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It's interesting to see how different people look at things. Is the writer of the article a Christian? He leaves me wondering, where is Jesus?
In the same passage I see a prophecy that when the little child (the baby in the manger) reigns, predators of all kinds, especially human predators, become peaceful instead. "They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain [the Kingdom of God]" is a declaration that the Son of God is bringing about a kingdom confidently at peace. If our world is not at peace, if we are not at peace, it's because we do not know "the LORD".
The whole thread about whether lions start eating grass instead of gristle seems like a distraction. (Whether that's the way it turns out or not doesn't really matter to me.) The Jesus-centered interpretation is full of good news!

2026-06-17 12:00:48 UTC

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The author also maintains a YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/@leviticus_is_fun?si=JaIZKBZsofATZemc

2026-06-16 12:10:25 UTC

I've only downloaded a sample so far, but this is fascinating.
The birds are all a-twitter and the morning is still cool.
#tzag #books #Leviticus #Bible
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2026-06-11 19:46:33 UTC

I don't know this guy at all but I love his video.
My Black Neighbors Took Me To Church
#church
https://youtu.be/px6b0aleprg?is=xVHbagEUV-qIEXva

2026-06-07 05:12:42 UTC

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I found it!
Ship of Fools: the Mystery Worshipper
https://shipoffools.com/mystery-worshipper/

2026-06-07 05:06:05 UTC

What was the website in the 1990s that had a section that was like a secret shopper for churches? I remember lots of entries from world Anglicanism, especially in the UK. It asked questions like: what were the first words spoken, what was the bulletin like, and what was the after-service coffee like. Who else remembers this? Does it exist today in any form?
#churches #Christian #websites

2026-04-25 16:33:42 UTC

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I think it's people (policymakers and their constituents) who see themselves as benefactors but also feel entitled to meddle in the affairs of the recipients. Americans blame the poor for their poverty and think it's trivial to choose differently. But the whole system is rigged against escaping poverty.

2026-04-24 01:45:43 UTC

Bipartisan senate group to introduce 'Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act' for SNAP users
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5844255-hot-rotisserie-chicken-snap/
#poverty #publicPolicy #chicken #snap

2026-04-17 11:50:23 UTC

Who knows the band/strap width for a Casio MTP1183Q-9A? Our keepers have broken off and I'm no good at measuring tiny things.
#CasioCult #watches #wristwatches
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2026-04-08 05:36:27 UTC

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What is their business with your chickens, usually?

2026-02-09 22:33:39 UTC

I hope you can be bored too.
https://youtu.be/orQKfIXMiA8?si=eS0FxJCvUoeXfxhX

2026-02-02 16:52:22 UTC

Jesus quotes Isaiah promising captives will be released; prisoners will be set free. <li>To what degree is he talking about literal captives, literal prisoners? </li><li>What does that mean for his followers today? Discuss.<a href="https://theres.life/tags/bible" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#bible</a> <a href="https://theres.life/tags/Jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jesus</a> <a href="https://theres.life/tags/Isaiah" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Isaiah</a> <a href="https://theres.life/tags/goodNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#goodNews</a> <a href="https://theres.life/tags/discuss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#discuss</a></li>
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2026-01-23 12:29:06 UTC

Jesus is our promised land.

2026-01-19 16:07:50 UTC

My kid has started running #dnd #5e campaigns with limited time. Is there a good source for pre-filled character sheets, for players who would like to get started right away rather than rolling their own?
Please #boost!

2026-01-17 14:36:25 UTC

Game night: what's your favorite game to see or bring? And why? #boardGames #games #gameNight

2026-01-11 16:36:12 UTC

Do you have a good human-prepared guide on getting audio/video sync right in #OBSStudio? I'm recording some videos now and lips are out of sync. All the guides I'm finding online appear to be slop.
And yes I'm on #Linux
Also, does this need to be fixed at recording time, or is there a way to do it after-the-fact?
#av #audioVideo #videoSync #videoProduction #fedora #videoEditing

2026-01-06 16:33:28 UTC

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Do you know about CCEL?

2026-01-04 17:20:57 UTC

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Boox has lots of options. I have a Go 10.3 and happy to answer questions.

2026-01-01 18:19:49 UTC

We now have a monitor in public view, for occasional office-style work. I'd like to set up a "digital picture frame" (or #weather forecast) for when it isn't needed as a monitor. Leads for doing that? #fedora43 #linux most likely, or I could repurpose a #raspberryPi.
Please #boost!
#artwork #projects #monitor #display #pictureFrames #fineArt

2025-12-23 02:43:04 UTC

Any tips for improving color fidelity when #printing using #cups on #Linux? I use a #Brother printer (of course), and usually only print B&W, but I have a need to print color flyers and my greens look blue. I don't expect perfect output on this (my model isn't made for that), but I expect better than this.
Yes, my Yellow ink is on the low side, but it hasn't run out.
Please #boost !

2025-12-23 00:01:21 UTC

Israel, put your hope in the LORD,
for with the LORD is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
*He himself* will redeem Israel
from *all* their sins.
Psalm 130
#bible #christmas #goodNews
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2025-12-22 16:36:11 UTC

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I appreciate the thoughtful connection. I'm not sure I would put it the same way; I read new testament holiness as being associated with our *inseparable union* with God in Christ, We are in him; he is in us; we did not make that union happen nor can anything ever separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. As our lives are conformed to this reality we will stand out, for sure; but that union is more real and necessary than any separation.

2025-12-22 03:30:01 UTC

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/americans-baltimore-vivek-murthy-pittsburgh-muslims-b2886981.html
If you want more connection and you don't know where to start, try a church. You may find that the participants are more diverse and interesting than you had imagined.

2025-11-30 03:00:30 UTC

"Temporary system files" is using more than 70 GB of my Pixel 9a's 128 GB storage. Whatssupwidat? I keep getting "storage full" messages.
How to resolve?
Please #boost !
#android #pixel

2025-11-25 21:15:41 UTC

Galaxy Quest was the best Star Trek movie.
#movies #starTrek #galaxyQuest

2025-11-18 01:10:07 UTC

God is so much better than he is rumored to be.

2025-05-28 20:38:47 UTC

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Absolutely. Would Fedora work well on a Snapdragon?
@npub13d2…3gn6 which Thinkpad do you use? I'm in the market.

2025-05-05 23:14:44 UTC

Like always.
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2025-03-31 12:11:44 UTC

What's your preferred source for buying general market ebooks besides Amazon? Prefer to own the book outright. Want something that will make that as easy as possible.
#ebooks #bookstodon #drm #Amazon

2025-01-06 19:56:34 UTC

Help me decide on a #smartLock.
We need to provide access to multiple parties which will change over time, thus we will occasionally revoke access too. Unique, non-duplicated number codes are fine. I also like the idea of a fingerprint lock (if it's fast) and require a physical keyway for eventual battery failure.
This will replace an existing deadbolt.
I hate to require a phone app for it, but also don't want "blind codes" to be in circulation & forgotten about. Some of the app-less smart locks make this failure mode easy.
I will install the lock and its software myself.
We have a mix of Android and iPhone/iwatch/ipad users in the home. Not a sophisticated smart-home setup, but we have a few devices from brands you'd know.
BONUS if we can issue one set of codes that works in multiple locks (and revoke for all the locks all at once).
Thanks, and please #boost!
#smartHome #smartLocks #homeSecurity #diy #askFedi

2024-12-31 03:51:39 UTC

Journal writers: What should I put on my very first page, or very first entry? Having a strategy for that will help a lot.
I've always wanted to keep one and want to try. Handwritten.
#journaling #journals #writing

2024-12-27 19:17:02 UTC

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yes, I knew somebody who wore a T-shirt with some kind of code on it and the text "This shirt is a munition". I'm not sure exactly which code that was, but it seems to fit here.

2024-12-20 19:39:03 UTC

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Looks great. I like a dark purple, blue-black, that sort of thing. Strong contrast with white paper and still a saturated color.
I need to break out the fountain pens more myself, though I have found a disposable rollerball I like in the meantime.

2024-12-20 19:36:11 UTC

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Clearly, they must be rolling in watermelons.
Is the ink color in that photo true to life?

2024-12-20 18:28:16 UTC

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> WATERMELON ENID

2024-12-10 19:14:40 UTC

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The first time I heard "sus" was in connection with the game Among Us. "I suspect" a certain character. I also hear it used to express dismissal due to suspicion.

2024-12-06 14:24:11 UTC

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Might I interest you in KDE Plasma?
https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/thereslife/media_attachments/files/113/606/320/332/820/868/original/0e3690aa16abd785.png

2024-12-02 13:24:14 UTC

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I think I've decided that I'll use tiny N100 platforms or similar in the future except for when I need GPIO. Add case and power supply and storage to a Pi, and the price difference isn't so great.

2024-11-28 12:59:34 UTC

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ikr?
HowStuffWorks I remember as a great resource in the early days, before everything became encrusted with ad-barnacles.

2024-11-28 12:13:32 UTC

RIP Marshall Brain of NCSU and HowStuffWorks.
https://www.technicianonline.com/news/popular-nc-state-professor-marshall-brain-dies-alleges-retaliation-for-ethics-complaints/article_152e5c80-ac2e-11ef-8b3f-036ac3c8d9bf.html
#marshallBrain #rip #ncsu

2024-11-27 12:38:21 UTC

Suggestions on software to provide both ad blocking and other content filtering for an inline device? I'm familiar with Pi-Hole for ad blocking (I do this today with a raspberry pi that's inside the router's network) but not with other options. The problem with our current setup is that the Pi-Hole only helps with my wireless network; wired clients bypass it by connecting to the internet gateway directly (due to physical constraints).
Thinking of putting a dual-NIC device inline between my router and the internet, for whole-network ad blocking and other content/access control.
Probably a mini-PC running some Linux. Looking at Beelink and GMKtec as likely options.
#homeLab #homeNetwork #contentFiltering #piHole #askFedi #advice

2024-11-22 02:03:38 UTC

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Well, FWIW, System76 ships their ARM workstation with Ubuntu.
https://system76.com/desktops/thelio-astra-a1-n1/configure
Not Pop_OS! though. You'd think they would if they could, since it's theirs.
*one hundred twenty-eight cores and 512 GB RAM!*

2024-11-22 01:57:27 UTC

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It's early still, but check out ARM support for the other manufacturers. Apple isn't the only one any more, but you won't find a generic ARM desktop download from Debian or Ubuntu. Fedora has one for aarch64, but it isn't an ISO and they don't have any instructions on how to install it.

2024-11-22 00:53:37 UTC

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I fear the same will be true of ARM PCs. We are liable to look back on the past thirty years as an unparalleled oasis of openness.

2024-11-21 15:41:58 UTC

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One-time blog post by you, many-times share that link with the uninformed?

2024-11-21 15:27:54 UTC

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2024-11-21 15:26:57 UTC

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2024-11-21 14:56:29 UTC

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Educate them! I'm sure many developers really are oblivious. Exposure to one element of the free software culture doesn't guarantee immersion in all of it.

2024-11-13 18:28:10 UTC

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I'm working on a finger-controlled trackball right now, and I'd like the same there. Give me a reasonable threshold that constrains scrolling to one dimension, and if I exceed that threshold, activate 2D scrolling.

2024-11-05 14:35:49 UTC

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Yeah, I think there are some folks who have curated their feeds to "all politics, all the time."
There is a better way.

2024-11-03 01:14:32 UTC

Is this a busted capacitor, or a capacitor intentionally frosted with some kind of glue?
Sony receiver circa 2010.
Update: What we're investigating is a UI that works fine over hdmi, but zero sound to the speakers.
#electronics #capacitor #homeTheater #Sony
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2024-10-31 17:37:19 UTC

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Is Calligra Sheets any good here? 'Cause, you know, KDE.

2024-10-24 01:37:28 UTC

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Does "bagyo" apply to any storm, or just a typhoon?

2024-10-05 13:07:40 UTC

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Win 10 was so much better in many ways than the windows legacy. From a technical perspective: far more secure (this has been incremental for several releases). Real packaging systems with remote repositories. Fully supported Linux userland. PowerShell is great. Windows Terminal! A UI with some eye candy that mostly stays out of your way.
Win 11 still has most of this, but they broke the UI and made the UX absolutely user-hostile.

2024-10-05 02:13:24 UTC

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It's the main reason I'm back on Linux. I was fine with Windows 10, personally and professionally.

2024-10-03 01:40:53 UTC

This was the bottled water section at Costco this evening. I am hopeful that an awful lot of the bottled water (and the paper towels, etc) has gone to Appalachia. #hurricanHelene #Helene #appalachia #WNC #disasterRelief
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2024-09-30 11:31:57 UTC

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I like how you match your pills to your Gatorade

2024-09-20 18:21:44 UTC

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It was a joke, but I do have access, and I gave it a try. No idea whether this answer works or not.
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2024-09-20 18:16:39 UTC

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I asked Bing Copilot, and it told me to use Excel.
🦆🦆

2024-09-20 17:29:27 UTC

Americans: have you changed the way you tip in the past 10 years?
Please #boost
#tipping #gratuities

2024-09-18 01:11:59 UTC

Can someone tell me what #language this is?
Check out Bethel Worship on Amazon Music
https://music.amazon.com/artists/B07BS5DR6S?ref=dm_sh_P53bJOHwde4J13RQBU9Kx2cM1

2024-09-16 10:16:56 UTC

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Tell us more!

2024-09-09 21:45:05 UTC

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hashtag pollution

2024-09-03 00:46:11 UTC

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Also interested

2024-08-30 02:23:24 UTC

🤗
#techSupport
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2024-08-29 18:57:10 UTC

> Preachers have often tried to scare people about going to hell as "sinners in the hands of an angry God." We've gotten it backwards. What we see at the Cross is God in the hands of angry sinners. The human race has an anger problem. God does not.
> -- John Stonecypher
#Jesus #goodNews
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2024-08-15 22:12:56 UTC

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Thank you for the language lesson!
One way that barangays differ from USA towns is, as I understand it, every inch of the Philippines is considered part of a local barangay. In the USA the spaces outside town limits (Philippine *town proper*? ) are considered unincorporated areas within counties or parishes. In the USA we don't usually formally distinguish between towns and cities.

2024-08-14 13:37:37 UTC

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Do you have a timeframe on the feature in question (setting a different default page size)? This is very important for the North American market.

2024-08-14 11:32:42 UTC

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Thanks. We'll have to use a different product until this is supported.

2024-08-13 14:54:52 UTC

@npub10cs…n44p is there a way to set the default page size to US Letter instead of A4? I want to deploy OnlyOffice Documents to several student computers but can't do so unless I can make this the new default. Linux. #onlyOffice

2024-08-07 00:08:43 UTC

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I've done this and was told to wear white top, black slacks. Is that the same?

2024-08-03 14:22:44 UTC

Perfect #travel watch
#casioCult
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