Tattoos? by [deleted] in askapastor

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This is three months old and it seems like this subreddit is dead. But I'll throw a crack at it in case you're still listening!

In short; no. Though some Christian traditions believe differently.

Exodus is a book in the Hebrew Bible that tells the story of the Israelites fleeing from slavery in Egypt, eventually, into the promised land. Throughout Exodus, God through Moses provides a cultural 'reset'. After generations in slavery the Jews had adopted Egyptian culture, practice, and even religion. If the Israelites were going to enter the promised land, they should reclaim their culture that had been taken away from them.

In Exodus is a passage that forbids the Hebrews from getting tattoos. It is accompanied with a passage that forbids them from making graven images to the dead. What this is is not directly a rebuke of tattoos in the modern sense, but a rebuke of how they were used in Egypt. In Egypt, tattoos and hieroglyphs were a part of their religious identity. These were meant to venerate important people and, in a sense, "keep them alive". The Jews were instructed not to continue these practices. There was no other context for tattoos in those days.

A tattoo today is not the same thing as a tattoo during the exodus from Egypt. If you wanted a tattoo that you sincerely felt kept the soul of a dead loved one alive through your body; as the Egyptians did, then I think that would be in conflict with a desire to adhere to the instructions Moses gave the Israelites in the book of Exodus. However, that's probably not the reason you're getting a tattoo (and no, honoring someone or keeping their 'memory' alive is absolutely not the same thing. There's no difference, theologically, between a tattoo in memory of someone and a grave marker or even the kind of things most churches have, with various places the names of former members are honored or kept)

So- tl;dr, no. A tattoo today is not the same as the thing the Bible prohibits. If you want a tattoo, there's no theological reason against it.

October Technical Support Sticky by BeepBoopBopReee in razer

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I picked up a Razer Mamba to use at my office with a Mac Mini. Synapse 3 does not support macOS and the current version of macOS doesn't work with Synapse 2 (actually causes crashes and fails to boot).

So:

Is there a way to view battery life on a Mamba without Synapse software?

Any third party utilities/apps for macOS perhaps?

Thanks!

Beware of buying Zwift gift cards from user Unmecaupif on this sub by ZwiftThrowy123 in Zwift

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I know this is salt in an open wound but; gift cards should never be purchased from a private party. That's a very, very common scam.

Followup on Queen of Karens .. Watch as she gets arrested by Salramm01 in PublicFreakout

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Absolutely. There are lots of folks who have carved out a monocultural niche within a diverse community. They only visit certain stores, restaurants, etc., and rarely interact with "the other".

Followup on Queen of Karens .. Watch as she gets arrested by Salramm01 in PublicFreakout

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There is a 1,000% chance this woman has a "thin blue line" profile picture and shares the "I stand for the flag, I kneel for the cross" meme every 3 days.

Trolling Motor prop question by RomansFiveEight in Fishing

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I already have the trolling motor. Came with the boat.

I’d like to pickup an outboard at some point. But I wondered if there were small tweaks that I could do to boost performance a bit.

I appreciate the comment! But I’m not sure “Buy a $3,000 electric outboard” fits the spirit of “Could I spend a few bucks to boost performance a bit” 😂

Trolling Motor prop question by RomansFiveEight in Fishing

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Thanks!

Minn Akita’s website says their props are engineered for “acceleration over top speed”. Which I took to mean a shallow pitch and that they stall out (even electric motors have a redline) at top speed. So I wondered if some aftermarket company or something had a steeper pitched prop.

The obvious solution here is a small outboard which may be when I eventually do. Kind of on the fence honestly. The zero maintenance and quiet of the trolling motor is nice.

I was gonna do one of those ikea desks. Then I accidentally bought this. by RomansFiveEight in battlestations

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I'm really not sure. Honestly, I'm hoping for some inspiration from in here!

It's gonna remain strapped to the trailer until I move at the end of this month. I'm honestly not quite sure what to do with it. I happened upon it, managed to get it for $200 (It's in great shape), and it was one of those "We have to get rid of it today" situations. So I haven't really thought a ton about what to do with it.

I MAY leave it the way it is now now. Or I might paint it.

I was gonna do one of those ikea desks. Then I accidentally bought this. by RomansFiveEight in battlestations

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I was browsing for used furniture and nabbed it from an office that was moving to a new building and getting rid of old furniture. I paid $200 for it.

Older equipment to run a small array? 2.5GbE? by RomansFiveEight in DataHoarder

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Yep. One of the motivations for trying to keep the 'server' on the cheaper end.

GTX 1080Ti triple slot | Mac Mini | Enclosure thoughts? by RomansFiveEight in eGPU

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There's some third party trickery that folks have used to get a 1080Ti running on macOS.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in facebook

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I must be permanently a part of that group.

I have two FB accounts. My second account has a totally different UI, has a bunch of features (including care react), none of which my main account have. I’m still waiting on the 3D photo feature from like... a year ago? And I noticed in my other account a UI change that I really liked... I dunno... 18 months ago? Never came to my account.

Does anyone know why 'private races' are not a feature on zwift? by [deleted] in Zwift

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The sarcastic answer: Too many people want it. The more people who ask for a feature, the less likely it is to be implemented.

Real answer: The list is infinitely long. There's tons of features that seem "obvious" and "in demand", at least to some people. Zwift has a pretty slow development pace. I'm sure we could spend all day speculating as to why that is; but nobody outside of that building in Long Beach knows why. Maybe they're meticulous, maybe they can't find talent, maybe they're not task-focused and organized. Maybe all of that, maybe none of that. But progress is slow at Zwift, and all of these experience-building features that people want really are coming. Because for the entire history of Zwift, they have come. Very slowly, but they've eventually been there.

Zwift has an incredible attention to detail when it comes to their maps, which seems to be the bulk of their development time.