Starlink, isn’t that the planetwide wi-fi initiative? Do they need those emissions to function? Other than the fact that it’s from a corporation, it seems to me that internet connectivity across the whole planet would be more valuable to humanity as a whole than clearer views of space on one invisible part of the spectrum (which they can still watch from space if it’s that important.)

Though the competition between multiple corps trying to launch satellites doesn’t seem good, and it’d be nice if some FOSS initiative and/or intergovernment collaboration were to step in and make it one set of satellites free for everyone.

Reaching that second field of hogs under the conversation felt kind of ominous.

I agree with you, but I’m obligated to downvote.

What’s this about Mojang?

we wanted to give you the opportunity to address.

*Adds landlord to resume 🏘️📈👑😁

hits rock bottom 🪨📉😭
*adds geologist to resume 🧑‍🔬🔬🪨😁

*Has meltdown 😡🤯💥
Adds nuclear physicist to resume ⚛️🧑‍🔬🏭😎

What app is this that justifies the text with hyphens? Is it in a fixed-width display, or does it detect syllables automatically?

Crime dog is back!

I dunno. I didn’t read it. Did you find anything interesting?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blue_Meanie

This is Joe Biden’s America.

I don’t know these guys, so I went and did some research, and it wasn’t until I was neck deep in an article on a theory about them being the same person that it finished off saying that the Wikipedia page for Childish Gambino redirects to Donald Glover.

Nice one.

Wanted to make it a bit more obscure for my friends, and also cropped it.

Well to be fair, that wasn’t until 6 hours after my comment and 9 hours after yours, so neither of us could have known for sure.

It’s not fair to assume a member of a population is guilty until they condemn/renounce the problematic members of their population. I remember there being a problem after 9/11 where some people expected individual Muslims to publicly condemn Al Qaeda or else be assumed complicit. If it wasn’t alright there, it’s not alright here.

to irk the “grammer” police on reddit

Hmm…

*Squints*

You done messed up.

to irk the “grammer” police on Reddit

FTFY

Complimenting a username is nice, but you don’t have to throw in a disclaimer about political alignment. I don’t think any of your hexbear friends, if they’re reasonable, would call you a lib because you complimented the username of a guy whose instance is populated by libs.

Don’t be so freaked out. It’s only 2 AM in my timezone.

Exodus 20:2-17? Deuteronomy 5:6-21? They’re exactly what Sunday School told me they were (and what I’ve found through reading the Bible on my own,) and there are exactly 10. Is there supposed to be some kind of gotcha there? “You shall not murder” is written there plain as day. What are you trying to say?

Are you trying to draw attention to the fact that God’s judgment is fearsome? Because that’s a thing, God is both fearsome and forgiving. His wrath is justified because His judgment is unerring, while we shouldn’t pass judgment because we are flawed. His forgiveness is offered because He doesn’t want to see us go to Hell, while many do anyways because they don’t accept it.

I guess a lot of people try to sugercoat the Bible and downplay God’s judgment because it’s not fun to tell people hard truths, but that’s not a fair portrayal, and it can lead to crises of faith when people have an image of a super chill pacifist God and then read about things like Noah’s ark.

Slavery: Not condoned, not condemned, just regulated. See here for details. But that’s a fair argument to make.

Incest: Only condoned in the early generations of humanity when it was necessary, directly condemned afterwards. I guess I can see how you’d be confused if you heard about it secondhand, but any familiarity with the cases in question ought to show this. Incest in and of itself (discounting other problems like rape and pedophilia it tends to coincide with) is a problem primarily because it leads to a higher incidence of genetic defects, and there were no genetic defects in the first batch of humans as God created them perfectly.

Murder: Obviously against the ten commandments. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Is it the death penalty? Are you trying to gish gallop me? I don’t mind answering your points, but I’d appreciate it if you be more specific so I don’t have to guess what you’re referring to in order to address it.

Divine right: In the strictest sense, that God gives authorities their right to rule, sure, but they’re not above accountability like divine right typically says. The Bible says to follow the laws of men only where they do not conflict with the laws of God.

Genocide: That’s a tricky one, where the Israelites were to wipe out the Canaanites. I don’t have a good answer for it. What I do know is that God’s judgment is righteous, and that this one case is not justification for genocides at human convenience (though non-Christians might interpret it that way, including but not limited to a certain state. I’m not defending them.)

Also, just so we’re clear, incest is gross, but it’s not fascist.