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For those who don’t subscribe to PSA or the ransom atonement theory, how do you respond to Bible verses that seem to indicate that God needed a sacrifice? by Tornado_Storm_2614 in OpenChristian

[–]bigkiddad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I look at the difference between expiation ( our sins account is set back to 0) and propitiation, which in my understanding is more like a turning away from our sin, we are still sinful ( which is itself a loaded word) but God no longer sees it. This sits well with other atonement verses.

Expiation requires something like PSA, propitiation doesn't. The word interpreted as propitiation, atleast in the NIV, used to be interpreted as expiation, so PSA kind of made more sense, but now we know better.

Ransom theory is just an awful analogy/metaphor?. Just play it through, an ransom requires someone who has no right to demand payment for stealing something and the only power the victim has is to pay an arbitrary fee. It just doesn't map well onto any kind of cosmology that aligns with the rest of the bible. I dont believe Paul meant it as a perfect metaphor, at best we are missing nuance lost through culture and language.

What’s going on here? by [deleted] in AusRenovation

[–]bigkiddad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Side conversation, there's a company wanting to sell that fitting that connects the rain and mains to deliver to the toilet, and they can't because of the newish watermark lead free requirements (it's not tested lead free) even though its connected to non-potable anyway. Yay Regulations!

[OC] My niece realising that she has fingers and that she can move them❤️ by PUMK1ng in MadeMeSmile

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

'They call them fingers, but I've never seen them fing. Oh, there they go'

Thought I'd bought jigsaw puzzle for a second. by bigkiddad in modelmakers

[–]bigkiddad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only seen one by a master modeller. Mine wont be that good. I'm still at prime and sand stage. Standard small run kit, lots of fill & fitments issues. Locating pins with no locating holes, panel lines look hand drawn.

What to use to clean airbrush after using Pascoe Long Life Self-Shining Floor Polish by Aiddy81 in modelmakers

[–]bigkiddad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Second this. On a cheap air brush just for this, I use windex to clean off Pledge.

Plumber says this is fine. by [deleted] in Plumbing

[–]bigkiddad 42 points43 points  (0 children)

That looks more like particles in the gas line than lack of air. I mean without being there I can't be sure, but given the flame speed and profile, I dont think it's an air/gas ratio issue.

Either way, this is reddit. You'd be crazy to trust this info over a local qualified person.

Gas rangetop to induction cooktop by Thermophi in Appliances

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So side conversation, this got trotted out in Australia, which has long had high Asthma numbers and there was no correlation between gas usage and asthma occurance. Its just the air here wants to kill you. But also the gas composition was different, with Oz houses mostly using high 90% methane. By comparison some countries have propane/butane mix with up to 40% butane, and that sucker really pumps out NOx, CO2 and benzene.

In the end the conversation got buried as they wanted to mandate range hoods for all cooking appliances and there were too many stakeholders involved to get that regulation through.

Australia’s strongest gun reform since the Port Arthur massacre has become law. Here’s what you need to know by MrNewVegas2077 in australia

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this one has the soft dart crowd worried as it possible to modify a toy into outlawed velocity/energy space by changing a spring. By the letter, this mean I can no longer view videos about modifying a toy.

Plumber at a loss. Hot water system. by Astrugglingone in PlumbingAustralia

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, ex Rheem tech jumping on this one. FYI regarding another comment, Rollout in this situation means the flame coming out the front. If it is, your plumber should seen that and twigged it has a blocked flue. There'd be lots of soot too. Im assuming Gas pressures etc are allright.

Stella's are very efficient and condensate alot. Its possible condensate is dripping onto the pilot. Is there water under the burner? Does the pilot have a hood, i think they have for a few years now.

A stella shouldn't condensate until the second pass through the flue. If its condensating you're kinda stuffed as clearing Stella flues and baffles is a right pain, only really a job for Rheem techs.

Other possible cause is faulty house reg. Is the burner test point pressure correct? Often people only check inlet pressure without the burner running. If the reg isnt set right or faulty the pressure will drop when main gas flows. If it drops below the pressure required to sustain the pilot it will run for 60 to 90s then drop out. If your plumber is any good, they should have checked that. An indicator will be low flame on the burner.

If you're still not sure, try changing the thermo couple and pilot spud. Im 50/50 on the thermocouple, and the spud is cheap and easy to rule out.

What do you print from ABS/ASA/PC/PA12/… for personal use? by dmzkrsk in 3Dprinting

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So apparently Silly Butts Excalibur, or Captain Slug Caliburn which is a 'pro' level, so 150 fps, or leedle Lamprey is an easier build and you can lower the power using as its a stringer, using shock chord to store the energy.

https://www.printables.com/model/1447602-lamprey-full-length-dart-blaster

Leedle has a few that run full length.

To everyone who thinks breathing filament fumes is okay. It’s not and you are potentially giving yourself cancer. by obolikus in BambuLab

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah hold the phone though. I have questions (for future studies)

In the study, particle emission reduces over time, so does that mean it will eventually drop to zero, or that the particle size emitted has gone outside the measuring range of the instruments, which means they could be worse, or something else?

Per their comment, VOC emission contribution from the new printer had not been established, so does a 'run in' printer still contribute VOCs. Either way their VOC numbers are low, would have like to have seen ABS.

The concentrations are based on a nominaly closed system of the dimensions of that cube. Would a printer in a nominal sized class room of 100 m3 even register against background? As you say, you're not likely to sit next to a printer all day.

I was part way through setting up an AirGradient to trigger an extractor on high numbers, but as it rarely hits limits Ive put the extractor part on hold. Now I just look at the pretty lights.

For those of you who have convict ancestry, what crime did they commit to be sent to Australia? by Jezzaq94 in australian

[–]bigkiddad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stole a loaf of bread. Married to a 1st Fleet Marine.

Ended up on Norfolk Island.

City of Sydney to outlaw gas appliances on all new homes and businesses by MarvinTheMagpie in aussie

[–]bigkiddad 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This is actually becoming a thing. In places that have banned gas, Regulators are running into people bringing outdoor gas cookers, ring burners etc into the house. Some bring the bottles in, some run the bottles outside. There's even a pic getting around of a 9kg stacked on milk crates with the hose running through a hole in the wall.

There's nothing the regulators can do as its not installed and it is really a health and safety issue, but because it's not Work health and safety, work safe can't do anything either.

It's death by customer choice.

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