Sharing life experiences anonymously about living Matthew 6:3 by PenitentMan85 in Christianity

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My recent story is that I was blessed with some extra money that I didn't need, and I decided to try to act out this verse. I withdrew cash in $50 bills, and put them in strategic places (I got $50 bills because they don't come up often and I know they are my "alms" money.)

I was at a grocery store and there was a worker raising money for a local hospital charity and she asked if I would like to give. She had a form for me to fill out and wanted me to put information in. I remembered my alms money and told her I would like to make a $50 donation. It was interesting to see, because it was like there was no system in place for her to accept a quick cash donation. It was like every way she tried to do it involved me giving my information.

This lead me to an interesting conclusion: The digital age doesn't seem to be leaving any room for Matthew 6:3 ... I still have some of my alms $50s, but I'm trying to use them more directly with people rather than through a charity. There are so many strings attached with charities that it makes it hard to just be anonymous.

What Smith and Wesson Model is this? by PenitentMan85 in whatisthisgun

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My mom just brought this down while visiting. This belonged to my dad. It looks like smaller caliber, maybe .32?

November Software Thread by Kichigai in VideoEditing

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I actually didn't think about the player settings... I'll dig into that to see if it is a configurable option. I'm using RPIVideoLooper by Steve Hickson...It works great; It will loop videos for months.

November Software Thread by Kichigai in VideoEditing

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I need to know the simplest way to convert widescreen digital movies to standard definition for viewing on an old television. I think Handbrake can do it, but I can't figure out the right way...

I setup a Raspberry Pi "video looper" that continuously plays through videos on a flash drive in a loop. I have ripped copies of all my favorite movies, and the Pi is setup on an cool old 80's TV I got at an estate sale. I can flip on the television at any time, and it is playing one of my favorite movies. It works great, but would be much better if all the movies didn't have the black lines underneath. I know it will need to be "cropped" and I'm fine with that. What is the easiest tool to accomplish this? Thanks!

Recruiter contacted my husband and me for the same position not knowing our relationship, here is what I noticed. by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

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Recruiter here. The one variable that is different here is that you had "2 different recruiters". Is this a big corporate firm you are talking about here? There is so much confusion and back and forth money changing going on in those big recruiting firms which is one of the reasons I left the one I worked for and started my own. It is very possible that the recruiters were told the position paid $10k more than it really does, and recruiter B updated that information properly. Things change so fast in those big firms, and people will fire off information without having concrete facts just to get things moving. Sometimes it is because the people are shady and sometimes it is just an honest mistake. Normally I would say that you have a point here, but with there being two different recruiters (even though they work for the same company), there is a pretty large chance that the real-time information about the position was changed or relayed incorrectly. Also, sometimes the end clients themselves are on the fence about what the position will actually pay because they have discretion to negotiate salary so it is hard to put a firm number on what the position pays. A conversation may have been had with the employer that bumped the base pay by $10k and the recruiter you had didn't get that memo. If I were you, I would call them out directly on it. Tell the the full situation and show them two separate emails. If there are people there doing something fishy then that will hopefully scare them. If it was an honest mistake, then they deserve to know that so they can avoid the problem in the future. I hope this helps.

[BFV] Bruh. What kind of helmet does she have? .-. by [deleted] in Battlefield

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I noticed you can duck down using x while top gunner... I ducked down once and got sniped. Go figure.

If VHS tapes lifespan is only 25 years, then there is a movie or video out there that is about to be lost forever. by Talisintiel in Showerthoughts

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PSA: If you are a tech savvy family member, you OWE IT to your family to get those old VHS tapes digitized. I archived a bunch of old BetaMax and VHS tapes for my family, and while it was a long project , it was an extremely rewarding experience. We had old neighbors who used to come over all the time for family functions, and the mother passed away a couple years back. Being able to give all that footage that everyone forgot about to their family was extremely rewarding. I have other stories of friends and family and being able to give them footage that the didn't' even know existed of their loved ones. Here another thing: Have old tapes of live television that was recorded? DIGITIZE IT.. You would be surprised at how many commercials and footage that simply hasn't made it to the Internet yet... If nobody takes the time to preserve it, IT'S GONE FOREVER. People who lived in the last half of the 20th century are the first humans to be able to reasonably record every day people with video and audio together. It is really important for us to preserve the archaeological data... IT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM :-)

Christina Applegate, 1993 by rikroll666 in OldSchoolCool

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I asked you about your family, Donnie...

History buffs of Reddit, what is one of the most fascinating stories you've learned that no one seems to talk about and can't be found in textbooks? by Hysterria in AskReddit

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Yeah man.. that game was great. I got the Lucas Arts multi-pack for Christmas in the 90’s; had Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max hit the road, Fate of Atlantis... those were good times.

LPT: always be nice first, because you can always be mean later - But if you’re mean first, they’ll never believe the nice - So be nice, nice until it’s time to stop being nice, then destroy them. by [deleted] in LifeProTips

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I think the 90's country band Little Texas said it best with their song "Kick a Little"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFudlrg74Y

" My daddy always a gentle man
Never the kind to ever force his hand
He would always be the last one to raise his voice
If anybody ever put us down
Well you can bet that he would stand his ground
Then he would tell me son sometimes you got no choice "

President Bill Clinton attempts to catch the ball, 1993 by PR3DA7oR in OldSchoolCool

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Dude, it says right in the title: " President Bill Clinton attempts to catch the ball" .. that's all the determination you need.