My partner and I are about a third of the way through Frank Herbert’s ‘God Emperor or Dune’. It’s getting really good!
I haven’t started it quiiite yet per se but I’ve picked up Osamu Tezuka’s ‘One Hundred Stories’, a period samurai manga retelling of Faust.
“Science” isn’t a monolithic entity like a deity is. It’s simply a belief in the natural cause and effect of the universe we live in. In other words, science is merely a way to describe and explain our world, derived from repeated observations. When people say they “believe in science”, it’s not blind worship- the idea is to present findings and observations in such a way that anyone could theoretically replicate the experiment, given the proper equipment.
On the other hand, faith is the opposite- “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (“Religion” is a system of hierarchical institution based on spiritual faith or beliefs, btw.) Scientists ask questions about the world, and strive to find the answers, but religious folks are content to let those answers simply be “because God”.
So, to disbelieve in science- rather, the scientific method- is purely a rejection of reality. You can, in fact, reconcile spiritual beliefs with scientific truths to an extent but ultimately, learning more about science leads to its own kind of spiritual understanding and beliefs that tend to reject religion. This is upsetting to diehard religious folks because hierarchies demand constant subjugation of inferiors, and to reject that “place” in the hierarchy is an act of major rebellion in and of itself.
I read a toot about it last night when I was very tired. Apparently there is some sort of (anti-)privacy protocol in universeodon’s source code that is getting implemented to Masto main source soon.
I wasn’t able to find the relevant post, but I do remember that it can only be disabled by toggling ‘Discoverable’ under account options. Evidently Eugen said something along the lines of “it’s what people expect from social media” but the point of Mastodon was to be a divergence from traditional social media, no?
Hello! I’m trying to transition away from smoking myself (I use medically and recreationally) because smoking is bad for your lungs, but nothing really beats the instant relief from smoking some flower. I personally haven’t tried one yet but I’ve heard a lot of people use a dry herb vape to some success.
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If for example you’re on lemmyworld and they defederate from Threads, you won’t see any Threads content, even if you sub to people on, say, kbinsocial who boost Threads content.
If you view those same profiles from say, shitjustworks, and they haven’t defederated, you will see all of their content plus the Threads content.
So far I’ve been using Mammoth and Metatext. I like them both but Metatext is edging out at the moment.
Pros of Mammoth: *Plenty of customization options *Nice interface *Translation features
Cons of Mammoth: *A little clunky *Some trouble uploading pictures *Custom emoji/emojos don’t show up (on my phone at least)
Pros of Metatext: *A bit smoother *Nice interface *Custom emoji appear
Cons of Metatext: *No translation options (that I’ve seen) *Some errors when starring posts
Both are pretty decent apps, but once I get around to updating my iOS I will probably try a couple others on for size.
A buddy of mine does crafts workshops around San Diego and I made these at one my partner and I attended recently. I usually wear one at a time and I get such a buzz telling people who ask that I made them myself :)
Nothing wrong with browsing how you like, but apps are usually more accessible for mobile.
she’s doing fine, I had to give her up to a family member some time ago though
My buddy from work makes most of his living teaching crafts workshops around San Diego. My partner and I attended a class recently and I made these! I usually only wear one at a time but I still get a lot of people asking me where I got them, and it’s such a pleasure to say I made them myself :)
(By the way, if you are interested in one of Rob’s workshops his business is called Toshwerks, and they are usually free or have a very nominal signup fee. Check him out on facebook or instagram!)
I have a stone slab for a backyard and it was hibernating on the side of it, looking pretty rough…I already had the temporary tank out so I let it have some water, cuttlebone, and watermelon rind. My partner thought it was funny I was “running a snail spa” and named him Maverick.
Serving you mostly last week’s stuff (and older) because I keep “forgetting” to clean out my file (because I keep “forgetting” to get a new box.)
Anyway! The list: *TMNT vs Street Fighter 1 *Amazing Spider-Man 122 (facsimile) *The Quarry *Frank Frazetta’s Mothman 1 *Sudden Death 1 *Jeff Lemire’s Tenement 1 *Nightmare Country Glass House 3 *Octobriana and the Underground 1 *The Neighbors 2 *Star Wars Mandalorian Season Two 1 *Star Wars Vader Black, White, and Red 1 Momoko cvr *Last Ronin hardcover edition (took me long enough!)
I will try and remember to post back here as I read some of these :) for example I have not seen or read Mando at all so that one is off the table for a bit. I’m also finally working through my backlog a little, which is great but I have literally like two years worth of stuff to read. So.
somewhat unrelated: just starting out w (a very casual interest in) macro photog, if anyone has any tips they’d like to share <3
…I’m also saving up my reserves for the coming update so I’m telling myself to be good.
I think it’s supposed to be a lemming. I imagine its name is just Lemmy, tho I call him Lem for short. Honestly though any small rodent is going to look like a rat or mouse to me (and I love animals lol.)
Even back on Reddit I tended to call them groups, communities, fora, etc. Sublemmy is a cute word but I’d hate to have to say it to a nonline person, and I feel like it gives Reddit too much sway if we just migrate all the terms to this new space
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