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@MaryJackalope omg literally learned this exact fact today! moon Eucharist wen

Was happy to learn Holy Communion was taken on the moon but dismayed to learn it was by someone who DOES NOT believe in TRANSUBSTANTIATION

@jessegenet @openclaw yes i'd think an agent would be very helpful for a baby, baby can't even type

Some people actively wondering why install @openclaw instead of just using claude code yourself etc... When you can only use your laptop like this you understand why an agent that can use your computer while you attend to other things is a game changer 😉

@TJMoe28 Compelling thoughts! At times I have speculated the opposite: maybe this is as easy as it gets, and we are given great responsibilities.

I’m reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, and I came across a fascinating idea I’ve never heard presented before. Lewis doesn’t state it directly—only its implication—but for his conclusion to hold, it must be inferred. It appears in the chapter “The Cardinal Virtues,” on the final two pages. Lewis distinguishes between performing a just or temperate act and actually being a just or temperate person. A poor tennis player might hit a great shot occasionally, but that doesn’t make him a good player. We all agree on that. Therefore, isolated acts of obedience don’t make one virtuous, character is revealed in consistency. From there, Lewis argues that God wants more than mere obedience. Obedience matters, but God cares far more about our character. He wants us to become people who naturally produce obedient behavior. Then comes the part I've been contemplating for the last few days. Lewis notes that we might assume virtues are needed only for this life, because in heaven there will be nothing to quarrel about (so no need for justice) and no danger (so no need for courage). But he adds that while God won’t refuse entry to heaven for lacking certain qualities, heaven offers no further opportunity to develop them. As a result, we will never attain the “deep, strong, unshakable kind of happiness” God intends. The inference that struck me is this: we may have only our time on earth to become the people God intends us to be. This life forms our capacity for joy, virtue, and glory. Heaven fulfills it but does not expand it through suffering. In heaven there are no trials to forge bravery, self-control, patience, humility, resilience, integrity, gratitude, or joy in the midst of hardship. Those qualities are shaped here, not there. So here's the unsettling question: once we die and enter eternity, is our development finished? Is this life our only chance to become the best version of ourselves? If so, it’s sobering. All the time wasted scrolling Instagram reels or behaving poorly without seeking growth would carry eternal consequences. I should live each day with urgency, taking massive strides toward becoming the man God intends. The day I die, the work ends. My capacity for joy and virtue can no longer grow. I’m not sure if this idea is theologically sound. Maybe it's not. I’d love some insight from theologians who could explain why it might not hold. But if this life truly is our only training ground, delay is far more dangerous than I ever realized. That thought alone makes me want to live with far greater urgency than yesterday.

@K9DefenseTech Fantastic work

Introducing the Modern Fiberoptic Drone Framework (MFDF), an open-source next-gen fiber optic framework for tactical drones. Designed with MFDF is the K9 Fiber C2 System, an open-source NDAA-compliant C2 & video solution for the Genesis tactical drone family 🇺🇸(1/4).

@ashenglory 🙏

dear brothers and sisters in Christ, i humbly ask for your prayers. i am going through a dark phase. weed and alcohol. isolation. depression. these past few weeks have flown by. i haven't been taking care of myself. thank you. and God bless

@teachrobotslove Yes the transformation part is almost unfortunately true! In general a difficult one for me as well. Ratzinger helps, Introduction to Christianity (actually based on academic lectures despite what "introduction" sounds like) oneshotted me, and I'm starting his Jesus of Nazareth

I have total, unequivocable understanding of God but Jesus is a difficult one for me. It's such an absurd story and yet has shaped the world in such a totally radical way that I feel like I should believe. It seems like there is zero evidence he was the son of God and also in the end that doesn't really matter at all. If you choose to believe in Jesus then he transforms you.

@Scholars_Stage This Cold War, the Communists are a) capitalist and b) not victims of their own (Russian) culture.

But the gap between what the Chinese people are *currently* capable of doing and what so many in the west think of them is really atrocious. This is the most capable rival America has ever faced.

Again, I just don't have time for people convinced of Chinese weakness. "bro they don't have a culture of innovation over there" sure, fine, but do we install nuclear at $2.50/W?

@orthonormalist CONGRATULATIONS!! There could not be better news

Ourania and I are delighted to share with our community that we will be welcoming another blessing into our home next year. We are truly lucky to have built and joined the community we have, and I can't wait to share it with our children.

@dr_alphalyrae @owl_posting Ah, here's the answer

@owl_posting these are oldies but the jeeves and wooster series by pg wodehouse are exactly what you described

what book should i read? my criteria is that it teaches you nothing, has great writing, and the author clearly had fun with it. this last point is extremely important

@made_in_cosmos CAD design is really hard, zoo.dev and others are working on it but I guess they'd need a foundation model

honestly when AI first became popular I was hoping it would design stuff like this for me down to precise 3d models that I could feed into a 3d printer and then have it in my home I don't understand why this isn't yet a thing

@TylerAlterman "Of course that's your contention. You just finished reading some Bart Ehrman knockoff - Reza Aslan probably. You're gonna be convinced of that 'til next month when you get to E.P. Sanders, and then you're gonna be talking about how Jesus was a Second Temple apocalyptic prophet"

Is this common knowledge? That the Christianity we have today is a religion which quotes a Jewish reformer named Jesus, but which was largely created by: (a) Paul, a guy who never met Jesus and (b) a council convened by a Roman Emperor? This is blowing my mind

@zebulgar 6:30 pace is beasting

must keep getting faster squats, salmon, sleep, run, repeat

@KriszKH that would do it 😂

@coyotespike There was one that asked me what I like about Metrology...

I only chat with the sexbots for the drone swarm tips, really

Wow, good report on lead in protein powders. I get the big bag from Costco, Optimum Nutrition's Whey. Consumer Reports gives it a pretty good grade but recommends 1.75 servings a day. Fine for a supplement, just not all the time, then.

@Xaraphim @chesterzelaya lmaooo

@coyotespike @chesterzelaya BRO YOU LOGGED INTO THE WRONG ALT ACOUNT ABORT ABORT

@emmaconcepts better this way, honestly 😂

@coyotespike the internet knows what you want 😂

@ianpritchard I swear that one had me considering engaging for a second 😂

@coyotespike Lmao

@augustusdelano Arches Park really is all that, and a mile up the road there are dinosaur tracks worth seeing (can send pics/deets) Monastery of Christ in the Desert in north New Mexico was also a spiritual experience, 13 miles up Rio Chama canyon. You can do a retreat there if you like

Thank you all for 30k, much love. My followers are incredibly talened beautiful based people. Blessed to connect with so many of you

@mfranz_on Expensive but nice, built like a tank, the wells are really comfortable - it's subtle but I just move my fingers less. Easier to get used to than I thought, no trouble going back to MBP. You can also program/remap the keys but I haven't really bothered (spacemacs user)

@coyotespike I am seriously thinking of buying it. Any opinions on it?

The keyboard I need for writing the next CV project