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  1. Comment on Why I am pursuing a life, professionally and personally, of Christian Virtue in ~humanities

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    As a now-former Christian minister (still absolutely a believer - we moved for my wife’s career, and I’m more in an admin role now… I was also ready to be done, but that’s a longer thing), I agree...

    As a now-former Christian minister (still absolutely a believer - we moved for my wife’s career, and I’m more in an admin role now… I was also ready to be done, but that’s a longer thing), I agree that I would not want that.

    If something like that is really desired, I’d almost want to frame it more like a book club, maybe in like a monthly thread where the sermons (or other types of writing) are top level comments that get discussed and picked apart.

    But yeah, it’s either got to be one voice of many, no voices at all, or somehow not framed in a proselytizing way.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I finally finished Tears of the Kingdom two hours ago! Rewind to launch day. I’d had a Switch lite during covid, but got rid of it for some reason I forget after I finished Breath of the Wild. I...

    I finally finished Tears of the Kingdom two hours ago!

    Rewind to launch day. I’d had a Switch lite during covid, but got rid of it for some reason I forget after I finished Breath of the Wild. I was excited about TotK, and watched a compilation of the cutscenes someone had recorded on that PC leak starting the night before the game came out.

    I was in the last cutscene after the final boss the next morning. My awesome wife walks in with a new OLED Switch for my birthday! We hadn’t been talking about it or anything - she didn’t even know it was TotK day.

    Anyway, since I’d watched the cutscenes, I took a couple months to even buy TotK, then took my sweet time playing. Dropped out a couple times because I wasn’t feeling it, but finally picked up momentum last month. Lost to the final boss on Monday night, stocked up on more sundelion and extra heart meals on Tuesday night, and cut it close, but good enough, to finally finish tonight!

  3. Comment on What’s your “I didn’t know I needed that” item? in ~life

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    You took apart the big Millennium Falcon AND rebagged it? Holy cow - I barely had the patience to take apart my little 3-in-1 Creator sets to rebuild them.

    You took apart the big Millennium Falcon AND rebagged it? Holy cow - I barely had the patience to take apart my little 3-in-1 Creator sets to rebuild them.

    11 votes

  4. Comment on Are we all capable of being slaveowners or nazis? in ~humanities

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    After very recently listening to a Bible Project podcast episode that nuances “do not judge,” I feel I’d be remiss to point out that there is a call to point out sin within the church. In the...

    After very recently listening to a Bible Project podcast episode that nuances “do not judge,” I feel I’d be remiss to point out that there is a call to point out sin within the church. In the context of this larger discussion, I do feel a call and command to make certain types of communal judgements exclusively among the church, but not extending outside.

    Matthew 18:15-20 (NIV)

    15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

    18 “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

    19 “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Wicked, Dune, It, and deceiving the audience about two-parters in ~movies

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    I don't know if it was just the sites I was on or something, but I was aware from the get go that Spider-Verse 2 & 3 was a two parter and that Dune was being split into two. This post was...

    I don't know if it was just the sites I was on or something, but I was aware from the get go that Spider-Verse 2 & 3 was a two parter and that Dune was being split into two. This post was literally the first time I'd heard that about Wicked, and my head has not been in the sand (though, I admittedly care much more about the other two franchises).

    2 votes

  6. Comment on Where does your username come from? (Following up on last year's thread) in ~tildes

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    I was 12 and playing OG Starcraft. I thought it sounded cool. I tried for a while in college and later to come up with something better, but I finally realized it had become too much a part of me....

    I was 12 and playing OG Starcraft. I thought it sounded cool. I tried for a while in college and later to come up with something better, but I finally realized it had become too much a part of me. I've been Jerutix (jeh-roo-ticks) for 2/3 of my life now in gaming and anonymous social media spaces - wild.

    3 votes

  7. Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games

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    That's such a good one. I think I've played all the way through one of the versions twice. Also reminds me of holedown (another game I've played through a couple times), if you're willing to spend...

    That's such a good one. I think I've played all the way through one of the versions twice.

    Also reminds me of holedown (another game I've played through a couple times), if you're willing to spend a couple bucks.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Mindless games, preferably mobile in ~games

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    I just got back into Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp since they announced the F2P version is ending on 11/28 and relaunching as a paid app with one additional year of some new content on 12/3 for...

    I just got back into Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp since they announced the F2P version is ending on 11/28 and relaunching as a paid app with one additional year of some new content on 12/3 for $10. I like having it around all the time.

    Sliding Seas is one of my favorites (merging match-3), but you can look away.

    I'm basically a shill for King Rabbit - Puzzle and King Rabbit - Race. Both are a lot of fun.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society

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    My daughter’s 1st grade class had a mock vote today in Texas. Not sure if it was a whole school thing or just their class. We never talk about politics with the kids around. One of the other moms...

    My daughter’s 1st grade class had a mock vote today in Texas. Not sure if it was a whole school thing or just their class. We never talk about politics with the kids around.

    One of the other moms texted my wife because her daughter had voted Harris, and she thought she was the only one (and was feeling anxious) until she found out our daughter had, too. Ours maybe voted Harris because she’s a girl?

    Anyway, our daughter then wanted to know what we voted. It was both curious and semi-fear she let us down or was wrong. She’s not quiet. Likes to blurt stuff out. Our parents are all Trump neutral firm Republicans (which I know is WAYYY better than some of y’all’s situations).

    I finally was like, yes, I voted for Harris. She was very relieved and excited. Then we had a talk about not telling other people because votes ought to be mostly private (and some half hearted, preservation comments about voting being completely opinion and not exactly right or wrong), followed by the ultimately more important talk about Jesus being who we want to follow and be like, and Jesus loved people no matter what they believed. (Yes, we are super religious in Texas. For us, that means things like taking care of widows, orphans, immigrants, and the poor - you know, like in the Bible.)

    Anyway, super annoyed at school for not just voting about something dumb. And we’ll see how this all shakes out. But, I obviously couldn’t let her feel bad or alone or like a disappointment for voting Harris.

    17 votes

  10. Comment on I am missing a neutral way to flag low-effort or potentially spammy posts in ~tildes

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    I'm thankful you posted these, and that creesch confirmed them, as a lot of the discussion was almost pushing that Tildes is an anti-fun place. In most of my life, joking is a major part of...

    I'm thankful you posted these, and that creesch confirmed them, as a lot of the discussion was almost pushing that Tildes is an anti-fun place. In most of my life, joking is a major part of communication and community building. I sometimes enjoyed the stupid comments (or at least solid puns) on Reddit. I get that it's not the vibe here, though I miss that from time to time.

    Almost changing topics, I would definitely recommend posts like this one come with enough examples to help clarify what specifically is being highlighted. Like chocobean said elsewhere, for some of us, figuring out what is considered "noise" is a little tricky.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on I cannot get into Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door in ~games

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    I bought this and Princess Peach Showtime at the same time. Really enjoyed Princess Peach, similarly struggled to get into Paper Mario. It’s fine, but I have no nostalgia for it. Zelda TotK felt...

    I bought this and Princess Peach Showtime at the same time. Really enjoyed Princess Peach, similarly struggled to get into Paper Mario. It’s fine, but I have no nostalgia for it. Zelda TotK felt kind of like a chore, but I got into it for a while after setting it aside. I keep hoping maybe that will happen with Paper Mario, too.

    Anyway, I don’t share all the exact same feelings, but you’re definitely not alone.

    3 votes

  12. Comment on In need of new bedding in ~life.style

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    No help on duvet stuff, but these are my two favorite sets of sheets: JCPenney Wrinkle Guard Sateen Sheets - Wirecutter recommends these, and I agree. Pact Organic Favorite Tee Jersey Sheets -...

    No help on duvet stuff, but these are my two favorite sets of sheets:

    JCPenney Wrinkle Guard Sateen Sheets - Wirecutter recommends these, and I agree.

    Pact Organic Favorite Tee Jersey Sheets - haven’t bought a King set yet for this winter, but we loved the Queen ones on our last bed.

    5 votes

  13. Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities

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    That tracks for me based on the article you posted. I can see this being a “backup” option for a variety of pushbacks.

    That tracks for me based on the article you posted. I can see this being a “backup” option for a variety of pushbacks.

    2 votes

  14. Comment on I now think a heretical form of Christianity might be true in ~humanities

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    Thanks for sharing this! Goff’s view isn’t too wildly far from something like Open Theism (God intentionally limits Godself to provide more potential for genuine relationship, ish). I’m a full...

    Thanks for sharing this! Goff’s view isn’t too wildly far from something like Open Theism (God intentionally limits Godself to provide more potential for genuine relationship, ish). I’m a full bodily resurrection believer, so that’s probably the biggest sticking point. That said, I appreciate his framework for why choosing to believe isn’t ludicrous, and certainly agree with how revolutionary the teaching of Yeshua is.

    8 votes

  15. Comment on DC Comics/IDW Crossover for Sonic The Hedgehog and Justice League in ~comics

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    I am so here for this. Knuckles as Superman is terrible casting, in my opinion. Yeah he’s strong, but Superman is more about truth and justice than strength. I Knuckles could play a Guy Gardner...

    I am so here for this. Knuckles as Superman is terrible casting, in my opinion. Yeah he’s strong, but Superman is more about truth and justice than strength. I Knuckles could play a Guy Gardner type Green Lantern. But Silver isn’t that great a Superman, either… Amy would be the best Superman in the group. Blaze would be a good Wonder Woman. Silver could have been Aquaman.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk

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    Hmm, I’ve never been to an Aldi with self checkout. Guess they don’t trust us over here!

    Hmm, I’ve never been to an Aldi with self checkout. Guess they don’t trust us over here!

    1 vote

  17. Comment on What small questions do you have that aren’t worth a full topic on their own? in ~talk

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    Do they not swap your cart at checkout every time like they do in the Texas and Oklahoma ones? It wouldn't even make it back to the parking lot here.

    Do they not swap your cart at checkout every time like they do in the Texas and Oklahoma ones? It wouldn't even make it back to the parking lot here.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Where do you fit in the US political typology? in ~society

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    They should redo this with more options and ranked choice!

    They should redo this with more options and ranked choice!

    1 vote

  19. Comment on Where do you fit in the US political typology? in ~society

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    Got the same one. Close to half of the questions I didn’t feel confident in my answer, though. Too many binaries.

    Got the same one. Close to half of the questions I didn’t feel confident in my answer, though. Too many binaries.

    4 votes

  20. Comment on Looking for adventure(-ish) games to play alongside my 8 years old in ~games

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    The Lego Skywalker Saga one is tons of fun. Goes on sale pretty frequently, too. Marvel Super Heroes 2 is STRAIGHT TRASH. I had that one and almost swore off Lego games because of it, but...

    The Lego Skywalker Saga one is tons of fun. Goes on sale pretty frequently, too. Marvel Super Heroes 2 is STRAIGHT TRASH. I had that one and almost swore off Lego games because of it, but Skywalker Saga really did everything right.

    2 votes