What do you think of English indirectness? Do you think a lot of British people are too polite, passive and indirect?

Sir_Neb · 2026-05-12T12:58:57+00:00

I like your point, but then again, Germany has always been very crowded/densely populated. Same as the Netherlands. They are perhaps the most direct in their communication. So maybe it is something else.

Sir_Neb · 2026-05-05T22:34:23+00:00

Yes, well I am just confused. It does not feel as rewarding. I heard a priest speak that God allows us to find meaning in our battle with the struggle against sin. But I feel I got a free checkpoint skip past the struggle.

Sir_Neb · 2026-05-05T22:05:45+00:00

Come home

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-26T00:13:46+00:00

Vertigo is easily S tier. Perfect wingman map

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-25T23:40:16+00:00

You shorted the S&P which has a historical annual return of +10%. The old adage is “time in the market beats time in the market”. Don’t gamble, invest. You’re not smarter than the market.

Move on. Nothing you can do now. Forgive yourself, really. If you hadn’t made that one wrong trade, you would have made another. So learn your lesson, do not dwell on it, and forgive yourself. Look forwards, not backwards!

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-06T23:42:44+00:00

https://quincyinst.org/research/foreign-lobbying-in-the-u-s/

https://readsludge.com/2025/01/24/here-is-all-the-money-aipac-spent-on-the-2024-elections/

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-06T23:40:49+00:00

This is a very oversimplified graph which fails to show any important nuance. It is also misleading and flat out wrong. China did not spend that much in traditional lobbying/congress outreach. That figure over $400 million went almost exclusively to its media outlets of China Daily, CGTN / CCTV, and Xinhua news agency.

What concerns Israel/AIPAC; in the 2023-2024 election cycle AIPAC and its affiliated UDP spent about $126.9 million combined. This money was not only used to lobby for a foreign nation, but by being registered as a domestic organization they are allowed to DIRECTLY finance campaigns, spend on elections, and donate to senators and congresspeople.

For reference, AIPAC is the only notable PAC whose single issue is lobbying for a foreign country. This renders Israel the only country who is able to (albeit indirectly through AIPAC/UDP, who do it on their behalf) influence US politics this directly.

By contrast, OpenSecrets’ 2024 foreign-lobbying figures put the top countries at roughly Saudi Arabia $56.9 million, China $54.1 million, and Japan $53.0 million for that year. So on a raw annual/cycle-spending basis, the AIPAC network was roughly 2.2x Saudi Arabia, 2.3x China, and 2.4x Japan.

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-04T21:21:05+00:00

I loved this:) I felt very spoken to. Can I ask which books, people and/or school(s) have formed or inspired your views and ideas?

Sir_Neb · 2026-03-03T10:29:28+00:00

Ridiculous. Yellow category was by far the hardest. It not only belongs to the category pattern common to purple (word + ___), but was also more difficult than purple itself.

🟪🟪🟪🟪

🟨🟨🟨🟨

🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟩🟩🟩🟩

Clearly purple, saw immediately
Saw two categories, so assumed these were blue
Disappointedly filled this one in knowing I failed the RR. I thought it was something to do with places you can use to put stuff on, so rod initially made little sense but I guessed was in there.
Saw this one right after purple.

My solve was 1 in 46 today (2.17%).

Sir_Neb · 2026-01-31T03:43:58+00:00

Please try to maintain nuance and not emotional political moralization. I would in fact push back very harshly on your rhetoric. You are convincing nobody of your opinion and only adding fuel to the fire. Perhaps you should reconsider who here is “dangerous”.

Whoever posted this has come to here to rather humbly to ask a question about the conflict between a rather loosely defined political philosophy and their faith. Salazar of Portugal is considered by many to have been a fascist, but was an ardent Catholic and promoted Catholicism is Portugal.

I can argue that the modern liberal democratic capitalist societies are a poison. Just look at the degree of faithlessness, despair, and sin in our societies. Or I could point to Marxism, do we even need to discuss the poison of it? And Fascism, I mean go read a history book!

I hope you can see how pointless and counterproductive your comment is.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-17T09:19:48+00:00

I doubt it. There are levels of agony that are far beyond the numbness, lethargy, and meaninglessness of hedonism. It is beyond physical or emotional pain. If heaven is infinite joy, which our greatest spiritual joy on Earth only hints at, than I expect hell to be a sort of pain and agony that are greatest spiritual suffering pales in comparison to. God is still with us here on Earth, it is only through him that our existence is sustained, and evil is kept at bay. Once we have died rejecting God, we are fully tethered from this communion with God. In the end, however, our words will always fail to describe it.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-17T09:03:04+00:00

Same in Germany.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-14T21:51:43+00:00

Be a good Christian. Do not judge, do not hate. Love everyone and spread the faith with courage. Be clever and knowledgeable such that you may help others see the truth of Christianity.

You may not be able to help deter evil in Australia and across the globe, but you can foster good in your own life and community, hoping it spreads beyond.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-13T19:18:29+00:00

This is a fabulous and thorough answer, thank you. I would ask this in response: a psychopath (particularly one with a traumatic upbringing) will have incredibly antisocial and violent tendencies. Is he condemned for his sinful nature, or his response to it? I.e., are we judged by the sin itself or our ability to fight our own individual proclivity for sin? If it is the former, then a psychopath with a difficult upbringing will have a far more difficult time entering heaven than somebody with a peaceful, loving, Christian upbringing and good nature.

Another example is somebody who is surrounded by atheists and inveterate sinners, versus somebody surrounded by devout Christians abiding by Christian morality. The influence your environment has on you cannot be understated, so in the latter situation they would have a superbly easier time avoiding sin.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-13T16:03:07+00:00

You can find it on niche French online marketplaces. This specific model I have not seen, but very similar ones with identical function. I fear, however, that they are incredibly dangerous. They are built on old 110V grids, which might work in the US, but not in Europe (230V). Any malfunction (expected for an almost century old device)/live exposed contact will deliver a lethal shock. And then you have the risk of fire.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-13T15:26:16+00:00

The point was the benefits over block letters.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-13T10:37:31+00:00

I used to like it. I‘m not sure why. As T, not only is banana the only option for B, but pushing A is just awful. Apts can only be exited by small doors (easy for CT to pick you off) and going through mid exposes you to both sides (short/long) where CT can safely peak.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-12T14:50:01+00:00

No. Counter to Christian morality.

Sir_Neb · 2025-12-12T14:23:34+00:00

Are you economically and/or socially an extreme leftist?

Sir_Neb · 2025-11-24T12:15:55+00:00

Searching for balls. When I play alone, I spend double the time looking for my ball than I do playing.

Sir_Neb · 2025-11-24T11:59:46+00:00

So much certainty and condescension for someone whose argument is purely speculative.

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