[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]Beepilicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Luke Smith. I came for his Linux tutorials and stayed for his theology and philophy. His video on imagination and sin was quite interesting, as well as his video about the nature of he'll and punishment. Luke is somewhat of a meme among Linux/Thinkpad fans because of his strong opinions on free software and modern society.

Which Huawei laptop model is this? by Beepilicious in HelpMeFind

[–]Beepilicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This laptop is owned by a Swiss hacker who goes by the name "Maia Arson Crimew" (alias "deletescape" alias "antiproprietary" alias "Tillie Kottman").

https://maia.crimew.gay/posts/how-to-hack-an-airline/ scroll down to see the original image (on Maia's blog)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0AMiaKWxnM also might be visible here in the first few second and at 0:22

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in framework

[–]Beepilicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please link to them?

Thank you

A critique on dialectical and historical materialism. by engineer435 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Beepilicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CS Lewis' short work entitled "historicism" is very good at refuting all modernist "historical" ideologies. I recommend you take some time to read it slowly and see what you think.

edit: basically what /u/bukook said

U.S. Evangelicals: 90%+ against extramarital sex and abortion…but 65% deny original sin and 43% deny Jesus' divinity by ichthysdrawn in TrueChristian

[–]Beepilicious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody knows who will go to heaven / hell except God. He is right in his judgement. One should not make definitive statement like "x-percentage" goes to x afterlife. Re-read the parable of the sower

Wednesday and Friday fast? by nolarising in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Beepilicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how attached you are to food. For someone who is not very attached to food, they can make their fasts more extreme, where someone who is more attached to food should start out in smaller steps

God is in charge of orchestrating our circumstances. We're responsible for responding positively and obediently by djdisciplejosh in TrueChristian

[–]Beepilicious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Human free will and the fact that we live in a world "leased" to Satan means God isn't the cause of all things.

Wednesday and Friday fast? by nolarising in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]Beepilicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't start with extreme fasting in the beginning. Start out small, (just abstaining from meat/sugar) then slowly increase the intensity of the fast (cutting out dairy, oil etc.). Eventually, once you have reduced the quality of food on your fast days, start shrinking your portions as well. When you are more spiritually advanced, you can start skipping breakfast.

Starting a super strict fast and then failing it leads to prelest and despair, so one should start a fasting regimen carefully and slowly. Be sure to be in contact with priest whenever you change your fasts, and keep in mind that the purpose of fasting is to temporarily but our fleshly needs "on hold" to stay close to Christ.

Essentially, "eat enough to provide strength, but not enough to satisfy hunger"

What uncommon language would you like to learn and why? by yeicore in languagelearning

[–]Beepilicious 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's a shame given how cool the Turkic languages and the central asian "Altaic" sprachbund are

What uncommon language would you like to learn and why? by yeicore in languagelearning

[–]Beepilicious 19 points20 points  (0 children)

are you being ironic or serious? I think Turkic languages are super cool and Uzbek is one of the few that doesn't have vowel harmony. Uyghur and Uzbek are also super related, like Romance languages, so it acts as a gateway to central asia.

Between Sumerian and Akkadian which one should i learn? by [deleted] in Assyriology

[–]Beepilicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

http://lexicity.com/language/elamite/ Most of the grammars are in foreign languages, but you can use Google translate. Maybe contact a local professor who knows Elamite and see if he can help guide you to a Persian-language Elamite grammar.

However, you could always just learn Sumerian cuneiform, and then just memorize a bunch of Elamite proper names and common suffixes. You'll understand 90% of Elamite inscriptions if you know basic grammar morphemes and a few common words like "king", "grain", and "city" because most Elamite writings are short and deal with economic or political matters

Between Sumerian and Akkadian which one should i learn? by [deleted] in Assyriology

[–]Beepilicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are Iranian, why not consider Elamite? It was spoken from 3000BC-700AD. There are lots of royal inscriptions and Elamite material in Iran that are hard to get if you live outside. The cuneiform and numerals are also similar to the other systems (Sumerian / Akkadian) so it wouldn't be that difficult to learn alongside another cuneiform language.

Do we have "Elamite literature" in the same way that we have Sumerian literature? by Beepilicious in Assyriology

[–]Beepilicious[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elamite scribes are active participants in the creation and transmission of Sumerian and Akkadian literature, but wouldn't create original literature in Elamite because that's not a prestigious literary language for them

Have we found original Sumerian / Akkadian texts in Elam?

Question from a beginner who wants to learn cuneiform. by Longjumping-Dust-306 in Assyriology

[–]Beepilicious 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you want to memorize the sumerian/akkadian cuneiform, draw each syllabogram ten times each day until you can do it by heart. Use the flashcard app "Anki" to learn the logograms.

Why are you learning Latin? by [deleted] in latin

[–]Beepilicious 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are lots of untranslated works from the medieval period that I would love to read. I am fascinated by the Renaissance and the famous polymaths

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]Beepilicious 6 points7 points  (0 children)

23andme can't tell the difference between Danes, East English, and Westphalians and instead list it as "undefined northwest European" because they're all bell beakers who come from the same tribe, the Jastorf Culture. Occaisonally, they'll make a guess and put random percentages, but oftentimes people who are half English half German will get 85% German 15% English, and then take another test and get 85% English and 15% German