the final total
Final = Total of Dice + Bonus
Note: Half the Defense value is added to the total dice sides. So a defense rating of 6 would add 3 making a D6 a D9.
In this example let's assume the following rolls:
  • Side 1 (1,000, 65%): 1, 5, 4, 6, 3, 6, +2 (from the 1d3)
  • Side 2 (500 , 35%): 3, 6, 6, +1 (from the 1d3), +4 (from defense)
  • Side 1 Battle Score: 25
  • Side 2 Battle Score: 20
Side 1 wins by 5!
During a battle in the open field this usually means the losing side is routed or retreats. During a siege the battle will continue until either side gives in or runs out of troops.
Note: Tie Goes To the Defender
Determining Casualties
Causalities will be determined as follows:
For the smaller army the average of all d6 rolls will be averaged together (round normally). In the above example that would result in an average of 5 ((6 + 6 + 3) / 3) kill dice for side 2. This determines how many kill dice (d5s) will be rolled for enemy causalities.
For the larger army, the highest d6 rolls equal to the amount of the smaller armies rolls will be averaged. In the above example that would mean the 3 highest (6,6,5) rolls would be averaged together for a result of 5.67, rounded to 6. The larger army (side 1) will roll 6d5 kill dice.
These d5 represent the percentage of causalities the opposing side will suffer. The winner will receive a bonus to their kill results equal to the amount of points they win by (in this example 6).
  • Side 1 kill dice results: ( 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1) = 8 + 5 (excess battle score) = 13
  • Side 2 kill dice results: ( 5, 2, 4, 3, 4) = 18
Those numbers represent how much of the opposing army is out of the fight (dead, injured, or captured). In this battle Side 1 won the battle, but Side 2 was able to cause a higher percentage of causalities.
18% x 1,000 = 180 troops out of the fight
13% x 500 = 65 troops out of the fight
What happens next
In an open field battle, the loser retreats and is run from the field. In a defense, another phase of battle will be run until either side gives in.
The mod running the battle will give a short blurb on what occurs in the fight. For this one, I would say something like:
Despite many casualties, Side 1 was able to get over the city's walls. Side 1 takes the inner side of the walls while Side 2 decides to continue the battle in the city streets.
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I am new to online dating, and really dating in general after a 12 yr marriage. How does google voice work? I signed up for a number, and texts come to my email. If I respond to the texts in my email, does it show them as coming from the phone number or my email? Does the recipient know I am using google voice? What is the practical protocol here? I would rather not give out my actual phone number or other identifying information until I have met someone in public (and in a very public place... like a coffee shop next to a police station or something).
Also, the spelling on my first name is somewhat distinctive and I don't generally care for any of the nicknames. Would you be offended if you learned later that someone had not given their true first name? I would likely use a middle name, plausible nickname or an alternate spelling... not a complete fabrication, but not what I would want to be called in a long term relationship.
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I know it’s dumb and everyone says high school relationships never work out but I real thought he was “the one.” He treats me well, his family is nice, we spend every weekend together, spends money on me, have a lot in common regarding our interests and the future. But there’s a lot of things I’m unsure about.
A little background: We go to the same tech school, same grade, same shop so we have one week where we spend every day together and another week with a few classes together a day. We live in different cities but still spend time almost every weekend and have been together almost 10 months. My parents like him and his parents like me.
But there’s a lot of things that bother me and I just don’t know if I’m crazy for feeling the way I feel. I’m just gonna list some things that felt off to me and I just want some advice on what to do. I feel like he’s controlling and extremely jealous and even though we’ve talked about it all of the talks end in either me being too sensitive or 100% wrong, us just having different opinions on something, or a different talk where we’re “working our flaws out.”
A list of some things:
  1. He’s made me cut out most of my friends in my life because they were guys. Some of my friends I had been friends with since I was 12 and were online friends that I just played video games with every once in a while. The first group I wasn’t sure about but still cut off anyways because our age differences (they were in their early 20s) made him uncomfortable. Another group was cut off for a similar reason, but he gave me the choice to “do what I felt was right” so I didn’t block them after he suggested it and told me to do what I felt. The next day he saw on my phone I didn’t block them and became absolutely livid with me and upset that I don’t know what the right choice is and that I’d want to have other guys in my life.
  2. One time his friends came over his house and I was supposed to meet them and try to become friends with them. I met them, talked to some of them and one of his friends and I had a lot in common so he asked for my number and I gave it to him since he was my bfs friend and my bf said to try and make friends. When my bf found out about it he became really upset, accused me of “liking” his friend, told me that he couldn’t trust me anymore, accused me of possibly cheating on him in the future if “that’s the way I act with guys” and became extremely upset. He still brings this situation up when he says he can’t fully trust me and it’s just brought a lot of issues. I thought it would be okay since he said to become friends with his friends but apparently not.
  3. I’m not allowed to talk to ANY guys. If he thinks I’m talking to one (even in a friendly way in school) he gets mad. I don’t care as much because I don’t have any friends in school since my friend group graduated aside from one girl but it’s become more apparent what my bf feels recently. A couple of months ago my school Chromebook broke and I brought it to IT to get it fixed. Dropped it off, was ready the next week and I went to pick it up with him because it was after lunch on our way back to shop. I picked up the Chromebook and said “thanks, have a nice day” to the guy that fixed it and my bf immediately got upset with me. The guy that fixes it used to like it but I’ve always shut him down and he hasn’t tried talking to me in over a year. He had an issue with the fact that I was friendly to someone that used to like me. I thought I was being friendly to someone that literally helped me by fixing my Chromebook. That’s just one specific case but he doesn’t want me to talk to anyone. He doesn’t even want me looking at other guys. If I’m looking out the window of the car or van and a guy walks by he’ll get upset with me, sometimes jokingly, that I’m looking at another guy.
  4. I was over a friends house with my friend group that graduated. He called me, I didn’t see, responded 10 mins after, he got mad. He got mad because I was with guys (and 3 girls but he fixated on the men) The only reason he let me go is because that’s the friend group I have with my brother. He later told me his parents were making fun or him for being at a party with a lot of guys. It was a get together with maybe 4 guys, 3 girls, and my brother. I was playing UNO with them and didn’t see his call. He accused me of a lot of things and god mad that I was ignoring him even though I checked my phone almost every 5 minutes the entire night, ruining it for me.
  5. (The situation that’s made me rethink a lot of things) We went to prom together. Right before prom he had a conversation with me talking about how if I ever won prom queen I shouldn’t accept it because it would be wrong of me to be crowned with another guy next to me. He said he would do the same and never accept it if he got crowned since it was the “right thing to do.” Prom came around, we went together, he kept leaving me to be with his friends which upset me because I have no other friends that go to my school and I went with him, but they’re his friends so I let it be. I asked him multiple times if he wanted to dance but he’d say no and run off to his friends. He’d say I was in a bad mood and acting off whenever he came back to check in on me and would just tell me I’m being weird then leave again. I had a terrible night alone and hr decided he wanted to leave. As we were leaving they announced the prom royalty and he won! Woo! Good for him, I was happy he won but also upset at him. Not because he was crowned with another girl, I couldn’t care less about that, but because he set expectations on me if I won and on himself but didn’t follow through with what HE said himself. Felt like he was a hypocrite. Had a bad night and felt weird.
  6. We argue a lot. You can probably guess it’s about jealousy or something. I cry almost every week if not more because of them. He’s told me I need to work on my sensitivity issues, and I am really sensitive but is it really wrong of me to cry when I’m getting yelled at about something I didn’t think was wrong? (Like telling someone thank you)
There’s quite a few more that I’m probably not thinking of but those stand out the most to me. Am I really doing something wrong? Is it salvageable? Every time we have a conversation about something like what I mentioned above he mentions that he’s working on his issues and that no relationship is perfect. He have to grow with each other and help each other. I’ve seen some very very small changes, he let me go to a concert once because my brother was going with me, and when I got back wasn’t mad at me but also said that even though he trusts me he doesn’t trust the people around me and doesn’t know if I actually cheated on him or not. (I have never and would never cheat)
I feel like I know what the right thing to do is but the main thing I struggle with is not knowing what’s going to happen. He was my first kiss, my first relationship, and we lost our virginities to each other. I’m emotionally attached to him and would lose too much if we broke up. The other issue is that we’re in the same shop and have a few classes together. If it does end it’ll be really bad to still have to see him every single day for another entire year. My also parents work at the school we go to and I’m also one of the top students in my school. My biggest worry is that he’d try and ruin their or my reputation. I don’t think he would but I don’t want to risk it. I also don’t know what the future holds. What if he really is “the one” and I can never find someone better than him. He treats me really well aside from his jealousy issues and I feel like things aren’t all that bad. I just don’t know what to do. I really don’t want things to end because I really like him and there’s a chance we could work through things together. I’m just at a loss.
tl;dr I think my boyfriend is jealous and controlling but we have classes every day together and I don’t know what to do.
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2. He began practicing as a psychic just a few years later in his mid-20s after pleading guilty to the fraud charges.
3. In 2015, he authored a book called "Never Argue With a Dead Person" which is presented as both a work of fiction and a collection of true supernatural stories. Its true nature remains unclear.
4. In 2016, he was sued for failing to pay $3,000 to a PR agency he hired to help build his public profile as a psychic. Court documents stated the agency "completed all the services of helping him build and exaggerate in the press his public profile."
5. In 2018, he posted a supposedly authentic testimonial online that was later proven to have used stock photos from the internet in an apparent attempt to deceive:
http://www.badpsychics.com/2018/04/did-we-catch-thomas-john-manhattan.html
6. A March 2019 New York Times investigation found that John "read" people by paraphrasing details from their fake Facebook profiles, demonstrating he relies on "hot reading" personal details online:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/magazine/psychics-skeptics-facebook.html
7. He has been the subject of over 40 skeptical articles, videos and podcasts since 2019 that have raised questions about his abilities and practices. Mentalists and skeptics have analyzed dozens of Thomas John's readings over a period of 4 years:
https://www.abouttimeproject.org/about-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faBIIFA5wng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyN4Y33NiEg
8. His two reality shows on Lifetime and CBS All Access, "Seatbelt Psychic" and "The Thomas John Experience," were not renewed after their first seasons.
9. Medium Thomas John had always been convinced that his Las Vegas show would be the highlight of his career and that he would establish a long-lasting presence. He had to cancel his 2020 Vegas residency show after only 3 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
10. His 2021 psychic predictions for cures for cancer and kidney disease and contact with aliens did not come true.
11. He sends 1-3 promotional emails per day to his list, a high volume that some see as pressuring potential customers.
12. He regularly offers unexpected same-day or next-day readings, a curious ability for someone allegedly overwhelmed with demand.
13. Lady Vera Parker (also known as Thomas John) is the subject of two podcasts that delve into intriguing details about her life as a drag queen:
https://podtail.com/podcast/feast-of-fun-gay-talk-show/lady-vera-parker-scamvestite/
https://www.spreaker.com/usefeastoffun/lady-vera-parker-susan-gerbic
14. He regularly posts photos of his young nieces in what some see as a marketing ploy to appear more human and intimate to followers.
15. Though he claims to do much pro bono psychic detective work, no details of actual cases have ever been made public.
16. He sells yearly "prayer request" packages for $9.99. In the product description, Thomas John is portrayed as « an exceptional healer » who « has healed many people from health ailments, emotional situations, and financial and employment dilemmas. »:
https://mediumthomas.com/product/yearly-prayer-request/
17. Two current Facebook groups, the BBB (Better Business Bureau), and Yelp have hundreds of members all reporting very similar experiences of paying for psychic readings with Thomas John that were constantly canceled and rescheduled without refunds:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/525601375557640
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2403337946511236/
https://www.bbb.org/us/ny/new-york/profile/psychic/thomas-john-celebrity-medium-0121-161451
https://www.yelp.com/biz/thomas-john-new-york-2
https://famouspsychicmediums.com/2016/11/22/thomas-john-reviews/
18. The Psychics Explained YouTube channel, hosted by skeptical investigator Susan Gerbic, features over 100 videos analyzing readings by Thomas John and other psychic mediums:
https://www.youtube.com/@PsychicsExplained
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2024.05.18 20:12 EthanReilly The Illusion of Choice

Hello religion. Let me explain my story and then follow up with questions I have pertaining to it.
I grew up in a secular household. During my first summer vacation being at home rather than day care I decided to spend it researching various different religions before broadband existed, on my dial-up America Online Internet. This was when I was 12. I had my epiphany when I was 14 and over the course of several decades looked for a religion that aligned with it. I eventually found the fictional religion of Earthseed that seemed to, in a very vague way, agree with what I came to believe two decades ago.
However, between the epiphany and discovering Earthseed, I had an interesting journey. Several Christians trying to convince me of their religion and me rejecting it. Several people calling me an atheist because of that. Several other religions I looked into and some of them I tried to become a devout believer, but couldn't.
Out of those religions one of them was the Baha’i Faith. I tried to become a Baha'i at one point but ultimately found myself in a spiral of self-denial when I did the rituals. I wanted to be Baha'i but I couldn't force myself because the religion denies many fundamentals of my beliefs.
I also tried Unitarian Universalism. Out of any religion that has ever existed, UUism really does feel like a choice. However, my politics does not align with theirs, and after I moved out of the city, lost interest. I don't own a car and getting to the church would now take over an hour to do. There is the Church of the Larger Fellowship who connect online and I could partake in that, but after listening to several sermons online about their apathetic nature to theology, and the lack of enthusiasm my Chalice Circle had to talking about religious topics, I lost my interest in the religion and I don't think I have a choice to go back because I would be forcing myself to do something I don't want to do.
I'm still a declared Baha'i and UU and get magazines from both religions in the mail, but at this point I don't consider myself a member of either. Or if I am I am a lapsed member. My point is, before I found Earthseed I found these religions and they sounded good on paper to me, which was the reason why I decided to follow and try to practice them, but for one reason or another, felt like I was denying myself for who I really was. For the Baha'i Faith I was denying my basic theology and for UUism I was denying the fact that my family and I identify and lean more into conservativism and Republicanism.
So my question is, after explaining this short story is, do we actually have a choice as to what religion we can be? I know there are people who can self-deny and compartmentalize themselves to fit in the mold of basically any religion that offers the most support for them. My best friend does this exceptionally well in fact. But I'm not the kind of person who can do that. I can't be of a certain religion unless I consider myself orthodox to the other members and the only religion my views align with is Earthseed.
But did I really choose my own beliefs? Did you choose your own beliefs? Do people in general choose their beliefs, or are their beliefs given to them by their parents or environment? As my parents never really spoke to me about these issues and don't really have much of an opinion on them I was raised in secularism and honestly even with the religion I am orthodox to, I still live a secular lifestyle. My parents themselves are ex-Catholic atheists and gave me the time to allow me to explore my own beliefs. And there have been conversations with them that I've influenced them, as much as they don't like to admit it.
But really think about it. You're born and raised in a religion or not. You exist somewhere where certain churches are closer to you. No matter how creative or logical you can be, your brain cannot understand the whole picture going on, no matter how you research religion on the Internet. And your experiences you live through will over time shape your thoughts and feelings on the matter. Does anyone ever honestly have an unbiased choice when deciding which religion they follow? Is there such a thing as an unbiased choice regarding religion?
It literally took me over a decade of research and I had to broaden my research deeply to find out about Earthseed. Even though I was in my 30s by the time I found it, I firmly consider myself a believer of it since I was 14, because in The Parable of the Sower I came to the same conclusions the protagonist did when she was forming Earthseed. Which is three main things: process theology, syntheism and cosmism. The Baha'i Faith simply doesn't believe that, the Unitarians don't focus on it, and I feel like even though I had called myself agnostic for a long time, this religion, albeit fictional in nature, is the closest I've come to believing in an orthodox creed.
But do I, and by extension we, actually have the capability of making that choice or are we just a product of our environment and experiences? Is there an inherent bias to every religious belief that we're influenced by? Does free will truly exist when deciding a religion?
Let us know what you think below.
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2024.05.18 19:37 decho Pre-Match Thread: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano [La Liga]

Match Information:

 
Match: Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano
Competition: La Liga
Date: Sunday, 19th of May 2024
Time: 19:00 CEST / 13:00 EDT - Convert to local time
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona - 54367 capacity
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
 

Lineups and Squads:

 
Barcelona - Official squad to be confirmed
GK: Ter Stegen, Iñaki Peña
DEF: João Cancelo, Álex Baldé, Araújo, Íñigo Martínez, Christensen, Alonso, Koundé
MID: Gavi, Pedri, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Frenkie, Gündoğan
ATT: Ferran Torres, Lewandowski, Raphinha, João Félix, Vitor Roque
Unavailable: Álex Baldé, Gavi, Frenkie (injured) Araújo (doubtful)
Not called:
 
Rayo Vallecano - Official squad to be confirmed
GK: Stole Dimitrievski, Dani Cárdenas
DEF: Andrei Ratiu, Pep Chavarría, Martín Pascual, Aridane, Alfonso Espino, Abdul Mumin, Ivan Balliu, Florian Lejeune
MID: José Ángel Pozo, Oscar Trejo, Randy Nteka, Kike Pérez, Miguel Crespo, Unai López, Pathé Ciss, Óscar Valentín
ATT: Isi Palazón, Radamel Falcao, Bebé, Álvaro García, Jorge De Frutos, Raúl de Tomás, Sergio Camello
Unavailable: Oscar Trejo (suspended)
Not called:
 

Form guide:

 
Barcelona
Rayo Vallecano
 

Head-to-head:

 
 

Comments (Post-match thread):

 
Author: FluffyCoconut Score: 400 pts Source
It's like I'm watching the same match every week yet it gets slightly worse every time
Author: Grand_Ask1402 Score: 203 pts Source
Nothing like early morning depression brought to u by Barcelona
Author: icestory Score: 129 pts Source
Frenkie de Jong: "Being the MOTM today? I was not good today. I didn't feel good."
Frenkie de Jong: "We haven't played well, we haven't been at the level we can be. We have to keep working hard to improve."
Frenkie de Jong: "We have had many injuries that have affected the team. There is still a season to come back."
Author: TripleDiesel Score: 91 pts Source
Fucking shit every game, 0 improvement whatsoever. Koeman would’ve been sacked weeks ago btw
Author: Joldata Score: 84 pts Source
Can someone provide the stats with and without Romeu on the field?
I believe we are at relegation level stats with Romeu. I remember Sport made a stat a month ago, and since then it looks like the stats are just getting even worse!
Author: jristevs Score: 82 pts Source
Sooo was there any clarification why VAR didn’t look at that foul on raphina?
Author: TrueCooler Score: 79 pts Source
Horrible reffing aside it doesn’t change the fact that we were also rubbish. I don’t mind losing, nobody can win all the games. All I ask for is some actual good, fun football. Xavi has sucked the soul out of this team with our lifeless play and tactics, and that for me is unforgivable.
And you don’t need to have spent hundreds of millions on players to do that. Look at what Ange has done at Tottenham as an example.
Author: mangojuss Score: 68 pts Source
How can Vallecano finish the game with 25 fouls (actually given) and only 3 yellow cards?
Author: maurid Score: 62 pts Source
  1. “Assist” aside, did Balde forget how to play football?
  2. Why the fuck are we using Raphinha as some sort of supersub every fucking time? Yamal is not there yet.
  3. Romeu out.
Author: LanceOfKnights Score: 61 pts Source
I am tired, boss.
Author: iamkristo Score: 55 pts Source
Great performance from:
Author: Gordonsoeto1 Score: 50 pts Source
Im genuinely tired of blaming the players, ive been doing so for the past weeks. Now, this is all on Xavi. It’s simply not good enough, critics say 2 seasons and no playstyle and I honestly cannot defend it.
Author: ChanceCamera Score: 43 pts Source
I’m just sick of these performances week in week out man.
Author: Ljulisen Score: 42 pts Source
Wallahi my team is finished
Author: [deleted] Score: 42 pts Source
Absolutely terrible. Genuinely one of the worst attacking Barca teams I’ve ever seen.
Author: urban_legend88 Score: 41 pts Source
Sorry i dont see this team winning anything this season
Author: icestory Score: 35 pts Source
Official: Frenkie De Jong named as MOTM
Author: [deleted] Score: 34 pts Source
xavi was not experienced enough to coach these players, we really need a new coach
Author: 1gMDMA Score: 26 pts Source
The referees in this league are terrorists
Author: guapetonydroga Score: 25 pts Source
At this point I'm getting sick of Xavi as well. I'm tired of seeing the same match every damn week.
Author: PatrickM_ Score: 22 pts Source
That was a terrible way for us to end it. Before tying, we looked like we could've scored a few goals. After tying, none of our passes were connecting.
The ref sucked, the opposition wasted a lot of time, the usual story. But we didn't take advantage of approx 15-20 mins after tying to try to win the game. That was the most disappointing part for me
Author: asmarle Score: 21 pts Source
Good thing Laporta is keeping Xavi's extension decision till the end of the year, it's been 2 months and we are still playing like tier 3 team.
Author: boringmemphis Score: 19 pts Source
Better than before but not good enough.
Got robbed off a clear penalty and potentially the 3 points.
Need to get out of this rut soon but it's not looking good.
Author: Accurate_Ad_3919 Score: 18 pts Source
who the fuck is voting lamine for MOTM? he only made one good dribble and a shitty finish
Author: SeirezZ Score: 16 pts Source
Too many uninspiring performances lately, feel like Xavi is slowly losing his touch. Hope I'm wrong and he and the team turns it around cause we aren't winning anything playing like this.
Author: saear1 Score: 12 pts Source
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2024.05.18 19:27 Yurii_S_Kh Monotheism. Part 2: Judaism

Monotheism. Part 2: Judaism
Part 1
Judaism: a Retreat from Biblical Monotheism
The history of the Jewish people is clearly divided into two periods: before and after the expiatory death of Jesus Christ. As the Sacrifice for the sins of the world had not yet been carried out, Old Testament history continued, the entire meaning of which consisted in waiting and preparation to meet the coming Savior. Messianic expectations were particularly pronounced during the last decades before the arrival of the Savior into the world. People not only in Jerusalem, but also in other cities and villages of Palestine, waited for the Messiah foretold in the Holy Scripture.
Christ and the Pharisees
Time was fulfilled. The Messiah came, but Jewish leaders, Pharisees, and Sadducees condemned him to death. But why were the Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes offended? Why was it enough for the Samaritan woman to reveal the secret side of her life for her to gladly believe that the traveler standing beside her, weary from the road and asking her for water, was Christ (see John 4:42)? Why did the Pharisees and scribes, who were witnesses to the magnificent miracles performed by Jesus and knew the Scriptures better than anyone else, stubbornly refuse to recognize Christ? Finally, one more question: why did they hate Him, despite the fact that he delivered many people from terrible disease and suffering?
The answer must be sought in the peculiarities and character of the spiritual life of the leaders of Israel. Religious life demands of a person self-attentiveness, moral sensitivity, humility, and pure intentions. Without this, the heart gradually hardens. A change inevitably occurs, the consequences of which are spiritual death.
Already before the beginning of our Savior’s Gospel of the Heavenly Kingdom, the Jews had begun to imagine the Messiah as a powerful earthly king, who would exalt them above all nations and make them wealthy and powerful. This concept of the Messiah corresponded to their spiritual and moral condition.
For a proper understanding of the prophecy inspired by the Holy Spirit, not doctrinal erudition, but pure, uncorrupted faith was necessary.
The consciousness of lawyers and scribes, corrupted by sin, did not notice the parts of the Old Testament in which the spiritual qualities of the promised Messiah are given: "behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass" (Zech. 9:9); " Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth" (Isa. 42:1-3; cf.: Matt. 12:20).
Despite all the seemingly multifaceted events preceding the trial of the Savior of the world, there is only one reason for such a grave sin to have been committed—the people were rooted in sin and loved it. They seethed with anger at He who had come to the world to conquer and destroy sin.
After Christ the Messiah, who came to save the world, was slandered, profaned, and put to death, the spiritual death of the chosen people began. The Lord Jesus Christ spoke to the Hebrews directly, "He that hateth me hateth my Father also" (John 15:23). This means that the monotheism of the Hebrew leaders became entirely formalistic.
In literature, Old Testament religion, which ends with the conclusion of the New Testament, and Judaism, are often confused. This association is completely wrong. The expectation of the Messiah, which permeated the centuries-long history of the religion of the descendants of the Prophet Moses, ended. The goals and aspirations of the Hebrews, led by the Pharisees and Sadducees, stayed on Earth. Earthly well-being, wealth, success, and power became core values. In keeping with these, they imagined the anticipated Messiah.
However, the prophets foretold the coming of another Messiah—the Suffering Messiah. The Prophet Isaiah, who is called the "Old Testament Evangelist" (see Saint Jerome, Letter to Paulinus) because of his many prophesies and the precision of their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, speaks about this with impressive clarity and precision.
What then is the true Messiah? "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth… for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand" (Isa. 53:7-10).
Were the Jews familiar with this chapter of the great prophet? Not all of them. Usually during weekly readings at the synagogue this chapter is omitted. Here is an excerpt from the memoirs of Rosa Price, who survived the horrors of several Nazi concentration camps and accepted Jesus Christ. Her daughter became a follower of the Savior Jesus, but she adhered to old misconceptions. "I ran to the rabbi. He would tell me different Scriptures with which to challenge my family. In response, they would give me five more. At the urging of my family, I asked the rabbi about Isaiah 53. He said, “No Jew reads that, especially not a Jewish woman.” So I couldn’t read it. The same for Psalm 22. There are 328 prophecies of the coming of the suffering servant Messiah. I asked the rabbi about almost all of them. Finally, the rabbi told me not to come to the synagogue anymore because I had read him Isaiah 53" (Rosa Price. The Survivor // Sid Roth. They Thought for Themselves. WWP, 2007).
How did the lawyers, who knew many parts of the Old Testament Bible by heart, explain the chapter? In the period of the Talmud's formation, the scribes recognized that the 53rd chapter was a prophecy of the Messiah's coming. However, beginning with the famed Hebrew exegete Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki; 1040 - 1105), rabbis assert that the 53rd chapter speaks of the Jewish people. A simple reference to the text can refute this belief.
  • "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows" (Isa. 53:4). Whose grief did the Jewish people take on and whose sorrows did they carry?
  • "With his stripes we are healed" (Isa. 53:5). Who has been healed by the wounds of the Jewish people?
  • "For the transgression of my people was he stricken" (Isa. 53:8). If it is speaking of the Jewish people, then who suffered punishment for the transgressions of the Jewish people?
  • "And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death" (Isa. 53:9). When and in which grave are the Jewish people buried?
In the holy Old Testament books there are signs of the appearance of Christ (the Messiah) and in it are described his chief characteristics. Of the prophecies on the coming of Christ into the world in the Old Testament, before all else it is necessary to note the vision of the prophet Daniel, foretelling even the year of the Savior's death. “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined" (Dan. 9:24-26). Week (seven) is understood as 7 years, and 70 sevens consists of 490 years. It is the timeframe for the "end of sin." Here, we are talking about Christ the Savior's atonement for people who have violated the will of God and fallen from grace. In the prophecy, the Messiah is directly indicated ("to anoint the most Holy"). To calculate the amount of time given here, one must turn to historical sources, noting the reconstruction of the city of Jerusalem, which fell as a result of the Babylonian destruction in 586. The count of seventy sevens begins from the date of the reconstruction of Jerusalem. The decree for the restoration was given by Artaxerxes Longimanus in the 20th year of his reign. He came to the throne between December 18, 465 and December 18, 464 BC. The seventh year of his reign, from which the countdown of weeks begins, comes in 458 or 457. From this time period to the time of the appearance of Christ our Lord, 69 weeks (483 years) should pass.
The Forerunner of the coming of the Messiah is also mentioned in the Old Testament. "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts" (Mal. 3:1). Dwellers in Palestine knew the Holy Scripture and saw in John, who preached repentance, the Angel of the Covenant predicted by the prophets. Thus, people from all of Jerusalem and all the outskirts of the Jordan came to him (see Mark 1:5).
In the holy books of the Old Testament, there are prophecies of all of the main events in the life of Jesus the Messiah. The prophet Micah identified the place of birth: "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting" (Mic. 5:2).
The Word of God demonstrated the great spiritual gifts of the future Anointed One. "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord" (Isa. 11:1-2). All of this was fulfilled by Jesus: "... the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes" (Matt. 7:28-29).
Through the prophets, the Holy Spirit indicated a special distinguishing feature of the Messiah, the extraordinary power of wonderworking: "He will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert" (Isa. 35:4-6). When the two men came to Jesus from John the Baptist to ask, "Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?" (Luke 7:20), the Lord before all else points to the miracles he has performed: "The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me" (Luke 7:22-23). The people knew that the Messiah would be characterized by the miracles he performed. "Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?” (Matt. 12:22-23).
A mind corrupted by sin could not notice the parts of the Old Testament in which the spiritual qualities of the promised Messiah are given: "Behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass" (Zech. 9:9).
  1. The Jews, having rejected the Messiah as the incarnate Son of God, could not remain in the scope of the Revelation given in the Old Testament. Gradually, to the Law given by God, the Pharisees and scribes added 613 commandments: 365 positive commandments and 248 negative commandments.
The Lord rebukes the Hebrew teachers of the law. "For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men" (Mark 7:8). Faith in God as a real, absolute Person—this is monotheism—is replaced by ritualism. In Judaism, the authority of the Talmud is greater than the Torah (Pentateuch). The famed rabbi Adin Steinsaltz writes, "If the Torah is the foundation of Judaism, then the Talmud is the central pillar supporting the entire spiritual and philosophical edifice. In many ways, the Talmud is the most important book in Jewish culture, the backbone of creativity and of national life. No other work has had a comparable influence on the theory and practice of Jewish life. The Jews always recognized that as a people, their preservation and development depends on the study of the Talmud" ("What is the Talmud?").
What is this "central pillar" of Judaism? I will introduce an excerpt from the Tract Sabbath, with commentary from Rabbi Pinchas Kehati: "The cripple may go out with his wooden leg; such is the decree of Rabbi Meir, but Rabbi Jose prohibits it. If the wooden leg has a receptacle for pads, it is subject to defilement. Crutches are subject to defilement by being sat or trodden upon; but one may go out with them on Sabbath and enter the outer court (of the Temple). The chair and crutches of a paralytic are subject to defilement, and one must not go out with them on the Sabbath nor enter the outer court (of the Temple). Stilts are not subject to defilement, but nevertheless one must not go out with them on Sabbath."
Commentary: "The cripple, a man with one amputated leg, may go out on the Sabbath on his wooden leg, an artificial leg, made according to the size of his shin. Such is the decree of Rabbi Meir, who believes that an artificial leg corresponds to footwear, while Rabbi Jose forbids the cripple from going out with his wooden leg on the Sabbath. According to him, it does not correspond to footwear because the cripple stands primarily with his hands on a cane, while the artificial leg is only for appearance's sake so that his physical handicap would go unnoticed. Thus, the artificial leg on Sabbath is seen as an unnecessary load, and it is prohibited to enter with it. According to the other point of view, Rabbi Jose agrees that the artificial leg equates to footwear, however he is afraid that the man will detach it and will carry over 4 cubits into the public domain, but Rabbi Meir does not have this fear.
I risk fatiguing the reader, but I will introduce one more place from the Talmud to fully portray the spiritual deadness of ritualism. “There are two acts constituting the transfer (of things which are prohibited) on the Sabbath, which are in turn subdivided into four for a man who finds himself inside a private domain (reshut hayachid). The two acts are, however, increased to four for a man who finds himself outside in the public domain (reshut harabim). How so? For example, a mendicant stands outside (in reshut harabim) and the master of a house inside (in reshut hayachid). The mendicant passes his hand into the house (through for example a window) and puts something into the hand of the master (let's say a basket, so that he might give him a piece of bread), or (another variation) the mendicant reaches out and takes something from the master's hand (a piece of bread). In these two cases, the mendicant is breaking the law of the Sabbath, but the host is not. Or, if the master of the house (being inside) passes his hand through a window and puts, say, a piece of bread, into the hand of the mendicant, or, having put out his hand, he takes an object (a basket) from the hands of the mendicant, who is standing outside on the street, and brings it into the house, the master of the house would have broken the law of the Sabbath, but not the mendicant. This is the first part of the Mishna, which has demonstrated to us what the “two acts” of transferring objects mean, from the position of one who is inside, and from the position of one who finds himself outside. Carrying out any of these acts on the Sabbath is prohibited" (Tract Sabbath).[1]
Instead of a living faith in a merciful God and love towards one’s fellow man, entire volumes of the Talmud are filled with the sophistic disputes of various rabbinical schools over what to do with an egg laid by a chicken on the Sabbath, or about a host giving bread to a beggar, so that he does not break the Sabbath.
What a huge spiritual distance there was between the prophets and the scribes! The first to shine in the faith were those who participated in the source of heavenly wisdom, while others directed their extraordinary erudition to "solving" questions irrelevant to life. The lawyers occasionally thrashed out whether one may move a ladder from one dovecote to another on feast days.
It is obvious that religious life, in which ritualism is the determining principle, will become formalistic. "Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men" (Isa. 29:13).
Falling away from the living source of Truth will inevitably lead to dissolution and barrenness. In medieval European church art, the contrast between Christianity and Judaism was allegorically represented in the form of two female figures: the Church and the Synagogue. The south portal of the transept (cross aisle) of the cathedral in Strasbourg (approx. 1230) is decorated with such sculptures. The woman representing the Church, clearly and confidently carries a cross in her right hand as if resting on it. The straight folds of her cloak, flowing down to the ground, make her figure solid and firm. Her head is crowned. Her gaze is cast into the distance. The figure of the synagogue holds to her body a spear broken in several places. The bend of the figure repeats the broken line. Scrolls fall out of her left hand. Her head is downcast. Her eyes are blindfolded, a symbol of spiritual darkness.
  1. The next phase of Judaism's retreat from Biblical monotheism was the rise and expansion among the Jews of Kabbalah (in Hebrew qabbalah means acceptance or tradition) of mystical teachings and practices. This esoteric theosophical teaching is in spirit and letter absolutely foreign to the Holy Scripture. Two books initiate an exposition of Kabbalah: Sefer Yetzirah (the Book of Creation) and Zohar (Splendor of Radiance). The former was likely written in the sixth and seventh centuries B.C. Confirmation by the Kabbalists themselves of the existence of Sefer Yetzirah already during the time of patriarch Abraham is absolutely mythical and has no evidence. On the contrary, the presence in these books of philosophical ideas of late antiquity, such as Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, and others, completely refutes this view. The author of Zohar is believed to be the Spanish Kabbalist Moshe (Moses) de Leon. It was written in approximately 1300 A.D. The desire of modern Kabbalists to make the author of Zohar the disciple of rabbi Akiva Shimon Bar Yochai (Laitman, M. The Book of Zohar. M., 2003. p. 185)[2] , who lived in the second century A.D., contradicts the view of experts. "The Aramaic language of all eighteen of these sections is throughout the same, and throughout it displays the same individual peculiarities. This is all the more important because it is not in any sense a living language which Simeon ben Yohai and his colleagues in the first half of the second century A.D. in Palestine might have conceivably spoken. The Aramaic of the Zohar is a purely artificial affair, a literary language employed by a writer who obviously knew no other Aramaic than that of certain Jewish literary documents, and who fashioned his own style in accordance with definite subjective criteria. The expectation expressed by some scholars that philological investigation would reveal the older strata of the Zohar has not been borne out by actual research. Throughout these writings, the spirit of mediaeval Hebrew, specifically the Hebrew of the thirteenth century, is transparent behind the Aramaic facade" (Scholem, G. (1954). Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism. p. 163).[3]
Kabbalah is divided into the contemplative (Kabbalah Iyunit) and practical (Kabbalah Maasit). The central aspect of the Kabbalah is Ein Sof (The Infinite). In contrast to the God of the Holy Scriptures, Ein Sof has no name because he is without person, unknowable, and incomprehensible. No attributes can be ascribed to him. Ein Sof makes himself known in his manifestations (not to all, but to Jewish mystics). Ein Sof's chief manifestation is the original man, Adam Kadmon. Through his emanations (flows) the ten sefirot come into being, which are the attributes of God. Ten sefirot represent the mystical body of Adam Kadmon (heavenly Adam). He appears as a result of emanation and has no image or form. The earthly Adam was created in the image of heavenly Adam. The tenth sefirot is called "the Kingdom" or Malkuth. It unites all ten sefirot. In Zohar, Malkuth—or Kingdom—denotes how the Knesset (assembly) of Israel is a mystical prototype of the House of Israel (Shekhinah). In The Dialectics of Myth (XIV. 3), Aleksei Losev writes, “As a very well-educated Jew and great expert of Kabbalistic and Talmudic literature (from which I, with the nasty habits of a European observer, sought to learn exclusively about the Neoplatonic influences in Kabbalah) told me, the essence of all Kabbalah does not at all consist in pantheism, as liberal scholars think, who compare the doctrine of Ein Sof and the Sephirot with Neo-Platonism, but rather with pan-Israelitism: the Kabbalistic God needs Israel for His own salvation, He was incarnated in Israel and became it. Therefore the myth of the world domination by a deified Israel, which is forever contained in God.”
Kabbalists have established a correspondence among the different sefirot with parts of the human body. Becoming familiar with this primitive mythological arrangement of the structure of the universe, it becomes difficult to ignore the question that Kabbalists themselves do not ask: What is the source of this "knowledge"? How does one manage to conclude that the sefirot of the Crown (Keter) is the brow, the Tiferet is the chest, Victory (Netzach) and Majesty (Hod) is man's hip?
The esoteric teachings of Sefer Yetzirah and the Zohar are fundamentally incompatible with the biblical teaching on God, the world, man, and humanity's path to salvation. Contemplative Kabbalah represents a combination of elements of Gnosticism of the second and third centuries A.D. and Neo-Platonism. From the Gnostics, it borrows the teaching of the 10 eons, which comprise the pleroma (universal fullness). Dualism is the link between Gnostics and Kabbalists; the idea of eternal enmity began with good (light) and evil (darkness). Kabbalah's dualistic world view finds a direct expression in Sefer Yetzirah: "Also Elohim made every object, one opposite the other: good opposite evil, evil opposite good, good from good, evil from evil, the good delineates the evil and the evil delineates the good, good is kept for the good and evil is kept for the evil.” It is evident that the teaching, which ascribes evil an ontological status, leads to the justification of evil. In contrast, according to the Holy Scripture, evil was not created by God, but arose as a result of the abuse of the gift of freedom given by God to his creatures, Angels and mankind.
Kabbalistic teaching is an obvious expression of pantheism, a complete retreat from monotheism. God and the world are understood as one complete whole. The world is only a manifestation of God. Pantheism is fraught with internal contradictions. Its logical consequence is inevitably first the derogation of God, and next, denial of him, because all of the world's imperfections are attributed to him.
Kabbalists divide the world into male and female elements. The right and left spheres are respectively male and female. The world is presented as a loving union, as the unification of male and female elements. The relationship between the spheres is interpreted with the help of gender symbolism.
Kabbalah presents itself as a fantastical mix of esoteric occultism, blended with pagan religious and philosophical ideas. It attests to a complete regression from the great and saving teachings of the Bible with its deep and sustained monotheism.
Hieromonk Job (Gumerov)
[1] This appears not to be a direct quote from Tract Sabbath, but commentary based on Tract Sabbath: http://www.evrey.com/sitep/talm/index.php3?trkt=shabbat&menu=19. —Trans.
[2] This cite may not be accurate to the English version. —Trans.
[3] Page number may not be accurate to English version.—Trans.
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2024.05.18 19:19 xmatild4 Laptop / equipment for premier pro

Hey,
What is everyone’s choice of laptop for editing? I currently film on a DJI action 4 and iPhone 15 all 4k footage.
Premier pro is the software I use to edit 15-30 minute YouTube videos. Text on screen and some light edits.
I’m looking for a new laptop and I am torn between the MacBook pro’s.
The cheapest (£1700) 👀 is of course very appealing but would this spec be enough?
£1700 - M3 pro chip, 11 core CPU - 14 core GPU 18gb RAM - 14 inch screen.
£2,000 - M3 pro chip, 12 core CPU - 18 core GPU 18gb RAM - 16 inch screen.
£2,300 - M3 pro chip, 12 core CPU - 18 core GPU 36gb RAM - 16 inch screen.
Then the pro max chips are even beyond crazy money.
I understand the higher the spec the more it will be suited but I just don’t want to buy something so expensive if actually the cheapest option will be more than enough.
My current laptop is a dell precision 36gb ram works perfectly good but my partner needs to use it a lot hence the need of a 2nd one for me. You can’t buy these brand new anymore so branching out
Thank you
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2024.05.18 19:05 yams47 Is this a good price for the EV9 lease?

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2024.05.18 18:57 NeonBird Ordered a phone on 5/12/24, UPS tracking number does not work, ST customer service is failing in every way possible, what next?

So I ordered an iPhone 14 Pro from straight talk on 5/12/24, from their website. The UPS tracking number they gave me isn’t correct (I even copied and pasted it directly into the UPS website to make sure I didn’t make a mistake), so tracking it is out of the question.
I got on their website chat today thinking maybe I could get this sorted out. They couldn’t answer my question via chat, and had customer service to call me. When I was on the phone with their agent, they just hung up on me. So I now I’m just pissed at this whole thing. Now I want a refund and I’ll just get a phone from a physical store. So I get back on their chat, and let them know I’m fed up and I realize I’m probably not likely to actually receive this phone because no one knows where it is and it should have arrived by now, so no I need a refund. They said they would have customer service to call me to process the refund. I’ve been waiting for about an hour and I realize that customer service is not calling me back and I don’t want to start this process all over again just to get even more run around. Is there a specific number I can call to get an US - based straight talk agent that can process my refund, or should I just consider this a loss on a missing package and straight talk isn’t likely to give me a refund?
One thing I’ve learned: DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING ONLINE FROM STRAIGHT TALK. Anyone is better off just picking up a physical phone directly from Walmart than going through this whole mess. This is awful and I’m having a panic attack at the thought of losing $960 on a phone I’m not going to receive.
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2024.05.18 18:49 thebrokedown Try 2 Attempting to return an artifact; would like some info before I do so. Warning: Long back story

Try 2 Attempting to return an artifact; would like some info before I do so. Warning: Long back story
In around 1981, when I was 12, my father and I did a canoe trip along the Rio Grande with another couple, both adults. In my personal mythology, this was a 350 mile journey, although it now seems unlikely--we had probably 18 days at most, and that's including the drive to Marfa Texas from the Mississippi Gulf Coast and back. The only place on the river that I absolutely know we canoed by was the Langford Hot Springs. We also visited Langtry, but I'm not sure if that was driving or from the river. We also went through at least one canyon--the water was very low, and it was littered with huge boulders, but I cannot tell you which of the canyons I'm remembering. It might even be the lower canyon trip--my father was always up for any challenge to the point of foolhardiness. The adults were all Outward Bound instructors, and I was also a strong paddler for being 12.
On the trip, my father and I saw a "cave" entrance up a walkable incline from the river. This was a large opening, but was not deep and "rock shelter" or grotto is probably a better tern for it. We decided to explore, and discovered that this was a spot visited by many modern people; it was littered with cigarette butts and food wrappers, etc. As it didn't go back very far, we looked around a minute and decided to go back to the boat. Before we did, though, my father noticed an outcropping far enough above his head (he was about 5'11'') that he had to stand on tiptoes to reach up to it. He felt something, and this is what he brought down. Shamefully, we took it without question. I cannot say if we were at that point in Big Bend National Park itself or on the river outside that area. I am not even able to say if we were on the US or Mexico side, but I believe we were in the United States. Despite us taking this, he was generally a leave no trace guy to extremes and not into breaking border laws.
My father died last month after a battle with dementia, and this was the only thing I wished to have from him--we had become estranged for many years and had started speaking again about 5 years ago. He was a character. An extremely charismatic narcissist, he estranged both of his children but in his dementia, he had softened and I enjoyed getting closer to him again. All of this is to say that he was never a prankster, he never gave me a hint that my memory of the event was different from his while we were still talking, and my stepmother tells me that he loved to tell the story and *absolutely* believed this to be a genuine artifact.
I have contacted the park and am working on my next steps here. I do not want (well, I WANT, but I won't) to keep something that belongs either with a First Nations group or an organization that will care for and display this. Here's the issue though. Is it actually an artifact or a more modern example of the art? I will present my research for and against. I am so far from expert its ridiculous, but I have a Google degree at this point about this point, so I've done all I can, and I decided to come to people who are passionate about these things.
For: --This seems to be Edwards chert--I feel really pretty certain on that. So the stone it's made of isn't out of place for the area. --I have attempted to find out if it was common to sort of geo cache or prank with artifacts in the 70s, and I have found out about "Gray Ghosts," but I haven't managed to find one word about people leaving their work in places for strangers to find. I am very interested in this topic, but for now, I'm putting this lack of evidence I have for this practice in the "for" column. --In both the for and against column is that it is so distinctive. It resembles several kinds of projectile points, but doesn't just scream "this is X." If it looked like one thing, it was as much as twice the size of other examples of that. Or it was half a continent away from other projectile points of a similar style. I have considered Darl, Zorra, Pontchartrain Type II, and especially Scottsbluff Type II. The whole field is so interesting and people are muddying things, it seems to me, and one thing may be called several names by different people, and of course we haven't discovered every point there is, and that area of the world, the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend, still have lots of secrets for us.
Now for the Against: --This sucker is huge. And, in fact, it is almost precisely 6 inches. Which is hinky? A coincidence? --It would have had to have been in a small rock shelter which is very accessible to people for who knows how long with no one else discovering it. This seems so unlikely. But as I said, it was quite high up and as hidden as anything could have been in that cave. --The 70s was a time when people were really getting into, and increasingly better at, knapping and were definitely passing off fakes as the real thing. But would you make this, stash it and...what? Wait for it to be discovered, which you would likely never find out about?
So here we are. I find it a stunning example, whether knapped in a garage or around a campfire where people depended on the skill for their survival. I saw nothing else quite like it in the seemingly thousands of points I have looked at this week. I apologize for the picture attempting to show width. It is about a centimeter wide at the widest part. Hard to show.
What say you?
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Honestly, getting old sucks. I can't believe Reddit is confusing me. I used to know what I was doing.
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2024.05.18 18:14 Total-Football-6904 Renting- short term lease, or home buyers clause?

I’ve rented a house for years but I’m looking into an apartment before a home purchase. I was surprised when I saw the different lease lengths offered with different rates online, since the last time I was in an apartment it was the standard 3, 6, or 12 months only.
There’s no telling when said house will actually be purchased(considering the real estate market is bonkers) I really wouldn’t want to break a lease if some lucky break pops up, so is “home buyers clause” a thing here? And if so, are they common practice or only some places offer them? (They’re very common in some states with military especially).
Basically an addendum that allows you to terminate the lease early due to purchasing a home and the fee is usually quite cheaper than actually breaking a lease. It doesn’t go on your record as a broken lease either.
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2024.05.18 17:11 sevrosengine I Have Completed My Lap Around the Cosmere*

It is with great pleasure for me to say that I have completed the current works of the Cosmere*.
After going into a Sci-Fi deep dive I pivoted into fantasy by reading A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin. It reignited my love for fantasy, and I highly recommend it. This led me to the works of Mr. Sanderson.
The Way of Kings was the first book I read of the new year and Yumi and the Nightmare Painter was the last, finished this morning. I have also read 14 other books scattered in between the works of the Cosmere in order to mentally space out the different works/series.
Before I start my rankings I just want to say that The Stormlight Archive DEEPLY impacted me. Specifically Dalinar. I'm actually tearing up writing this. The way that he pushed through his trials to emerge as Bondsmith was truly inspirational to me. It had me questioning how I can live my life with more honor (THE CODES) and integrity, and how I can hold true to my ideals in times of scrutiny and challenge.
When I describe the appeal of The Stormlight Archive to people I say "the characters make me want to be a better person".
Without further ado here is my ranking list:
-------The Legends that Changed My Life----------- 1. Oathbringer
  1. The Way of Kings
  2. Words of Radiance
  3. Warbreaker
  4. Rythym of War
------- Damn Good Works of Art-----------
  1. Hero of Ages
  2. Bands of Mourning
  3. The Emperor's Soul
  4. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell
  5. Sixth of the Dusk
  6. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
----------I Liked These------------
  1. The Alloy of Law
  2. Mistborn Secret History/The Lost Metal
  3. The Final Empire
  4. Tress and the Emerald Sea
  5. The Lost Metal
  6. Shadows of Silence
  7. The Sunlit Man
----------Very Strong Elements, but Very Real Pain Points------------
  1. Elantris/The Hope of Elantris
  2. Dawnshard
  3. Edgedancer
  4. The Well of Ascension
  5. Allomancer Jak (lol)
To provide some color to some rankings I know are pretty unique to me personally compared to what I see on others posts:
-If you're a Goodreads ranker like I am here's some insight: The only 5 stars I gave were to TWoK and OB. Everything else was a 3 or 4 star except for Allomancer Jak which I gave 2.
-Warbreaker blew me away. I was totally not expecting it to be in the top when I picked it up. It was just FUN! The colors, the names, the opulence, the tropical city, the iridescence! What fun & beauty! The story had a quality of a fairy tale and I was hooked.
-Sanderson is a damn good Novella writer. Based on the quality of some of the shorter works it surprises me that Edgedancer and Dawnshard didn't land for me. They felt like filler chapters to the rest of the SA. I was specifically disappointed with Edgedancer. I felt like there was so much low hanging fruit to get into with Lift and instead we were caught with her in a time of questioning and meandering, with some action. I wanted stories of heists, looting, and shenanigans and I felt like I didn't get that.
-I think the most contentious position I have about the Cosmere is how painful I found some parts of Mistborn Era 1 to be. I will say that Mistborn has some of the strongest elements of the Cosmere. It has my favorite magic system, the best setting (gothic Luthadel, the ash apocalypse), some of the strongest villains (Steel Inquisitors, Koloss, The Lord Ruler), and one of the best Sanderlanches (HoA). However, at times I found the story so painful I almost had to put it down.
First, I was not able connect with Vin and Elend. Part of me rationalizes this that Sanderson didn't want me to intimately connect with them because they become beings of the highest lore/religion on Scadrial. I found Elend to be a very shallow, almost insignificant character. His development from spoiled boy, to ruler, to legend just didn't sit well with me.
Vin was one of my biggest challenges. To this day I cannot visualize Vin's face in my mind. I had trouble visualizing a couple characters across the Cosmere. It took me a long time to come up with a stable mental image of Navani. But I was never able to get it with Vin. Vin is a collection of conflicting attributes that never came together for me. Shy, but can tell it how it is. Secretly loves luxury, but hates intellectualism. Legend, but street urchin. I recognize most people love Vin, and I wish I was one of them, but I'm not.
Second, I had problems with the storylines. It's hard for me to explain this but I felt like the plot throughout Mistborn Era 1 were the wrong stories to focus on. Like why focus on the politics of Elend's crumbling government when there are so many other wonderful and exciting things that were probably going on on Scadrial? Well of Ascension was almost a DNF for me because of how much I simply detested the story. The Sanderlanche at the end was good but man was that first half absolutely painful. It hurt me to read. In the end I'm glad I stuck it out because Hero of Ages was truly masterful. But for me that beauty came at a cost.
*I have not read White Sand. I do not connect with graphic novels or audiobooks and will not slog through one (especially one that large and not highly reviewed) for the sake of being an active completionist. I felt very conflicted in coming to this conclusion. Especially because of how frequently Taldain/Khriss are referenced in the rest of the works. What ultimately what led me to this decision is the upcoming rework of the prose edition of the story, for which I am very excited for.
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2024.05.18 16:26 alexfilmwriting Check My Understanding

Couple seasons now getting back into golf and I'm really tracking my strokes so I can focus on weak areas. Check my understanding of rules for a couple scenarios I find myself in at home. These aren't tournament scenarios but I want to treat them as such:
Scenario 1. Slice out of bounds. Off the tee box on the right of the fairway are white OB stakes (there's a neighborhood). I see my ball, it's in someone's yard. I CAN pick up my ball and drop it back in bounds for TWO strokes (hitting fourth shot from here). Or, I can go back to the tee box and hit my third shot (stroke and distance). I guess I could play a provisional from the tee, perhaps only if I wasn't sure I'd actually find the first one. Then I'd have to be careful about wrong ball if I do find mine somewhere playable. Easiest to me is the two-stroke drop and play from where I went out of bounds.
Scenario 2. In a ditch/creek. I'm on a fairway and there's a drainage ditch between me and the green. Sometimes it's filled up other times its empty. During tournaments I think it usually gets red stakes but on most days it's just a ditch. I duff my 7 and put the ball in this ditch. I can see the ball. Treating it like a penalty area, I can go back on the line for ONE stroke and drop my ball prior to the ditch. I then proceed as normal, now one stroke behind. or treating it as unplayable, I could do the same thing, also for ONE stroke, yes?
Scenario 3. The Pond. Off the tee box I hook it into the water. I saw it go in the water. From the tee, I can hit shot 3 and play on (stroke and distance). I think that's pretty much it. Can I go back on line and play 3 (or 4) from up ahead near where I crossed into the water?
Scenario 4. The Woods. Off the right side of the fairway is a big gulley and trees, big drop off, I'm not gonna climb down in there. I watch the ball hit a tree and fall into the gulley. It's gone. I think this area is marked out of bounds for tournaments. I can take two(?) strokes and just play from where I saw it go into the woods? I guess I could take one stroke and play from where I'm standing (stroke and distance?) or is the out-of-boundsness a factor here different than my first example. The ball is gone and the OB isn't marked. It's just practically out of bounds.
Scenario 5. The bridge. There's a bridge over another ditch/creek. Not marked, but I think gets red stakes during tournaments. I can see my ball kinda under the bridge. I could probably go down in there and flop shot it, but that seems silly. I can take one stroke and hit from prior to the ditch (on the line?).
Scenario 6. On a cart path and/or in long grass being regrown. We have a funny spot on one of our holes where there's a gravel cart path and also some ropes for where they're re-growing grass. I land here often and it's always a weird one. I don't wanna swing and hit gravel on the path. and I can't hit it out of roped 12-inch grass with a net over it. I feel like if I'm on the gravel path I get (free?) relief back on line, and if I'm in the grass I get (free?) relief because it's 'ground under repair'. Is this right?
These are the things I see the most at home; hopefully I'm counting these right.
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