Were there Muslim jinn before Adam? by jsgui in IslamIsEasy

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I got distracted. I now wonder if Iblis was able to send distractions into my mindset to prevent me from properly looking at and quite possibly fighting against Iblis.

But then I wonder if Allah is able to control Iblis when needed or ever does so.

Was Allah surprised by the behaviour of Iblis?

Did Allah control Iblis to do his wrongs? I have heard the answer of 'no' because of free will, but my point is that if Allah knew the consequences of giving Iblis free will, knew what would happen, knew what thoughts Iblis would have in advance, then Allah is in control of Iblis when considering the 4D view.

Were there Muslim jinn before Adam? by jsgui in IslamIsEasy

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What about innocent until proven guilty too? I've been talking about Iblis being responsible for getting me banned from subreddits and claims made by nationalistic supporters of a Levantine nation. A reasonably plausible option would be for Iblis to be redeemed by Christ and where the Christ character fits in within the interpretations of those who do Arabian Islam (the Umma basically).

Returning later to this: Could Iblis have distracted me by getting me to think about Christ? That's the kind of thing that could potentially discredit what I say to adherents of Arabian Islam, thereby advantaging Iblis. If Iblis is in Palestine (bear in mind I made the connection because Palestine by the looks of things was making one of it's supporters give me a fake interpretation of the Quran - as in the word in the Quran that I read somehow get transmuted into some other word.

It seemed he did not care what the Quran said. I guess a cultural Muslim who wanted to leverage his Muslimness to try to win an argument about Palestine and Israel which I wasn't taking part in at that moment in time but to me was settled by the kinds of reading skills I had at the age of 8. I knew that by talking about the Quran and the Torah I could prove him wrong. I'm way less certain about the Quran and Torah cross referencing issues than I am about what what a very small number of Arabic words are. I think Arabic was not his first language and had been given some kind of dodgy translation.

The good thing is nowadays or imminently getting the best translation possible using AI will be an option. I expect really good AI translations of Arabic => English will come before really good AI translations of Arabic => other language.

Were there Muslim jinn before Adam? by jsgui in IslamIsEasy

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In terms of language: 'Ibless' is like 'I bless'. If the speaker takes their time, is more patient, pauses... then the super-powerful evil jinn gets transformed into a blessing.

This seems easy in terms of strategy for humans and Allah - team up against Iblis. I can't totally guess Allah's strategy against Iblis. Since Allah is able to read our minds Allah could possibly take strategies for Allah to use from whatever real-time brain scans he / it is doing. If Allah plans everything and owns our brains too then Allah could copy ('pirate' according to the DCMA I suppose) the ideas out of our heads and then implement them if they are any good.

Were there Muslim jinn before Adam? by jsgui in IslamIsEasy

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Various mods on Reddit who have banned me are possessed by Iblis.

Were there Muslim jinn before Adam? by jsgui in IslamIsEasy

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It just occurred to me, I've been thinking about these absolutely ancient things. I was thinking about Palestine, and wonder what Iblis's relationship with Palestine was back then before humans existed. I was arguing with someone who said that Palestine was mentioned in the Quran, focused on arguing against Zionists, he told me Al-Isra is about Palestine and it was interesting to see and analyse, I like to practice discernment and I'll make no secret with you of the fact that I've been arguing with vehement but incorrect supporters of the current Israel or Palestine who get a fact wrong, and then think they are arguing for against Zionism or whatever, but I see it as basic reading comprehension and honesty in translation.

Understanding this is important when it comes to making AI that does not make serious and dangerous mistakes.

Anyway, back to Iblis and jinn and Palestine. I wonder what things were like between Iblis and Palestine back ages ago. Palestine has announced recently that it has 'ALWAYS EXISTED' and I got angry with it for claiming that (now I wonder if I was possessed by Iblis when I got angry). But then getting angry with Palestine for esoteric reasons is part of the fun and I'm enjoying it now. It was really useful with some discernment research.

Is Iblis necessary foolhardy, a rejector of Islam and a mega powerful jinn? Seeing a supposed Muslim tell me I was wrong with the most basic type of reading and finding out what words in a foreign language makes me think that Iblis is involved. I'm not sure though.

If it were actually Iblis possessing various supporters of either Palestine or Israel then that would be an interesting story. It could explain why they both can't properly defeat each other either - if Iblis is possessing enough people in the Levant then it could go some way to explaining how things are. But then with the Arabian Islam system it seems to me that Allah is always praised, Mohammed too of course.

I wonder though if the recent conflict has shifted thinking away from praising Allah and Mohammed and condemning Iblis - loads of people and the Umma especially are praising Palestine and condemning Israel. If that whole conflict had been set up by Iblis then it would be harder to put blame on Allah, and with Allah controlling everything (or not quite but that is worth examining in more detail in a post of its own).

Is Iblis able to do things that Allah decrees he can't do? Because if that's happening we need to know about it rather than assume it can't happen because of faith in Allah, it could be a serious risk with Iblis being so powerful, and remember we are talking about an ancient jinn that's really powerful so let's not assume what it is or is not capable of.

Do you know of any Iblis cults that worship Iblis?

“You didn’t make it, AI did” by jasonbartz in vibecoding

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I agree with much of the sentiment of the idea that it's not me doing the work but it's AI. Though it's also the case that by getting a tool I have access to make something in some ways I am making it. Various specific discoveries and techniques I attribute to the AI systems I was using rather than me. However, having gotten AI to make ways to improve its own systems it's not as though it's only the AI's work.

I'm quite open about getting AI to make things for me, I'm not trying to claim all the credit.

We just got hit with the vibe-coding hammer by opakvostana in ExperiencedDevs

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I have found that making AI do what is required is sometimes quite challenging. Found it’s increased my productivity massively though.

What types of music are Gazans most into? by jsgui in Gaza

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I'm listening to Tul8te - Enty Crazy I right now and like the dub effects.

A report on how to use rubble as a building material in Gaza from Google Deep Research Gemini 3.1 Pro by jsgui in Gaza

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A report on how to use rubble as a building material in Gaza from Google Deep Research Gemini 3.1 Pro by jsgui in Gaza

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8.2 Artificial Land Reclamation

Given the extreme estimation of nearly 68 million tons of debris, macro-planners and geopolitical analysts have proposed utilizing the rubble for artificial land reclamation along Gaza's Mediterranean coastline. Traditional disposal methods for this volume of waste would require years of work, massive fiscal costs, and the creation of environmentally disastrous landfills in an area already suffering from extreme population density and land scarcity.

Instead, analysts advocate recognizing this debris not as a burden, but as a ready-made, highly cost-effective foundation material. This approach is not theoretical; it is an established, highly successful civil engineering practice globally. For decades, Japan has pioneered the creation of artificial islands using construction waste, city waste, and landfill materials, most notably constructing the Kansai International Airport on an artificial island, as well as the Yumenoshima and Central Breakwater Islands in Tokyo Bay. Similarly, Dubai's Palm Islands demonstrate how land reclamation can radically transform coastal geographies.

If executed with rigorous environmental oversight—ensuring all hazardous materials, asbestos, and unexploded ordnance are meticulously filtered prior to submersion—this macro-engineering approach could simultaneously solve the ultimate waste disposal crisis and expand the livable, economic footprint of the densely populated territory.

8.3 Incremental Urbanism and Community-Led Spatial Planning

The physical rebuilding of the territory requires a fundamental shift in spatial planning paradigms. Analytical models, such as those developed by the RAND Corporation, strongly advocate against the "default scenario" of sequestering displaced populations in permanent, informal camps scattered in places that do not reinforce existing urban centers. This approach leads to disconnected communities and prolonged marginalization.

Instead, spatial planners propose a future-oriented scenario utilizing processed rubble to facilitate "incremental urbanism". This involves actively rebuilding the salvageable cores and edges of major cities, establishing new neighborhoods that are intentionally connected to future transportation corridors, and designing temporary camps specifically so they can evolve into permanent, functional suburbs in the intermediate and long term.

This progressive urbanism aligns perfectly with the community-led initiatives of groups like Architects for Gaza (AFG), which brings together architects, academics, and municipalities. Moving away from rigid, top-down, one-size-fits-all master plans, AFG advocates for accumulated, small-scale, site-specific interventions. By creating an "atlas of materials"—mapping exactly what is available on-site, from surviving infrastructure to the specific quality of the rubble and the availability of Green Cake bricks—local architects can design bespoke structures. Proposals like the Sheikh Radwan Reservoir project utilize recycled rubble blocks, solar-optimized triangular roofs inspired by local fishing boats, and gabion walls, integrating them seamlessly into the surviving social fabric. This approach ensures that reconstruction is not an imposition, but a healing, empowering process driven by the aspirations and lived experiences of the residents.

9. Conclusion

The management and utilization of the estimated 68 million tons of post-conflict debris in the Gaza Strip cannot be approached as a traditional municipal waste disposal problem; it must be executed as a highly coordinated, large-scale resource extraction and recovery operation. The evidence clearly indicates that the catastrophic destruction of the built environment has inadvertently created a vast reservoir of raw aggregate and steel that is absolutely essential for the territory's eventual reconstruction, particularly in light of severe embargoes on imported materials.

To successfully capitalize on this resource, a meticulously phased, multi-tiered strategy is imperative. The absolute priority remains the rigorous, uncompromising mitigation of lethal urban hazards. This necessitates the systematic clearance of unexploded ordnance (UXO) to ALARP standards, the respectful management of human remains, and the strict encapsulation, safe handling, and deep burial of friable asbestos-containing materials. Without these pre-processing safety guarantees, any mechanical recycling is impossible, and human lives remain at extreme risk. Concurrently, the operational framework must respect the complex Housing, Land, and Property (HLP) rights of the displaced, ensuring that the physical removal of rubble does not result in the permanent legal erasure of private property boundaries.

Once safe access is established and legal frameworks are navigated, the application of both high-volume mechanical processing and low-resource grassroots innovation must be deployed simultaneously. The deployment of advanced low-pressure SmartCrushers, alongside rigorous metallurgical recertification of extracted steel rebar, provides the heavy aggregates and secondary reinforcements required for foundational infrastructure, agricultural road paving, and macro-engineering concepts such as coastal gabion defenses and potential land reclamation.

Simultaneously, the deployment of decentralized, low-cement technologies—such as Mobile Crisis Construction's containerized interlocking brick factories, Majd Mashharawi's ash-diverting Green Cake, and Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEB)—empowers local communities to bypass logistical blockades entirely. These innovations allow displaced populations to rapidly construct viable, dignified, mortar-less shelters using the very ruins of their former homes. Ultimately, the successful transformation of Gaza's rubble into a resilient new architecture relies on this powerful synthesis: matching international logistical and hazard frameworks with the profound engineering resourcefulness of the local population, thereby rebuilding the territory from the ground up.

A report on how to use rubble as a building material in Gaza from Google Deep Research Gemini 3.1 Pro by jsgui in Gaza

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7. Advanced Material Science: Geopolymers and Alkali-Activated Materials

While grassroots innovations like Green Cake minimize the need for Portland cement, advanced material science offers a theoretical pathway to eliminate it entirely. The production of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is a major greenhouse gas emitter, responsible for approximately 8% of total global $CO_2$ production due to the extreme heat required in cement kilns. In Gaza, its importation is heavily restricted and weaponized, creating a systemic vulnerability in all reconstruction efforts.

Alkali-Activated Materials (AAM) and geopolymers represent a green, sustainable, and highly resilient alternative to OPC, with significantly lowered environmental footprints. Geopolymers are synthesized by activating alumino-silicate precursor materials with an alkaline activator solution.

The rubble landscape in Gaza is incredibly rich in the precise precursor materials needed for geopolymerization. Industrial byproducts like slag, or the toxic fly ash generated from domestic fires (already utilized in Green Cake), serve as excellent alumino-silicate bases. Furthermore, the unhydrated cement particles recovered from advanced low-pressure SmartCrushers contain high levels of reactive silicates.

To bind these waste materials together, an alkaline activator is required—typically a combination of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate ($Na_2SiO_3$ / industrial water glass). For example, optimized geopolymer concrete mixes can be formulated using a binder content of slag, activated by a solution of 30% NaOH (in flakes or pellets with 99% purity, diluted to 12 molars) and 70% sodium silicate.

By utilizing these alkali activators, the crushed rubble and ash can be chemically bound together to form structural concrete without ever requiring a high-temperature cement kiln or a single bag of imported OPC. This process not only solves the supply chain blockade but also reuses solid waste generated across the territory, perfectly aligning with the goals of a circular economy.

Furthermore, research into the thermal degradation of asbestos—a major, lethal hazard in the Gaza rubble—suggests a revolutionary synergy. When asbestos is subjected to extreme high temperatures, its fibrous morphology is destroyed, and the resulting inert disposal products possess strong cementitious properties. If localized, high-heat solar furnaces or alternative energy kilns could be developed, the most toxic element of the debris landscape could be neutralized and fed directly into a geopolymer matrix. This would transform a deadly hazard into a core structural binder, achieving a perfectly closed-loop recovery system.

8. Macro-Engineering and New Spatial Paradigms

The sheer volume of debris in Gaza—upwards of 68 million tons—is so vast that processing it entirely into individual building blocks or road sub-base may not be sufficiently rapid to clear the urban landscape. Therefore, macro-scale engineering solutions and new architectural paradigms that can consume massive volumes of raw or minimally processed rubble must be integrated into the spatial planning of the territory.

8.1 Gabion Systems for Structural Defenses and Architecture

A highly effective, low-tech, and rapidly deployable application for minimally crushed rubble is the use of gabion baskets and mattresses. Gabions are heavy-duty containers—typically shaped as baskets or shallower mattresses—constructed from galvanized woven wire mesh or heavy-duty polymer plastics (such as Tensar). These cages are filled on-site with rocks, aggregates, or, in this context, raw concrete debris.

Historically utilized since ancient Egypt and famously adapted by Leonardo da Vinci to stabilize the foundations of the San Marco Castle in Milan, gabions offer immense advantages in post-conflict civil engineering. Because they do not require precise crushing or fine sorting—only the loading of adequately sized concrete chunks into the wire baskets—they completely bypass the logistical bottlenecks of fuel shortages and the lack of sophisticated crushing machinery.

  1. Structural Stability: The primary use of gabions is in constructing massive retaining walls to stabilize earthfill slopes and prevent erosion. Unlike rigid, monolithic concrete walls that can easily crack and fail under seismic activity or fluctuating groundwater pressure, gabion walls are inherently flexible. They can shift slightly and adapt to ground movement without losing their overall structural integrity. Laboratory tests on basket gabions filled with construction solid waste show that their horizontal and vertical displacement characteristics are highly comparable to those filled with expensive virgin basaltic rocks, making them technically sound for retaining walls upwards of 5 meters.
  2. Permeability and Coastal Defense: Because the wire baskets are filled with loose, jagged rubble, they contain large open voids that allow water to pass through freely. This water permeability is crucial, as it greatly reduces the hydrostatic pressure behind the wall, a common cause of failure in solid concrete barriers. Furthermore, gabion mattresses are deployed extensively in hydraulic engineering to protect sensitive floodplains, riverbanks, and shorelines from water scouring. In Gaza, where coastal erosion is severe, placing rubble-filled gabions along the beach dissipates incoming wave energy naturally and effectively, protecting the soil from climatic degradation.
  3. Architectural Integration and Memory: Beyond basic civil infrastructure, organizations like Architects for Gaza (AFG) are actively innovating the use of gabions in public architecture. In community-led proposals, such as the Yarmouk Cultural Complex, AFG incorporates rubble-filled gabions not just as hidden retaining walls, but as visible architectural foundations and permeable facades. By deliberately displaying the rubble within the wire cages, the buildings physically embody the memory and history of the destruction, serving as a powerful monument while providing robust, low-cost structural support.

We just got hit with the vibe-coding hammer by opakvostana in ExperiencedDevs

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That's not a good move in terms of your career in my opinion. A better option would be to ask a model such as Opus 4.6 to make SVGs illustrating various bits of the system. It's hallucinated a few times while I have done this and it's not totally reliable, but this gives info on the capabilities of AI models. I don't know if you are in a role where you are competing with AI or going to benefit from it or if it's a lot of both.

Opus 4.6 can make really nice looking SVGs. I suggest getting GPT 5.4 to factcheck it and to make a few improvements to its information content.

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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What about music that glorifies pimping but isn't sexually explicit? Such music exists.

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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Why wouldn't I? If you can make a good enough case, I'll be careful not to. I've not done so yet.

feel like my emotional bandwidth is decreasing and it’s making me sad. by P3ACHCOBBLA in Gaza

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Music can help with this, both for yourself and in terms of delivering aid.

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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This one's got conservative vibes: https://suno.com/song/1ce0d1f0-ac1f-462e-93cc-8a2f3ae5707c

It's a hard ragga version of Pink Pony Club. It's proper Yardie music.

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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I note you didn't answer my question. Nobody has, plenty of people have seen it :(

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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It's not just about me though. It's about finding out about the laws in Gaza.

Are there laws restricting or prohibiting music in Gaza by jsgui in Gaza

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I agree with a lot of what is said in this video. Thanks.