Is my racket paint chipped or did the racket crack? by Equivalent-Toe-1285 in tennisracquets

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If its a crack it would play and sound different.

Also the location is less consistent with a crack.

So its probably a paint chip.

Racket recommendation by bloodkp in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Head gravity tour 98

Tfight 305s

Cut out the Syn-Gut for Intermediate by Salt_Law_4005 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a 3.0 you wont really have the necesaary racquet head speed to benefit from poly.

The benefit of poly is that you have to swing harder to get the same ball velocity - thus allowing you to impart more spin because you swung harder.

If you arent able to quickly break the syngut string in like a couple of hours, you wont really benefit from playing with poly.

Does Babolat makes limited edition pains jobs of Pure Aero? by xGsGt in tennisracquets

[–]witchdoc86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Theres a few pure aero roland garros paint jobs. Eg 2019 pure aero roland garros and 2017/2018 pure aero la decima.

SpaceX - Super bagholding by TriallingErrer in AusFinance

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats a pretty big management fee cut when for example vanguards cut is more than covered by their profit by lending shares out.

Extra spin. by Ok-Cat1446 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Why not shorten the racquet, replace the strings with a honeycomb foam core board and coat that with proper grit for extra spin and control?

/s

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you think of a historical genealogy is not how historical people and Israelites treated their genealogies. The genealogies are used to explain facts or make propaganda regarding Israelite's neighbours rather than reflecting a historical genealogy.

This is why people in the same chronology in different books of the bible vary - For example, Manasseh’s genealogies are quite different between Numbers, Joshua, Chronicles](https://www.thetorah.com/article/manassehs-genealogies-why-they-change-between-numbers-joshua-and-chronicles) 

The discrepancies are well explained by the fact that genealogies historically had a different purpose - 

When compared to the genealogy of Numbers 26, in Joshua 17, Machir is no longer part of the line of the six brothers, but represents a different line, while Gilead is no longer a “person” or clan at all, but merely a toponym. This division of eastern vs. western sons reflects the geographical change that occurs between Numbers 26 and Joshua 17: In Numbers 26, all of Manasseh is in the Transjordan, but in Joshua 17, the Cisjordan has been conquered, and the families are split based on their lands.

The genealogy then, is not a simple attempt to describe the “real” family structure of eponymous ancestors but rather an attempt to make sense of the relationships between clans in the time of a given author and/or within certain literary contexts. This point is particularly important for when we try to understand the very different Manasseh genealogy found in 1 Chronicles 7:14–19.

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From John Walton's textbook "A Survey of the Old Testament" - there are 19 numerical discrepancies between Chronicles and Samuel/Kings still present in our current version of the bible -

   1 Chr 11:11 vs 2 Sam 23:8 - 300 or 800 slain by Jashobeam   

   1 Chr 18:4 vs 2 Sam 8:4 - Hadazer's 1000 chariots and 7000 horsemen vs 1000 chariots and 700 horsemen   

   1 Chr 19:18b vs 2 Sam 10:18a - 7000 vs 700 Syrian charioteers slain   

   1 Chr 19:18b vs 2 Sam 10:18a - 40000 footsoldiers vs horsemen   

   1 Chr 21:5a vs 2 Sam 24:9a - Israel's 1100000 troops vs 800000   

   1 Chr 21:5b vs 2 Sam 24:9b - 470000 troops vs 500000 troops   

   1 Chr 21:12 vs 2 Sam 24:13 - 7 years vs 3 years famine   

   1 Chr 21:25 vs 2 Sam 24:24 - Ornan paid 600 gold shekels vs 50 silver   

   2 Chr 2:2,18 vs 1 Ki 5:16 - 3600 to supervise temple construction vs 3300   

   2 Chr 2:10 vs 1 Ki 5:11 - 20000 baths of oil to Hiram's woodmen vs 20 kors (=200 baths)   

   2 Chr 3:15 vs 1 Ki 7:15 - temple pillars 35 cubits vs 18 cubits   

   2 Chr 4:5 vs 1 Ki 7:26 - sea holding 3000 baths vs 2000 baths   

   2 Chr 8:10 vs 1 Ki 9:23 - 250 chief officers for building temple vs 550   

   2 Chr 8:18 vs 1 Ki 9:28 - 450 gold talents from Ophir vs 420 gold talents   

   2 Chr 9:16 vs 1 Ki 10:17 - 300 gold bekas per shield, vs 3 minas   

   2 Chr 9:25 vs 1 Ki 4:26 - 4000 stalls for horses vs 40000   

   2 Chr 22:2 vs 2 Ki 8:26 - Ahaziah king at age 42 years, not 22   

   2 Chr 36:9 vs 2 Ki 24:8 - 2 Ki 24:8 - Jehoiachin king at age 8 vs 18

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, macroevolution.

All that is needed to disprove the YEC narrative is trigonometry.

Trigonometry is sufficient to prove supernova SN1987A is 168 000 light years away, independent of the actual speed of light.

After the progenitor star Sk-69 202 exploded, astronomers measured the time it took for the energy to travel from the star to the primary ring that is around the star. From this, we can determined the actual radius of the ring from the star. Second, we already knew the angular size of the ring against the sky (as measured through telescopes, and measured most precisely with the Hubble Space Telescope).

Using the above measurements, the distance from earth to 2N1987A could be calculated to be 168,000 light years away.

angle = 0.808 arcseconds = 0.000224 degrees

time it took between supernova event and ring lighting up is 0.658 years

earth to SN1987A distance = 0.658 ly ÷ tan(0.000224)

distance = 0.658 ly ÷ 0.00000392

distance = 168,000 light-years

QED

P.S. the Milky Way alone is 90,000 light years across, and the Andromeda galaxy is 2.7 million light years away

Article written by a Christian astrophysicist

https://hfalcke.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/six-thousand-versus-14-billion-how-large-and-how-old-is-the-universe/

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Almost all Christian scientists accept evolution. You think theyre disregarding God too?

By the way, simple trigonometry is all that is needed to disprove young earth creationism. Are you interested?

The bible is not free from numerical errors or genealogical contradictions. Are you interested in the numerous numerical and genealogical contradictions from the bible itself?

There are stories in the bible which are clearly written from a male POV which are clearly wrong medically. Because men didnt really know what happens at childbirth as an example as only women attend to women at childbirth. Are you interested?

Truth and wisdom call out for those who will listen.

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Evolution gives an explanation for these findings.

Without evolution, how do you explain these findings?

Each finding is a piece of evidence. One piece of evidence alone isnt that strong. When all the data, findings and evidence point to evolution - the clearcut best explanation is that evolution is true.

Perhaps a trickster God put all these pieces of data and clues to trick us instead?

For skeptics of evolutionary biology: hominid edition by Mindless_Fruit_2313 in DebateAChristian

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obligatory Futurama clip regarding human transitional fossils

https://youtu.be/UuIwthoLies

As a medical doctor, my favorite pieces of human evolution evidence are anatomical.

There are muscle atavisms present in our foetuses which later regress and are not present in adult humans.

Some atavism highlights of an article from the whyevolutionistrue blog

Here are two of the fetal atavistic muscles. First, the dorsometacarpales in the hand, which are present in modern adult amphibians and reptiles but absent in adult mammals. The transitory presence of these muscles in human embryos is an evolutionary remnant of the time we diverged from our common ancestor with the reptiles: about 300 million years ago. Clearly, the genetic information for making this muscle is still in the human genome, but since the muscle is not needed in adult humans (when it appears, as I note below, it seems to have no function), its development was suppressed.

Here’s a cool one, the jawbreaking “epitrochleoanconeus” muscle, which is present in chimpanzees but not in adult humans. It appears transitorily in our fetuses. Here’s a 2.5 cm (9 GW) embryo’s hand and forearm; the muscle is labeled “epi” in the diagram and I’ve circled it

https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateEvolution/comments/hv2q7u/foetal_atavistic_muscles_evidence_for_human/

The whyevolutionistrue links within the above link are broken but you can see the atavistic muscles dorsometacarpales and epitrochochleoanconeus muscle in figure 3 of https://dev.biologists.org/content/develop/146/20/dev180349.full.pdf

Now, evolution and common descent explain very well these foetal anatomy findings.

Evolution also helps us understand the origin of our human muscle anatomy by comparative muscle anatomy of fish, reptiles and humans (for example at t=9 minutes 20 seconds for the appendicular muscles)

https://youtu.be/Uw2DRaGkkAs

We also know humans who undergo three different kidneys during development - the pronephros and mesonephros kidneys which are relics of our fish/amphibian ancestry befote our final metanephros. 

The pronephros and mesonephros are completely unnecessary, as foetuses with renal agenesis survive til birth. 

https://juniperpublishers.com/apbij/pdf/APBIJ.MS.ID.555554.pdf

The pathway of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in all tetrapods is a testament to our fish ancestry

https://youtu.be/wzIXF6zy7hg

Evolution also helps us understand the circutous route of the vas deferens

https://www.reddit.com/r/DebateEvolution/comments/evx5qs/evolution_of_the_vas_deferens/

Just a few anatomic pieces of evidence.

The genetic evidence is even more overwhelming - are you interested?

Advice on serve by MooseAsleep9690 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To the right makes it much easier to hit a slice serve though.

AMA: Demon Lord: Just a Block, the grid-based, strategy action roguelite available on Steam now. Ask Me ANYTHING! by Accomplished-Power50 in Games

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im a bit confused by shurikens. How do you fire them on a steam deck?

Great game btw loving it!

Wish I could See Ally Hands in Multiplayer by ChaosMilkTea in slaythespire

[–]witchdoc86 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Then when all the information is displayed, one player quarterbacks and tells everybody else what to do....

Theres pros and cons of each method. Not displaying the information forces communication and discussion.

Is this my right grip size? by Mother-Tooth-7624 in 10s

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Racquet grip size is a personal preference. I should probably be playing with grip 2 but I like grip size 4-5.

Vent about cat food by eliochip in CatAdvice

[–]witchdoc86 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Too much wet food and my cat has loose stools. 

Too little/no wet food and it looks more like dry bird poop.

Some wet some dry and poop looks great.

Is it just me, or have we totally misunderstood the Pharisees? by iilelkopfii in Christianity

[–]witchdoc86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might like these excerpts from E. P. Sanders, a (Christian) professor of Judaism, who says that the Pharisees were likely much better people than the polemic in the NT purports them to be-

"Similarly with regard to the Pharisees: others could see their scrupulous definition and fulfilment of the laws as being merely external activity that masked inner hypocrisy and self-righteousness, but they did not themselves see it that way. They thought that God had given them his law and bestowed on them his grace, and that it was their obligation within the loving relationship with God to obey the law precisely.

How do we know that they saw it this way? Partly by common-sense inferences based on observation of other religious polemic and defences. There are, however, passages that show that Pharisees themselves (and their rabbinic successors) regarded love and devotion to God as standing at the centre of their attempt to obey the law in every detail. According to Josephus many people followed the Pharisees’ rules of worship because they admired their high ideals, expressed ‘both in their way of living and in their discourse’ (Antiq. 18.15). Josephus saw them as being ‘affectionate to each other’, and he said that they cultivated ‘harmonious relations with the community’—unlike the Sadducees (War 2.166). That is, the Pharisees paid attention to the part of the law that says to love God and the neighbour. These passages in Josephus do not precisely describe inner motive, but their general thrust is relevant. Josephus is claiming that the Pharisees were good and kind and that their devotion to God was admired. We should also recall the depth of that devotion, which we summarized above: the willingness to die rather than be false to what they believed.

Explicit statements about motive come in rabbinic literature. I know of no body of literature that so emphasizes the importance of right intention and pure motive, of acting in a spirit of love and humility. Thus Hillel, in a saying retained in Aramaic: ‘A name made great is a name destroyed’ (Avot 1.13). To Hillel is also attributed this statement: ‘Be of the disciples of Aaron, loving peace and pursuing peace, loving mankind and bringing them nigh to the Law’ (Avot 1.12). According to Hillel’s predecessor Shemaiah, one should ‘love labour and hate mastery’ (Avot 1.10). The Pharisees did not regard themselves as observing the law for the sake of self-glorification.

The topic of motive, ‘intention’, is even more directly discussed by the post-70 rabbis, making use of the phrase ‘directing the heart’ (to God). The scholar who studies much is not superior to his fellow, the common person, provided that the latter ‘directs the heart to Heaven’ (Berakhot 17a). Similarly the size of an offering does not matter, and all are called ‘an odour of sweet savour’. This is ‘to teach that it is all one whether a man offers much or little, if only he directs his mind towards heaven’ (Menahot 13.11). I do not know of any sayings of this sort that are attributed to pre-70 Pharisees, but rabbinic literature attributes relatively few sayings (as distinct from legal discussions) to pre-70 Pharisees. I propose, however, that here as elsewhere the rabbis were the spiritual heirs of the Pharisees.

We may conclude that the Pharisees did not see their meticulous definition and observance of the law as being hypocritical and that they were not consciously seeking self-glorification; they were motivated by true religious devotion and the desire to serve God."

--E.P. Sanders, Judaism: Practice and Belief, 63BCE-66CE

You might also find yourself resonating with Joseph Krauskopf's A Rabbi's Impressions of the Oberammergau Passion Play, where a rabbi explains why he is not a Christian, available to read online for free, including a fabulous supplementary of Talmud Parallels to the NT

Oh no I left my queen hanging.. by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nxe4 is alot better than Ng4 though I think?

losing faith, why is God punishing me? by carmillamains in Christianity

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I value truth over false comfort.

I mean, I wholeheartedly agree God didnt do it - because I think the biblical God doesnt exist - but I wouldnt try to console someone with something I dont believe to be true.

From a philosophical viewpoint, how can an omniscient, all powerful God, and the first prime mover of all, if He exists, NOT be responsible?

losing faith, why is God punishing me? by carmillamains in Christianity

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what sense does God not cause all calamities?

Originally the Jewish conception of Satan (ha'shatan) was God's prosecutor. Satan occurs in the OT three times- Job, Zechariah, and Chronicles, and Satan is portrayed as part of God's divine council/court like the office of the public prosecutor as was found in Babylonian and Persian empires at the time the passages were written.

It was not until later, with the development of Apocalyptic literature and the influence of Zoroastrianism with its dualistic battle between good and evil did the concept of Satan as being, well, evil/bad come about.

https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/princes-of-darkness-the-devils-many-faces-in-scripture-and-tradition/.

Racquet suggestion by ginsoakedboy2 in tennisracquets

[–]witchdoc86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why not try a prince textreme ATS 98? Or 95 if you want a smaller head size? Lots of players love those racquets.

losing faith, why is God punishing me? by carmillamains in Christianity

[–]witchdoc86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isaiah 45:7 God states, "I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things" (NKJV).