Hi everyone! My kids have and love the 60227 set. I was thinking about getting them a second one so that they could extend the station, but now I have the chance to get the 60433 for 10 bucks more instead.
What would you pick for a hopefully long lasting fun and creative building possibilities? The same set for a perfect compatibility (also visually) or the new space station, which seems to be a better set in general and fits with the new space theme (so even more extension options maybe in the future)?
Looking forward to your opinions. Cheers!

RaveReport: Apokalypse by SixSixSounds at MTW in Offenbach(Frankfurt am Main)
This was my first techno party in Frankfurt, as I arrived by train I first looked at the station district, I've never seen so many pipes in my life... and I don't really want to be out there at night.
Frankfurt is a big city, a city of extremes - no other German city has as many skyscrapers as here. What else is extreme is the club culture. After Berlin, Frankfurt is the birthplace of techno in Germany, the Dorian Grey, a legend that I am familiar with but which closed its doors for good before I was born.
Arrived in Offenbach, after quite a long journey from our pre-drinking(6beer) we finally arrived in Offenbach. A short walk together with other clubbers separates us from our destination. The MTW, which advertises the finest hard techno, where Rhian Woods, Amabam and my favorite artist Jazzy are playing today, I have long since decided to go to this event and have been able to buy earlybird tickets for 12€, a very fair price for such a good party.
You can also tell that FFM is a city of extremes by the fact that there is not just one club at the MTW location directly on the Main, but two. Robert Johnsen is housed in the same building.
About the club itself: there were 2 floors, a large floor with space for over 300 dancers and a smaller one with just under half the capacity. Both floors were danceable as boilers, there was no barrier that would have prevented you from leaving directly behind your favorite artist.
The ceilings of the main floor are huge, 4-5 meters high, in the middle hangs a huge disco ball with a diameter of over one meter.
The sound system consists of a row of subs directly in front of the DJ, the tweeters hang from the ceiling, what I would like to point out and have not seen that often but think is very good is a decibel display that permanently measures over 100DB and occasionally goes up to 110.
At the bar you can buy earplugs which cost just one € :)
The 2nd floor is also a boiler, where you can dance all around the DJ, the system is a little weaker and the lighting technology leaves a lot to be desired, unlike on the main floor where an LJ flashes the strobes to the thunderous drops blaring from the speakers.
Both clubs are connected by a huge outdoosmoking area where there is plenty of but not enough seating, from here you have a beautiful view of the skyline that rises out of the sky in Frankfurt.

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When we enter the club it's 0 o'clock, it's already a bit busy, you have to wait at the cloakroom which costs 2€ until you can hand in your jacket.
First we get a beer, the best value for money is a wheat beer which is served in a glass, you pay €4.5 for a half, which is actually really fair.
Rhian Woods starts playing at one o'clock and he definitely knows what he's doing. He gets the crowd in the perfect mood for the next DJ:
But my favorite act was Jazzy, who played directly afterwards.
Topless with an undercut and taped nipples, she stands behind her desk and heats up the dance-crazed crowd, she gives me the rest. As a first row dancer, I sometimes have the feeling that I'm not getting enough air because the bass is so thumping. It's dirty, a “main character” climbs onto the subs to dance in an elevated position for all to see, restricting the view of Jazzy...
Musically, the techno she played was fast, hard and merciless, there were no breaks or quiet moments in her set, and she got more and more into it. At the end, she played Schranz, which you could even have hooked if I could have.
After Jazzy it got even harder, but my energy dwindled, in the club I only drank water from 2 o'clock, the toilet situation was okay, at least you could fill up your bottle. I even missed Ambam because I left the club shortly before 6 o'clock. Outside the door I even met Jazzy and shyly asked her if I could take a picture with her, with her sweet feminine voice which is the complete opposite of her music, she was also very happy about this fan moment.
In the 6 hours I spent in the MTW, I danced 30,000 steps, which is an average of 2 per second. That speaks for itself and for the evening.
The crowd was nice, I met some cool people and I was recommended to visit the Tanzhaus.
All in all, a very, very nice club visit, despite the 2-hour walk home.
4,5/5

My 3 most recent journals have all been hardbound ones. I personally like it because it kind of gives me a sense of security? Comfiness? Idk. It's just more my vibes when journaling. But lately, I've been thinking about practicality. I usually bring my hardbound journals to school because i find myself spiraling a lot during vacant times. But it's not very compact. Or practical for me. It kind of takes a lot of space, and i get shy whenever i bring it out. However, in elementary school,i would just pull out a pretty ring notebook and comfortably write. Now that I'm gonna be going to a different school for the first time in my life, I'd definitely want to write about stuff i find out in school. Also there are not many options for cheap hardbound journals where I'm from.
In my opinion, Pros of getting a ring journal -comfortable and compact(ish) to pull out at school whenever -TONS of cute designs -easier to write in -less nerve wracking for me. -cheaper -better paper options, where I'm from
Cons of getting a ring journal -i would have to give up the "cover decorating" part, which i love! -less "journaling vibes" -JUST LESS DECORATING WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN LET GO😔😔😔😔😔😔😔
Anyway. Tell me what you guys think! Im probably crazy and i think too much. But that's why i journal (⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

The state I live in has trash drop-offs all over the place. Yes, there is trash pick-up service, but you can also just head over to what is basically a nicely maintained mini-dump, with receptacles for trash and recycling and even over-sized items, and drop it all off for free. It's nice, and since I live just close enough for it to be convenient, I don't bother with trash and recycling service.
The place I hit is setup as a big loop, with the main trash dumpster off to the left at the "top" of the loop, and then all the recycling dumpsters are on the path out so you can throw trash and then throw recycling and get all done in a smooth couple of stops. The area by the trash dumpster is wide, enough so that you can easily reverse two big SUVs in there or three compact cars. Standard etiquette is that you pull up and around, then reverse in, making sure to leave room for others since, while it's not busy, there is a steady flow of cars in and out all day.
Well, this past weekend I dealt with a boomer lady who clearly didn't understand etiquette. She was ahead of me going into the area, she pulled around in her big, silver SUV, backed up, and tried to take up the whole space. I drive a sedan, and I know how to drive it well enough that, once she was in, I pulled around and backed up and parked right next to her. There was room to open car doors and get out, but not as much room as usual there. I'd say it was about the same amount of space you'd get in a parking lot.
She didn't like this, so she had to move her SUV again to push it further over away from me. Then, as my wife and I were loading out her trash, she has to come up to us and snippily say, "just couldn't wait, could you?"
I ignored her for most of this, mind you, as I just wanted to get my trash out and (having read this reddit enough) I know engaging doesn't stop them, it just encourages them. My wife, though, was already annoyed at the woman trying to take up the whole area, so she was like, "wait for what?" and this caused the two of them to go back and forth for a few seconds with the woman railing at us about being impolite.
Then, hilariously, she called us "rednecks". Bear in mind that while the area surrounding is farms, we're in a historic city area, and I look like a grunge rocker. My wife laughed and I couldn't stop myself from saying, "oh, fuck off."
We drove off and then just saw the woman one last time when she slow drove around us as we threw out our recycling. I have to assume she was trying to get our attention, but I was back to not engaging. Still, she was rude, entitled, and doesn't even know how to insult someone properly. Just a really weird moment.

Hello,
I want to invest in Everdell universe. However, I have trouble choosing between buying Farshore or Everdell+Bellfaire.
I like that Farshore is more streamlined, open, and give single box experience. But was not sure about the idea of having only six map tiles. I feel like this reduce the flexibility in gameplay compare to special event? But everything else like art work, components, and even the lighthouse I am happy with it. I love the nautical + pirate themed a lot.
I like that the Base game have more combination/combo in cards (also doors and open slots) and have a lot of different forest cards and special events. Together with Bellfaire creates a lot of variety. Yet, I am not a fan of having two boxes, and the feeling of needing to house rule the game to make it more sublimed.
I actually might prefer buying Farshore, just for the sack of having the newest edition of the game.
What do you guys think? Which one would be the best option to invest if consider the replayability and the flexibility/diversity in strategy & gameplay (fun element).
Thank you!!

Considerations on Sexual Immorality, Gender Identity, and my friends Non-Denominational Church.
A good friend of mine from a fairly conservative evangelical background is considering becoming a pastor at his non-denominational church. As part of the evaluation process, they asked him to write a paper on these topics that he is not an expert on.
He asked for my opinion and I offered to share it online to solicit constructive criticism, notes of encouragement, and or reading recommendations on these topics.
I believe his goal is to be faithful to the scriptures, loving to those outside the church, and challenging to those inside the church, as most of us could do better.
What he wrote is in the quotation marks below.
“1: Scope of the Issue
Sexual immorality has become a besetting and ubiquitous issue in our culture and in our churches. While many aspects of it are not novel or unique to this time and have clear scriptural input, there are others that bring challenges to our church for which we don’t have obvious precedent. The main point of these comments is to try and answer three questions with some degree of specificity: (1) how do we make ourselves a place where people who do not know Christ will feel welcome to come and learn of Him regardless of where they come from, (2) how do we pastorally care for people who have come in to the church with pre-existing circumstances related to sexual immorality, and (3) how do we equip our members to represent Christ to those in their lives that are dealing with these issues. We want to do this in a way that does not “walk a tight rope” or compromise to appease, but honors Scripture in its commands to both show compassion and exhort and correct. We must recognize that every individual circumstance is unique, and many will require careful and prayerful consideration, but this is meant to give a framework for that consideration.
2: Scriptural Basis for Corporate Response
There are many references we can point to that discuss and define sexual immorality throughout Scripture and many of these will be used below as we consider specific examples and situations. Let us start, however, by looking at passages that deal with corporate response rather than individual sin. It is clear that the Corinthian church had significant issues in this area, and much of Paul’s first letter was devoted to it. In chapter 5, Paul states that when sexual immorality is discovered in the church we should “mourn” over it and “not to associate with immoral people.” Importantly, he also makes clear in vv. 9-13 that these comments only apply to those “who bears the name of brother.” He explicitly writes, “not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world…for what have I to do with judging outsiders?” This is key in informing our response to those who are not members of the church. If it is our desire to see sinners come through our doors and come to know our Savior through our ministry, then we must be welcoming, accepting them where they are. This is not to say we hide or compromise the biblical position, but it is not an issue on which we want to filter people at the door. There are three categories of people in sexual sin that we need to form a response for. First, those just coming to the church who have not committed to it – these should be treated the same as any we are reaching out to with Christ’s love. They need Jesus, not behavioral change. Next, those who have recently joined the church but have pre-existing sexual sin patterns. This can and should be addressed with patience, dignity, and love. There are often many sin areas in the life of a new believer, and it is prudent to discern how and when to address each of them. Lastly, those who have been members in the church for some amount of time and fall into sexual sin. This is the group that Paul is primarily addressing in 1 Corinthians. While sex within marriage is a private issue, sexual sin cannot be a taboo topic. It needs to be addressed regularly and clearly. We need close enough relationships within the church that such problems do not fester in the dark. We must avoid the typical church pattern to vilify the first group, never see the second group, and pretend the third group doesn’t exist until it all blows up in scandal. May it never be.
3: Consistency Issue
There is a tendency in our Christian culture to treat some sexual sins as worse than others. Like the Corinthians, some things we seem to have accepted as just ubiquitous parts of our culture. Knowing the prevalence of promiscuity and fornication among teens and single adults and usage of pornography even within the church, we tend to address these as issues of indwelling sin, similar to anger or fear of man, with offers of accountability and understanding when someone falls. By contrast, when it comes to homosexuality or adultery, it is often a church discipline issue. We view homosexual marriage as a major problem, but remarriage after a non-biblical divorce is rarely addressed. These inconsistencies lead to stigmatization and polarization and should have no place in the church. The criterion for escalation should be unrepentance, not the nature of the sexual sin. It is clear from 1 Corinthians that all should be taken seriously, but none should be vilified above others.
4: Culture and Identity
The major underlying problem with many of the sexual sin and gender issues is that they have come to be culturally bound up with people’s identities. This is not a new phenomenon and is not unique to this issue. As far back as Acts 19, you see people becoming “enraged” because Paul had threatened the Ephesians’ cultural identity as worshipers of Artemis. People continue to find their primary identities in their employment, hobbies, sports teams, or families rather than Christ. None of these should be accepted, but none should be reviled either. If a person does not know Jesus, they are dead. How they identify themselves is of no concern. Once they have been made alive, they can be taught that “whose” they are is more important than “who” they are. All identity outside of Christ is not sinful, but if it takes paramount importance, it may become so. A person who recognizes a tendency toward same sex attraction may label themselves as gay or lesbian. This should not be considered a sin issue unless it becomes, for them, their defining characteristic or leads to sinful actions. We should recognize the difficulty of this struggle and support such a person rather than get hung up on labels. There must be clear distinction between identifying same sex attraction and engaging in homosexual behavior. These should be the guiding principles underlying everything that follows are regards individual cases.
5: Public Facing Information, Guests, and New Attendees
Considering what we have discussed, and Paul’s assertion in 1 Corinthians 5 that we ought to reserve judgment on sexual immorality to those we call brother, I would submit that public facing information regarding the church (i.e. website, app, etc) should not publish a position on sexual immorality, marriage, and gender identity. Doing so effectively places the filter at the door so that people who do not know Christ may be turned away from it. This is not tantamount to tacit approval. In appropriate contexts within the church, these topics should still be discussed and addressed, but I do not believe it is consistent with a biblical treatment of unbelievers to place it in a public facing forum. If we have guests or new regular attendees who appear to be engaged in a cohabitating or fornicating relationship, a homosexual relationship, or other sexual sin, this should not be a priority to address unless we have discerned that they are believers and join the church. Even then, it is important to draw a distinction between someone who deals with same-sex attraction and someone who engages in homosexual behavior. The next seven points are meant to discuss, in broad terms, how we should address those who join the church with pre-existing relationships or identity issues:
6: Promiscuity, Cohabitation – Hebrews 13:4, 1 Cor 7:1-2, Ex 22:16
Much of the biblical discussion on promiscuity is by inference. Clearly, sex was meant to be inseparably linked to marriage and outside of that context should be considered immoral. For those who join the church already in a sexual relationship who are unmarried we should apply Exodus 22:16 and encourage them to marry as soon as possible. If they do not wish to marry, they should be encouraged to separate. Paul acknowledges in 1 Cor 7:2 that marriage is the best remedy for “temptation to sexual immorality.”
7: Adultery, Divorce and Remarriage – Matt 5:32, Matt 19:9, 1 Cor 7:10-11
This issue is given much more explicit biblical instruction but is often glossed over in our Christian culture due to the messy landscape of divorces and remarriages. In cases where non-biblical divorce has occurred, if reconciliation is possible, this should be pursued. If reconciliation is impossible because one or more parties have remarried, it would not be sensible to divorce again in order to achieve reconciliation. The principle to apply here, I believe, is from 1 Cor 7:17-24 summarized in verse 20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” This is not an ideal circumstance, but it is the best way forward in an imperfect world. Of note, polygamy was common in the culture of the early church, and while not ideal, was accepted by the church, as evidenced by the qualifications for elder to be “a husband of but one wife.” We have polygamous cultures even within our local community and if they came to Christ, we should not counsel them to divorce all but one wife and thus disrupt their social structure. It is not ideal and would disqualify them from eldership, but they should remain as they are. Whether marriage after unbiblical divorce in the past disqualifies a man from eldership is a case-by case question for the eldership.
8: Pornography, Sensuality, and Lust – Lev 18:6-18, Matt 5:28
As mentioned above, use of pornography has reached a high saturation point within our culture and within our church. While once thought of as simply a male issue, there is a growing trend toward gender parity in pornography usage. It is an issue that should be discussed with some frequency within our church. For those that join the church and view pornography regularly, it needs to be made clear that while the world has largely destigmatized it, it is still sexual immorality. Furthermore, this isn’t just limited to nudity and pornography, but any sensuality that leads to looking at someone “with lustful intent” is the heart equivalent of adultery according to Matt 5:28. In our culture, it is not possible to avoid such things by just turning away. We need to address the heart issues of idolatry, selfishness, and satisfaction in Christ. Practically, how should we deal with those who have on-going struggles with pornography, sensuality and lust? Should this preclude them from eldership? From deaconship? Taken strictly, this would preclude nearly all men from eldership. These require individual evaluation from the elders, but a guiding principle should be, if the person is repentant and there is evidence of growth in their life, we should consider more responsibility and continued discipleship.
9: Homosexuality – Lev 18:22, Lev 20:13, 1 Cor 6:9, 1 Tim 1:8-11
From the above references and others, it is evident that homosexual behavior is sexual sin. We cannot equivocate on that point. As we have discussed above, if a person who is already a believer and in the church and struggles with same sex attraction, we should approach them as we would handle anyone who is sexually attracted to someone to whom they are not married. If such a person decides that homosexuality is not sinful and begins sexually immoral activity, we should deal with them in the same way as any member who falls into unrepentant sin and go through the processes of correction and, if necessary, of church discipline. It is important that we draw a distinction between same sex attraction and homosexual behavior. We can do tremendous harm by demonizing same sex attraction and creating a taboo around it. A person who is struggling to abstain from homosexual behavior should be supported and encouraged. I believe Paul’s strong statements about not associating with sexually immoral people applies to those who remain unrepentant. Much more nuanced is the issue of how we address those that join the church already in a homosexual relationship. What about the married homosexual couple who join the church with their adopted child? Should we break up their family? I believe, in this case, the same principle should apply as to those who have gone through an unbiblical divorce in the past. We should apply 1 Cor 7:20: “Each one should remain in the condition in which he was called.” We can recognize that this is not ideal, but it is the best we can do in a fallen world just as we do with someone who is married after unbiblical divorce. Whether should apply to a homosexual couple in a long term committed relationship who are not legally married would be an individual discussion with the elders. Again, these are nuanced cases that will need individual prayer, discussion, and discernment. I believe a great deal more patience is called for when a new believer joins the church that has a history or present reality of homosexuality, even if they are unrepentant at first, believing that homosexuality is not sinful, than we would demonstrate to a person who has been in the church for a period of time and then decides to pursue a homosexual relationship.
10: Bisexuality – Heb 13:4
Bisexual attraction is no more or less of an issue than anyone who finds that they are sexually attracted to someone other than their spouse. This is not a rare or unique circumstance, even within the church. Someone who is practicing bisexuality is, by definition, not confining sex to the marriage bed, and this, therefore, qualifies as sexual immorality. The issue, here again, is one of identity and cultural acceptance. If a person “identifies as bisexual,” the real issue is not the bisexuality, but the fact that they identify themselves primarily by their sexual desires, and not by Christ. It would be equally a problem if they “identified as heterosexual” and that was seen as their defining characteristic. If such a person were to join the church, our priority should be in helping them see their identity in Christ rather than focusing on renouncing their sexual preference.
11: Transgenderism/Non-binarism – Psalm 139: 13-15
It should be noted that the next two points should not be considered in the category of sexual immorality, but as they are connected to the same cultural moment will be discussed here. It should further be remarked that transgenderism is a modern issue with no direct reference in Scripture. It is a challenging issue that often falls prey to oversimplification and scapegoating. It is not sufficient to simply state that a person should identify with their born gender. There are those born with ambiguous genitalia and those born with sex chromosome abnormalities such that “born gender” is not necessarily accurate. These occur with a frequency of 1 in 448 births on average which is not particularly rare. The majority of people who consider themselves to be transgender do not fall into these categories, but the fact remains that these categories exist. Unless we plan to embark on genetic testing, we must be careful how we assert someone’s gender assignment. Furthermore, we must acknowledge that much of the gender confusion in our culture is due to a distortion of biblically accurate masculinity and femininity in our culture of which the church has been widely supportive for generations. Many transgender and non-binary individuals consider themselves so because they do not fit into the traditional boxes our culture has created for the genders. The church can start by recognizing that these boxes are incorrect. We can also acknowledge that gender differences and roles are far less important than most human cultures perceive. Christ himself challenged many gender norms in his ministry and Paul maintains “…there is no male or female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Gal 3:28b) It is much more difficult to recognize this issue as a sin issue than many of the above concerns. If someone wishes to be addressed by different pronouns than they once did or dress differently than they once did, this does not amount to immorality. Once again, this can be an idolatrous identity issue if the person sees it as the central characteristic of their lives. There is often an inherent pride in asserting that such a person does not feel they fit in the body created for them, but if they come to love Jesus and understand and believe that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made” then this issue may become moot. Whether or not they revert to dressing differently or using pronouns they did when they were younger is largely immaterial. This also addresses the issue of people who may have undergone permanent physical changes. While we should not endorse such modification if it is being considered, there is no reason to reverse such a thing in order to return to a base state. We must recognize that this is a group that has a high propensity toward mental health concerns, instability, and suicidality. They need love, support and prayer, not scapegoating and extra-biblical expectations of conforming to a cultural norm. We must further note that this group as well as the homosexual group have often experienced psychological and even physical harm from others in our culture, sometimes in the name of Christ. We must foster an environment of champions physical and psychological safety for these people.
12: Asexuality – 1 Cor 7:25-38
Asexuality also should not be considered sexual immorality. There is, in fact, wide support in Paul’s letters such as in 1 Cor 7 for people, if they are able, to remain unmarried and be “anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.” We tend to champion the model of the nuclear family in our Christian culture, but Paul sees chaste singleness as a better way. There should be no pressure from the church to make sure that single people pair off and get married because it is expected of them. As this state has been culturally identified with the LGBTQIA movement, it is seen on the same spectrum as the sexual immorality and gender issues discussed above, but it is not. It can still fall prey to the same issue of an idolatrous identity as some of the above issues, but it need not be so.
13: Glass Ceiling
In the event that God sees fit to bring people from these subgroups into our church, there would inevitably be a glass ceiling. The question is at what point. The four logical points are: regular attender, member, deacon, and elder. Regardless of their background or position, all should be welcome to be a regular attender. It is also clear, from the biblical requirements for eldership, that on-going problems or engagement in any of the sexual sins would disqualify them from that post. The middle two are less clear. I would submit that the bar for membership should be very low. This step, in my opinion, is when they would “bear the name of brother” and not before. Even if they disagree about the sinful nature of homosexuality, this should not disallow them from becoming members as long as they agree to submit to the churches position and not cause division. Allowing them to become members gives us the pastoral authority to speak into their lives, and we would hope that over time the Spirit would work in their hearts to convince them of the truth. Putting such a person in a deacon role would probably not be wise but would need to be evaluated prayerfully on a case-by-case basis. The difficulty here is that, while a position on homosexuality is not a salvific issue and should not be considered a core doctrine in the same way as the deity of Christ, for example, it is a sin issue. There is a limit to how far we can “agree to disagree” and still uphold our duty to root out sin in our midst. Once again, we should also distinguish between a struggle with same sex attraction and engagement in homosexual behavior when we consider our response. There is also a glass ceiling when it comes to marriage. While I believe we should not break up existing homosexual marriages, we should not participate in creating them. The marriage covenant between a man and woman was created, in part, to reflect the relationship between Christ and the church (Eph 5). This should not be co-opted to excuse or normalize immorality.
14: Nuance and Edge Cases
The above outline is by no means meant to be exhaustive or definitive. It is meant to provide a lens, supported by scripture, through which we can view these issues and consider corporate and pastoral responses. It should inform how we view the people that walk through the door from a wide range of backgrounds and how we equip those in our church to be Christ’s ambassadors to those in our community. Every person and circumstance, history and baggage will be different, and any non-nuanced position would be inherently evil. I pray we have many opportunities to talk, think and pray through specific situations that God would bless us with the chance to be a part of. What an honor it would be to be used to reach into broken lives like these with the Gospel of Grace.
15: Action Steps
As we consider practical and philosophical ways of responding to the above, I believe we should start from a position of corporate repentance. If we wish to truly reach out and touch the lives of broken people in need of a Savior who live a life of same sex attraction or gender dysphoria, we need to begin by recognizing that a great deal of harm, emotional and physical, has been inflicted on this group by the Church for generations. There are homeless people living in our area who were kicked out of their homes by parents holding a Bible. There are those who have been subjected to horrific methods that amount to torture under the guise of “Conversion Therapy” from Christian organizations. The only “conversion” we should concern ourselves with is to a regenerate heart. Attempting to change someone’s sexual attraction is very much beside the point. We cannot hope to be a place where such people can hear about Jesus unless they feel safe to enter our doors. We must also fight the tendency to consider sin in this area as something worse than others, even in non-Christians. James 2 says “…For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it….So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.” As we consider corporate and pastoral responses to the argument above, we must start by removing our own planks and repenting for the historical actions of the Church.
Practical steps that we could consider taking would include: removing the statements from the website about marriage and sexuality, especially directly under our Core Beliefs. Again, this is not meant to hide or equivocate on the truth, but not to set such a barrier before someone even walks through our door. Secondly, we should consider how to address these topics within the church. A Sunday morning sermon is not ideal as it is time limited and a unidirectional conversation. A small group course format would be a consideration. We need to equip parents and family members of adolescents, teens, and adults with language to talk about these things in loving, humble, God-honoring ways. In the longer term, we need to consider how we can make our church a place where people would feel comfortable inviting friends and family who look, think and act differently than we do. We need to find a way of projecting safety and inclusion even in our public facing information. This isn’t a balancing act where we must make it clear early and often that we “love the sinner but hate the sin” as the saying goes. We just need to love the sinner. Dealing with the sin can come later God-willing. A third application point is to be mindful of what we say and what we allow to be said without being checked. Certainly, joking at the expense of those who are dealing with these issues is unacceptable, but we also need to work to avoid getting dragged in to pseudo-political discussions on bathroom issues, sports issues or other divisive concerns that have no bearing on the church.
I recognize that these proposals have the potential to divide the church. There are some who may leave the body over these sorts of changes. I would argue that it is our responsibility to them as well as to the unreached in our community to have those discussions and risk some of them leaving over it. These are not all things we should change overnight but after ample opportunities for discussions and prayer.
16: Conclusion – Mark 2:15-17
At its core, these are not issues of who someone loves, sexual attraction, or even specific sex acts. The core is idolatry and identity. When acceptance by others, self-determination, or physical pleasure become the central force driving our lives then we have become idolators. Though our idols take on different shapes, the struggles in this space are shared by all. Whether you are identified by your profession, your family, or your gender identity, you are not being identified by your Master. Building fences around or within the church because someone sins in a different way than us cannot be allowed. Making the excuse that we are somehow “protecting our children” by shielding them from people in our community who desperately need a Savior will not show our children who Jesus is. Within the church, we cannot be afraid to “speak the truth in love.” We need not and cannot shy away from sin in the church, but we must recognize that the Spirit works in each of our lives. Often this happens over a period of time. We should be prepared to walk alongside our brothers and sisters in this journey for as long as they need.
There is a significant correlation between this community and their relationship with religious groups, and the “tax collectors and sinners” that Jesus sought out in His ministry and their relationship with the religious leaders of the day. Our heart should reflect His. Jesus responded: “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17) If our church was filled with transgender people and gay families that loved Jesus, God would be glorified.”
Thank you in advance for any constructive criticism, notes of encouragement to and or reading recommendations on these topics that I can pass along.

Where to even start. I’m 25f and the person I love, lets call her J is 31f. From the moment I saw her, I knew I wanted to be with her. Not only is she insanely beautiful, but the most warm charismatic genuinely caring person I have ever met. When I first met her, she was dating someone, but shortly after we met they ended their relationship. We started out as friends, and became very close very fast, our connection was and still is amazing, I have never felt so comfortable and safe with anyone in my life. After a few months of our friendship, she let me know she has feeling for me, and of course I reciprocated. One thing about J, she has a 5 year old child- something that was very intimidating to me at first because I have never thought of myself as a parental figure, and as a lesbian and a child of divorce, I just never thought of myself having children. We started out with a “friends with benefits” situation which… looking back was so stupid. FWB never works.. which is why they make movies about it. Our fwb relationship continued for months, but both of us could tell the feelings were growing very strong. I had let her know that the idea of children was very scary to me, and it was something she was very aware of. About 5/6 months into our “situationship” I really started to fall for J, which was so scary because of the different places we were in our lives and the trauma from past relationships was definitely in my head. I started to avoid the bigger conversations and I see now that I shut her out. Our friendship has continued, but for a while she needed space and time away from me to heal a bit.
While we were together, she bought us tickets to go to a music festival together, which was this past weekend.
The moment we started our little road trip, it became apparent to me that I never let myself get over J, and if anything, my feelings were growing the whole weekend. I see a future with her so clearly. I know we would be good together, our friends and even her family have let me know that we would be so great together.
She sensed I wasn’t okay and we had a conversation about it, but it turns out I am just too late figuring out my feelings. She let me know that it was extremely difficult getting over me, but at the end of the day, she had to but her child before anything, and she wouldn’t be able to be with someone who didn’t want to be a parent. Even though now I understand my feelings and want her and everything about her, even her amazing child, I am too late- the door has closed for her.
I have nobody to blame but myself, but damn it HURTS.
I think part of me hoped and dreamed that this trip and the music festival and being together just the 2 of us would rekindle the amazing connection and relationship we had. That we are meant to be. But reality is, timing is everything.
Dont be like me and get your girl before its too late

I think it’s a good time for people to revisit some of Min Heejin’s previous personal and creative choices. When you see everything together it no longer looks like a couple of coincidences but a long leading pattern of behavior
I’ve tried to link as much as I can. Please let me know if need to edit or add anything. None of the MV links are the actual music videos and are instead stills posted on Imgur
-Hyein’s top in the Attention MV was a bralette while the older members all were more covered up. Hyein is 14 in this MV
-In the Attention MV their laptop falls to the ground as they’re on a video call and the people on the other end watch them dance
-Minji wears a shirt that says pimp is yours
-Min Heejin does a interview with BE(ATTITUDE) Magazine. She talks a bit about Hyein

Our youngest member is cool and sophisticated. She came to my home one day and we ate together, went to the bookstore, and walked around the neighborhood, talking about this and that. There was a passing awkwardness, but after a while it felt like I was taking a walk with a friend. She’s got so many talents and amazing skills. She’s young, but thoughtful, with that innocence they have at that age. I still remember bathing in her refreshing energy, and the sublime weather only added to the effect.

-NewJeans officially releases Cookie which is filled with sexual innuendo lyrics. Their ages at this point are 18, 17, 17, 16, and 14. Cookie was written by two native English speakers.
-Min Heejin posts a picture on Instagram that includes the Histoire de Melody Nelson album by Serge Gainsbourg on display in her apartment. The album’s plot is about a middle age man who takes a 14 year old’s virginity
-Min Heejin posts a picture on Instagram of Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting’s nude scene from the 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet. Olivia was 15 at the time of filming and Leonard was 16. (The actors have actually sued Paramount over the nudity in this scene you can read about it here)
-Min Heejin posts several pictures that include a “Baby Brooke” picture as decoration in her apartment. Brooke Shields was extremely sexually exploited as a child
-Min Heejin posts a picture that includes a still from the 1974 film Le Farò de Padre. The IMDb page for the film. The plot is an older man plans to marry a mentally-challenged, sex-crazed, adolescent girl.
-Danielle gets styled like Mathilda from Léon the Professional. Mathilda is played by 12 year old Natalie Portman and there are many inappropriate themes/hintings between her and the titular character who was portrayed by 46 year old Jean Reno.
There are also these two posts that she made but I do not know who they are if they are also celebrities/actors. I’m also sorry for the bad screenshot quality of her Instagram posts, she has since deleted these so these screenshots are from Twitter
-Min Heejin responds to the Instagram post controversy in a interview with JoongAng Ilbo.She says that all of the pictures of minors she had on her wall were gifted to her from a couple years ago. She also says that pimp is yours and Cookie are slang.
-The music video of OMG is taking place in a mental hospital with all of the members having different mental issues.
-Haters are directly talked to at the end of the OMG MV as one of the members stops another one from writing a hate comment on Twitter and tells the other member it’s time to go. The hate comment says “Does anyone else feel uncomfortable watching the MV?”
-NewJeans gets into a controversy ahead of their ETA release as there are many similarities with a Spanish terrorist cult(Euskadi Ta Askatasuna). The teaser video said starting Mikel, Maria, and Eva which are names people connected to the cult. The release date of ETA(July 21st) was also the date of two separate cult attacks in different years.
-The MV for Cool With You stars Jung Hoyeon as a woman who follows around and falls in love with a man who is unable to see her as she is some sort of invisible entity like Eros. She is able to become human after standing naked in the rain. The 5 members of NewJeans are basically her guardian angels and have been watching over her the entire time including a scene where Hoyeon gets on top of the man as he’s sleeping
Min Heejin worked at SM Entertainment from 2002 until 2018. These are some controversial moments that she was involved in during that time at SM
please note that I did not actively follow her career at that point so if I got any information wrong please let me know
-The Happiness MV from Red Velvet references the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and 9/11. The MV was edited to get rid of the collage.
-Red Velvet releases Ice Cream Cake which is filled with sexual innuendos. The ages of the members at this point are 23, 21, 21, 18, and Yeri being 16.
-This photoshoot for Red Velvet’s Rookie which I personally think fetishizes the members in a Lolita style. Yeri is 17
-Shinee’s topless photoshoot for Sherlock. Jonghyun’s body had too much muscle definition so they photoshopped it to make his body more boyish.
-The MV for NCT Dream’s My First And Last includes the members being students who are in love with their female teacher. The members ages at this point are also 18, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, and 15.
-The MV for NCT 127’s Fire Truck includes shooting a young looking girl with water.
-The MV for Super Junior’s Devil had a 14 year old actress
Related to the recent Kakaotalk texts that were leaked where Min Heejin calls some of the members fat - here is a predebut video of the members of NewJeans talking with Min Heejin. The girls are only eating vegetables

Min Hee Jin: How is it?
Hyein: It’s so good. I think after coming here, I got used to this healthy taste. So now I like such foods.
Min Hee Jin: Wow, finally something good to hear. Hyein originally liked meat, though.
Hyein: Yeah. I still like meat but, well.

Hello, I don’t know where to post it, but I need to share it.
My dad recently turned 60 and he has lost his job. He’s been self-employed but nobody hires him anymore. He’s been unemployed for almost 6 months.
Now he’s scrolling on tiktok endlessly and he doesn’t help my mom financially. Losing a job is not the issue here because it can happen to everyone! It’s just that he is so avoidant when it comes to taking care of things. He has lots of debt because he ignores the payment reminders and it starts piling up. My mom used to pay for his health insurance debt by asking my grandma for help (who is narcissistic and uses these opportunities to make my mom feel like shit and like a loser). My dad has gotten so lazy. All he does, is lay on the couch.
He’s always been mentally unstable, he has anger problems and treated me and my mom like garbage. I remember he would talk down on my mom, saying what she earns monthly is the bare minimum which was so disrespectful of him to say. And now he’s laying on the couch watching tiktok Live and ignoring all of his responsibilities.
He is a hoarder, so our basement is full of stuff. The apartment is clean but the basement/cellar is full of stuff. When you mention that he should get rid of it, that seems to be a trigger for him.
He has psoriasis and because of the medication he took, his teeth started falling out. But also, I‘ve never seen him brushing his teeth. He could’ve worn dentures but he said that they’re too uncomfortable, so he would rather walk around with one tooth in his mouth.
Now that he doesn’t have any income, he could go and get some help by at least getting unemployment payment so that my mom wouldn’t worry so much about how to pay the bills. He could also get health insurance, he just has to fill out some documents and that’s it! Then he could take care of everything, of his health, his teeth, skin. We live in Germany and he doesn’t have any health insurance.
I even offered to pay for his teeth or try to help to! But he never contacts any dentists so I really don’t know what to do or how to help.
Anytime you want to tell him something, even if you talk nicely, he immediately lashes out and starts screaming. He would do it a lot in childhood, but now when he screams, I scream back louder, and then he usually goes to a room, looks at his phone and is mad. It’s an intimidation tactic. In childhood, he would throw plates at the walls.
Me and my mom don’t know what to do honestly, we have tried EVERYTHING and he is that stubborn. I think he’s been depressed for a long time. He doesn’t have any wishes or desires. He doesn’t treat my mom respectfully. It’s never been a healthy relationship to be honest.
I told him several times that if he wants to talk about something, or if he feels down and needs some help, I will help him. Me and my mom have always been there for him but he doesn’t seem to appreciate it. I‘m really trying my best here and I have wasted so much energy building a relationship with him.
I am working full time and my income is not bad, so I‘m helping my mom with rent, or I‘m paying for groceries, and other bills. But I‘m already 27 years old and would like to start a new chapter in my life, move into an apartment no matter how small it is, and decorate my space the way I want to. But ultimately, I just want peace and alone time.
I really want to move out. But because of this situation it’s difficult to save something up. I was thinking about moving into a smaller apartment with my mom and my cat because I really don’t want to leave them behind. And once we’re set, my mom could look for her own apartment or she’s going to go back to her home country.
My parents are both in the contract and my mom is already panicking about the possible outcomes.
For example, what if my dad refuses to clear the basement? Then we would have to pay for someone to do it and he’s also hoarding the basements of our neighbors (who for some reason agreed to give them their space).
My mom is very sensitive and very passive. It seems as if she is stuck in the situation but as I said, I really don’t want to leave her behind.
I really don’t know what to do. Honestly I‘m scared how my dad is going to react once he realizes that me and my mom are leaving for good.
He was homeless when I was a child, so I‘m 99% sure he is going to end up homeless again when he doesn’t have us anymore.
I just don’t understand how someone can be so stubborn. Even if I offer help, he ignores it and acts really aggressive.
My dad never talks to us, he’s always been so closed off and emotionally cold. I mourn my relationship but it’s already started to turn into indifference towards him.
Do you have some advice what to do?

Howdy all and thanks in advance for any advice/ideas.
I am building a new structure and trying to maximize internal clearance from floor to the door. Right now my prints show 10' 11-1/2" from the slab to the ceiling. I am hoping that there is a selection of dootrack/opener that leaves me with at least 10' 3" or better.
I have been looking at high-lift kits and so far what I'm seeing is either unclear or advertises 8-9" clearance and that's too close for comfort. So asking here to see if somebody can recommend specific components that can do better.
I would rather not do roll-up doors for aesthetic + weather-sealing reasons. The detached garage is located next to my outdoor patio and facing the street so I don't want a standard commercial look, and I'm in New England so I want something with the best weather sealing and insulation that is practical.
I do care what it costs, but if a few thousand dollars solves the problem elegantly then I can consider it.
Nothing has been built or purchased yet so anything is fair game. I'd rather not add a foot to the building both for external height reasons and because it just creates more dead space I have to pay to heat.

I would like help to better understand my potentially bpd mother and where she is coming from.
I am pregnant, and two months ago I told her that I was looking for cheap rental spaces to have my baby shower because we have a lot of friends, and I sent her links to the locations I was looking at and some of the themes i was looking at. She got very upset with me and said women don't typically host their own baby showers. I let her know I didn't know that, we've never done this before. That made her more upset with me, and I didn't understand why.
Two days ago she asked how many people we were planning on inviting to the baby shower, and I told her about 45-50, because we have a lot of friends and family. She got very upset and said they weren't all going to fit in my brother's house. I let her know that is why I suggested an event place to host it, and some were very cheap, only $50/hr. She got really upset with me and said that what we were wanting was more like a wedding. Which to be fair, our wedding was very small, we had maybe 15 people there, but we've gained friends since then.
I reminded her that I would be happy to help pay for whatever they needed me to contribute because before I was planning on hosting it myself, so I had already allocated like $2k for the shower. This made her extremely upset with me, and I felt like I was just trying to help, but the more I tried to help the more angry she became.
She didn't like my theme idea, so I sent her a bunch of cute pictures and ideas related to my theme. She hated on it more and more. She pushed back on my ideas so much that I began to get upset and I started to cry because everything I wanted for my own baby shower was getting completely shat on.
My husband basically said just give her what she wants to keep the peace. So now we're having a family only shower at my brother's house, and she's choosing the theme, and I was also told that I have to open gifts (I don't like having attention on myself bc growing up attention meant I was getting abused, so I didn't want to have to open gifts in front of people and have people stare at me for an hour). So now I'm getting nothing I want, she is getting everything she wants, and I'm wondering if I should even show up to my own baby shower because it's not about my baby and my husband and I, she's made it about herself and what she wants.
I'm really struggling to understand this mindset, and I would really love to have more understanding and try to be more compassionate about why she does the things she does. I would like for her to be in our baby's life, so I am really trying to have a better perspective so I know what makes her do the things she does so it doesn't hurt so much when she does them. I'm trying to understand so I will actually want to go to my own shower, and actually want to foster a relationship between her and my son.
Any insight or perspective is welcome, any advice is welcome, and I really appreciate any help you can give.
Also, this isn't the first thing she has completely railroaded me on in my pregnancy. She's done this the entire time, this is just the most recent episode. And this is her 5th grandchild, 5th boy, but it is my first child, so it's not like it's her first and it's super exciting for her.
Thanks for your help!

Hi Everyone
I have a 200 sq/f garage. It's attached to the house and has fairly good insulation but it still gets hot/humid in the summer and cold in the winter.
We want to convert it into usable space but the garage door would stay intact.
It currently has no windows and heating/cooling of any kind.
Due to the configuration of the house (and neighbouring house) it's not feasible to use a mini split on the east side and if we put it on the west side it would require extended lines and a cost prohibitive run of electrical.
So, with all that being said... We're looking at using a through the wall unit or a portable unit.
I'm willing/able to put a hole in the wal forl either.
Am I just dreaming that is going to work though?
If I use a portable unit, would it actually be able to bring the temp down to a comfortable level?
For a relatively small space, how much BTU would I really need?
Are there any good units that have AC and heat so that would could control the temp year round?
Thank you for any advice or suggestions you can make. I appreciate it.

I have audhd myself, so when I'm in a good place, I can just about handle it but I'm in burnout with next to zero masking ability rn.
They are constantly shouting, being extremely loud, and honestly, acting unpredictable in general. For instance, his mum (who doesn't live here, but owns the house) randomly invites family members over all the time, and I never know when they're coming over, and then I feel extremely rude staying in our bedroom but I just don't want to see anybody. I don't want to say hello. I don't even want anyone in the same space as me when I'm at home. I feel differently when I live elsewhere and make plans with his family, because I can brace myself, but living in the chaos with no safe space away from it is just dysregulating the heck out of me. Like at the moment, his mum and one of my boyfriend's second cousins who I've never met have come to stay for a week or two, and I cannot say no because it isn't my house and this is the only affordable rent for me and my partner atm.
Right now, I'm sitting in our room, and his Auntie is round and she's, not even joking, properly shouting, singing, etc, even right outside my door. And now they're doing DIY in the room next door. It's so triggering that the place I live feels this way because I'm getting dysregulated constantly and having to work overtime to calm down. I wanna move out asap, but I can't yet, but this makes me so anxious that I feel genuinely distressed. And I resent the fact that I probably seem so antisocial to them because I'm avoiding them, but when I'm at home, I wanna relax. I don't want to see anyone unless I plan to see them. I resent that because it's my partner's family, how they percieve me matters. I don't wanna be a grumpy no-fun kind of person, I just find it so hard because I'm not comfortable around these people, I just don't know them anywhere near enough to unmask to the level they are as my "silly" self, and even if I was to match their energy, that would actually be masking because right now, unmasked me is nowhere near on that level.
Also, it's really petty, but I got some toilet roll the other day, and I walked into the bathroom and saw his Mum had taken the roll I got off the holder, and replaced it with her own, and the rolls I'd put in the drawer where they go, she had taken the ones I bought out and left them on the side and put hers in there instead. Like??? What's wrong with the ones I got? What, because they're not fancy enough for you? They literally exist to wipe butts. God help me lmao. I don't want to fall out with them, so I'm keeping to myself, but I know they probably don't understand why I do that. I just can't handle this many unpredictable personalities in one space right now.

Hi all, I am writing a chat app which can play audio file in the chatscreen of the app. After updating to Expo SDK 51, the app cannot load the chatscreen with audio message (but it used to work fine when I was using Expo SDK 48). The following are the error showed in the log when I opened the chatscreen with audio message:
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ERROR TypeError: Cannot read property 'Track' of undefined
This error is located at:
in AudioPlayerViewTest (created by Bubble)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by Bubble)
in TouchableWithoutFeedback (created by Bubble)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by Bubble)
in Bubble (created by ItemWithSeparator)
in ItemWithSeparator (created by CellRenderer)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by CellRenderer)
in VirtualizedListCellContextProvider (created by CellRenderer)
in CellRenderer (created by VirtualizedList)
in RCTScrollContentView (created by ScrollView)
in RCTScrollView (created by ScrollView)
in ScrollView (created by ScrollView)
in ScrollView (created by VirtualizedList)
in VirtualizedListContextProvider (created by VirtualizedList)
in VirtualizedList (created by VirtualizedSectionList)
in VirtualizedSectionList (created by SectionList)
in SectionList (created by ChatScreen)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by ChatScreen)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by PageContainer)
in PageContainer (created by ChatScreen)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by ImageBackground)
in ImageBackground (created by ChatScreen)
in RNCSafeAreaView
in Unknown (created by ChatScreen)
in ChatScreen (created by SceneView)
in StaticContainer
in EnsureSingleNavigator (created by SceneView)
in SceneView (created by SceneView)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by DebugContainer)
in DebugContainer (created by MaybeNestedStack)
in MaybeNestedStack (created by SceneView)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by SceneView)
in RNSScreen (created by Animated(Anonymous))
in Animated(Anonymous) (created by InnerScreen)
in Suspender (created by Freeze)
in Suspense (created by Freeze)
in Freeze (created by DelayedFreeze)
in DelayedFreeze (created by InnerScreen)
in InnerScreen (created by Screen)
in Screen (created by SceneView)
in SceneView (created by NativeStackViewInner)
in Suspender (created by Freeze)
in Suspense (created by Freeze)
in Freeze (created by DelayedFreeze)
in DelayedFreeze (created by ScreenStack)
in RNSScreenStack (created by ScreenStack)
in ScreenStack (created by NativeStackViewInner)
in NativeStackViewInner (created by NativeStackView)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by SafeAreaProviderCompat)
in SafeAreaProviderCompat (created by NativeStackView)
in NativeStackView (created by NativeStackNavigator)
in PreventRemoveProvider (created by NavigationContent)
in NavigationContent
in Unknown (created by NativeStackNavigator)
in NativeStackNavigator (created by StackNavigator)
in StackNavigator (created by MainNavigator)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by KeyboardAvoidingView)
in KeyboardAvoidingView (created by MainNavigator)
in MainNavigator (created by AppNavigator)
in EnsureSingleNavigator
in BaseNavigationContainer
in ThemeProvider
in NavigationContainerInner (created by AppNavigator)
in AppNavigator (created by App)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by MenuProvider)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by MenuProvider)
in MenuProvider (created by App)
in RNCSafeAreaProvider (created by SafeAreaProvider)
in SafeAreaProvider (created by App)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by GestureHandlerRootView)
in GestureHandlerRootView (created by App)
in Provider (created by App)
in App (created by withDevTools(App))
in withDevTools(App)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by AppContainer)
in RCTView (created by View)
in View (created by AppContainer)
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in main(RootComponent), js engine: hermes
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My code for the audio player is as follows:

import React, { useState, useRef } from "react"; import { HStack, Icon, Slider, Text, Button, NativeBaseProvider, } from "native-base"; import { MaterialIcons } from "@expo/vector-icons"; import { Audio } from "expo-av"; function msToTime(millisec) { var seconds = (millisec / 1000).toFixed(0); var minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60); var hours = ""; if (minutes > 59) { hours = Math.floor(minutes / 60); hours = hours >= 10 ? hours : "0" + hours; minutes = minutes - hours * 60; minutes = minutes >= 10 ? minutes : "0" + minutes; } seconds = Math.floor(seconds % 60); seconds = seconds >= 10 ? seconds : "0" + seconds; if (hours != "") { return hours + ":" + minutes + ":" + seconds; } return minutes + ":" + seconds; } export const AudioPlayerViewTest = (props) => { const { audioUrl, } = props; const [isPlaying, setIsPlaying] = useState(false); const [active, setActive] = useState(false); const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState(false); const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false); const sound = useRef(new Audio.Sound()); const [currentDuration, setCurrentDuration] = useState(0); const [totalDuration, setTotalDuration] = useState(0); React.useEffect(() => { loadAudio(); }, []); async function loadAudio() { setLoaded(false); setLoading(true); const checkLoading = await sound.current.getStatusAsync(); if (checkLoading.isLoaded === false) { try { const result = await sound.current.loadAsync({ uri: audioUrl }); if (result.isLoaded === false) { setLoading(false); console.log("Error in Loading Audio"); } else { setLoading(false); setLoaded(true); } } catch (error) { console.log(error); setLoading(false); } } else { setLoading(false); } } async function playAudio() { try { loadAudio(); const result = await sound.current.getStatusAsync(); console.log(result); if (result.isLoaded) { console.log("Play Audio"); await sound.current.playAsync(); // setPlayable(true); setIsPlaying(true); setActive(true); } sound.current.setOnPlaybackStatusUpdate((playbackStatus) => { if (playbackStatus.isPlaying) { setCurrentDuration(playbackStatus.positionMillis); setTotalDuration(playbackStatus.durationMillis); } if (playbackStatus.didJustFinish) { setIsPlaying(false); setActive(false); setCurrentDuration(0); sound.current.unloadAsync(); loadAudio(); } }); } catch (error) { console.log("Cannot Play Audio"); } } async function pauseAudio() { try { const result = await sound.current.getStatusAsync(); if (result.isLoaded) { if (result.isPlaying === true) { console.log("Pause Audio"); sound.current.pauseAsync(); setIsPlaying(false); setActive(false); } } } catch (error) { console.log("Cannot Pause Audio"); } } return (             {msToTime(currentDuration)} / {msToTime(totalDuration)}    ); }; 

Also, anyone has ideas on how I can modify the function playAudio( ) as I feel strange that the loadAudio has to appear twice (The purpose of that is to make the playback to go back to time =0 after direct finished playing).
Thanks in advance!

Back in April, a friend and I visited my cousin for this escape-room-like activity put on by a haunted house that wanted to make money off-season.
The escape room was haunted-house-y to the point of being filled with decorations, pumpkin-carving kits in the gift shop, etc.
Unfortunately, the room wasn’t that great (good premise, but they didn’t work out the bugs), but my cousin, my friend, and I decided to turn the whole weekend into “Halloween in April,” so we carved a watermelon like a jack-o’-lantern, as the characters do in Gravity Falls’s “Summerween.”
I’ve seen a few posts here from people celebrating “Halfoween” and things like that, so I thought I’d post about this.
As a gag, I wrote an Aprilween spoof of Carl Sandburg’s great Halloween poem “Theme in Yellow”:

Theme in Green
I sit on the table In a green ball in springtime. I light the apartment With Home Depot tea lights. And I am called Watermelon. On the nineteenth (or whenever) of April When dusk is fallen, Those missing Halloween Circle round me And attend haunted houses At the wrong end of the year. I am a jack-o’-melon, Proud of my novelty, And I am never, ever fooling.

Hi! So when I was a kid, my dad used to play this game that was military themed, I’m pretty sure there were like 3 soldiers and you play as either one or all theee (can’t remember). All I remember was that when you need to reload, the game said “RELOAD RELOAD” and my dad remembers you use space bar to reload. He also remembers that the setting was kinda maze-like.
Platform: PC Genre: Shooter, I think first person but not sure Estimated year of release: he used to play it when I was kid so probably before 2003 Notable characters: I’m pretty sure one of the soldiers was named Connor but don’t quote me Detail: it’s a war setting im pretty sure
I know it’s a long shot but I’ve been hearing “reload reload” in my head for years now and I need to find it lol

Is there a method or formula for calculating the minimum gap space needed between the latch side of a 3.5"w door and a 3.5"w post?
Will use double-action or saloon door hinges (undecided) for a 180 degree swing.
I want to account for an unemcumbered swing with the least gap possible, to ensure proper post placement in advance.
Thank you!!