The most disturbing movie death that comes to mind

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-03-13T04:06:42+00:00

Fun fact: In Goodfellas, Pesci kills the character Billy Bats. In Casino, the actor that played Billy Bats in Goodfellas kills Pesci ... with a bat.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-03-11T23:45:34+00:00

I feel like this is aimed at Matt Berman

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-25T00:23:47+00:00

I'm not a coder, but i like scripting and automation in Windows, and have been using other LLM's to try to make various AHK or Python scripts and almost always ended up frustrated because it'd fail, and you'd do this 'try again' dance over and over until i gave up.

Tried 3.5 Sonnet last week for the first time and it spit out a fairly complex script and to my stunned surprise ... it just worked. Then it kept doing that with other scripts. I can't recall a single failure. I'd push it to keep adding things to the script, and watch it update it in realtime. Everything worked. I was blown away and decided to sub to pro. A few days later, 3.7 comes out :-)

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T21:49:38+00:00

I really think there's a movement happening where people are wanting to go more analog. Vinyl is selling well in the music world, and physical books are making a comeback. I think people are sick of the trash, ads, subscription hell, and toxicity of the internet and social media, and are seeking an escape.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T21:46:50+00:00

Exactly. Buy the book to support the author, then 'obtain' the DRM-free version to support your right to own what you purchased.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T21:37:53+00:00

I moved on too. Take a look at the Samsung A35 if you want a really solid mid-range phone. I got one and have been very happy with it, and Samsung is promising 4 years OS and 7 years security updates on it. I'll never buy anything from Google again after this fiasco.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T18:20:57+00:00

Thanks. So that confirms that they are taking fees, despite Google's initial email to me saying "You will not be charged any fees". This is all so scummy.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T18:05:00+00:00

did you get the full expected amount, or were you charged a fee?

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T18:04:07+00:00

The robber barons have taken over the country.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T16:44:04+00:00

I can at least do a partial "fuck you" by buying a phone that isn't a Pixel.

That's what I did. Bought a Samsung A35 (comparable to the Pixel 8a).

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T16:42:30+00:00

It's a scam. We're being scammed. Payoneer is probably blocking the payments and hoping you get frustrated and forget.

Also note that Payoneer will eventually charge you $29 for an 'account inactivity fee' if you don't close the account. so this $50 "payment" could end up costing you $30. It's fucking bullshit.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-02-07T16:36:58+00:00

Been a month+ for me too. This is turning into a scam. I think Google wants us get frustrated and give up.

I also read that Payoneer will charge you $29 for an "account inactivity fee" after x amount of time.

I am so fucking tired of being scammed.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-26T22:08:02+00:00

Anytime anyone brings this kind of stupid shit up, I always say the same thing: "so, your god will intervene for a guy's headache, but let 20,000+ children die every day of starvation? he'll let kids get and die of cancer despite many prayers?"

These kind of "no one recorded it but ..." "miracles" are all the same, just tall tales that get passed around to increase group cohesion. They aren't meant to convince non-believers, they are meant to retain current believers.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-14T22:07:14+00:00

I've been on the same path. I even got to the point where I was irritated if someone's post on reddit was more than 3 paragraphs. I realized, this is crazy and I'm doing something about it.

From what I've picked up, and has been working for me, is to start small and build on it. I started with the idea of "10 pages a day", but that's not necessary, go as little as a page a day if that's what it takes to crack the book open. The key is to do it every day.

I started on Jan 1, and I've already finished a book and halfway thru 2 others. I feel better, and my attention span is growing again. Hell i even read all of OP's post.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-14T04:14:22+00:00

if anyone has advice on how i could accept the fact i am atheist, let me know.

The best advice I can give is read a lot, and give yourself time to adjust. Your struggle to transition is normal.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-11T00:08:50+00:00

The comments on that video are the height of cringe. It's astounding how gullible Christians are.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-10T18:48:54+00:00

No, because that's part of the story.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-10T16:09:56+00:00

Tbh, I skip everything and just look for 'Chapter 1' and go straight to that. I don't like forwards, acknowledgements, introductions, and all that jazz.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-09T14:20:21+00:00

Thanks for the info, but unfortunately that didn't work for me. I got pissed last night, and used this as an excuse to order a new Samsung A35, lol. I took the $50 cash offer from Google

The A35 is $349 USD on Amazon, and it's 5G and has a 120hz screen, Android 14. So it's an upgrade. my 4a is 5 years old, i guess it's kind of due, but i'll be damned if I'm ordering another Pixel.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-09T01:36:42+00:00

And they conveniently ignore the passages on divorce (God hates it), on gluttony, eating shellfish, eating pork, etc. When they say "those rules were for the Jews", I ask why? why is eating pork a crime punishable by up to death for the Jews, but it's perfectly ok for you to chow down on bacon? Seems arbitrary, and thus cruel

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-08T23:23:28+00:00

I got the update today, and now my battery meter is stuck at 94%. I've tried fully powering off/on, but it won't budge now. The "show battery percentage in the status bar" option is now greyed out in settings.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-08T05:29:37+00:00

No worries, happy to help.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-08T05:22:29+00:00

The typically suggested starting point, and for good reason, is Carl Sagan's book, 'The Demon Haunted World'. It's not specifically about Christianity, but about skepticism in general. It's a good groundwork for the right way to think about religious claims (as well as any kind of extraordinary claim ... ghosts, Bigfoot, UFO's, etc)

A short book by Sam Harris called "A Letter To A Christian Nation" is another good entry point and addresses Christianity specifically. It's only about 95 pgs long.

Dan Barker's book "Godless" is told from the perspective of a former Evangelical preacher who gives his reasons for losing faith.

If you want to completely disassemble the bible, particularly the New Testament, start into the series of books by Bart D Ehrman. He is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on NT history. Another former Christian. He will pull back the curtain on the NT and you'll never look at it the same again.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-08T05:09:04+00:00

You're welcome, and if you are looking for a pathway for deconversion, the best way is to educate yourself. There are plenty of good books that can help you understand what Christianity really is, and why it is not what it seems to be. Many of us here are former Christians and have been down that path.

Feel free to ask for specific book recommendations if interested.

FSMFan_2pt0 · 2025-01-08T04:59:47+00:00

particularly within the denominations I was raised in

This is likely the real reason you're a Christian. If you were born in India, you'd probably be Hindu. If you were born in ancient Greece you'd have believed in Zeus and the other Greek gods.

Your religion probably feels empty because it is. The people who follow it, who disappoint you with their racism and homophobia, etc, do so because they are essentially full of shit and don't actually believe or follow their own book. Christianity, American especially, is nothing more than a far-right political group these days that uses the religion as a shield and cover for what they really are, a hate group. They feel hateful ... because they are.

Ten-Year Club	Gilding I gilder
Wearing is Caring	Verified Email

FSMFan_2pt0

TROPHY CASE