tatterdemalion @ tatterdemalion @programming.dev

Professional software engineer, musician, gamer, stoic, democratic socialis

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The part where this connects to the bible and the afterlife is that Jesus attempted to give a compassionate moral framework to people who weren’t being taught that by any one at all. He’s the Louis Pasteur of the soul and you’re speaking as if the knowledge of bacteria was always self evident to anyone who cared to think about it for a minute.

If your point is that Jesus taught good morals to people, then I agree, assuming you can even trust that those stories from the Bible are true. Although I think it's wrong to assume Jesus was the first person to teach a similar moral framework. The Golden Rule existed and was taught broadly long before Jesus ever lived.

But I believe the point you are arguing is stronger than that. From your first comment, it sounded like your point is that believing in an afterlife is critical to discovering morality, and that is a teaching of the Bible (and Jesus?) which I disagree with.

The Golden Rule is a wonderful thing IMO, at least as a principle to be used with judgement. But the religious baggage can be shed without losing the value of that moral principle; I don't need to believe in Christianity or an afterlife to agree with the Golden Rule.

PIA does

FWIW I tried the Helix mode in Zed, and it was missing lots of Helix bindings that I rely on.

NixOS, fish, tmux, Helix, jj

Imagine a kid who doesn't want to brush. If they don't brush their teeth those teeth are still there in the morning, so why would they 'believe' in tooth decay?

Even a kid will eventually get cavities if they don't brush, and cavities hurt. Children also learn from their parents about tooth decay. Again, how is this relevant? Are you saying all people are children that can't tell right from wrong without being told?

Based on what? Greedy assholes have a great time! You certainly can't simply assume that everyone has a moral core that aligns with your own.

Sure, but once again, what does this have to do with the Bible and the afterlife? I'm agnostic and I derive my morals by studying the philosophy of ethics. And a big part of ethics is firstly understanding science so you can separate fact from fiction. If you don't know what is true, how can you know what is moral?

https://youtu.be/rw75ORR3cEM

Nothing specific, but I was very pleased with how easily I could download some movies from jellyfin to my laptop before my flight home.

You shouldn't need the threat of tooth decay to brush your teeth!

That's not even true as an isolated statement. Tooth decay is the only reason to brush your teeth. If my teeth never decayed, why would I brush them?

I honestly don't understand the point you're trying to make. You can't just assume there is an afterlife. And if there isn't, then you shouldn't just start being a greedy asshole regardless.

You shouldn't need the promise of afterlife to learn how to get along with people.

https://youtu.be/nJ7QB3om-QY

It's sad that self-hosting is apparently the path to having a solution that "just works". You'd think that paying for a product would be more effective, but alas...

I found a show called "A discovery of witches" which seems worth trying.

Can anyone recommend a good story about witch vs vampire conflict?

Fuck that stupid book.

Maybe a dumb question: What exactly could go wrong? Has the MPAA done anything to stifle Kodi?

Care to suggest a model? I haven't seen anything that cheap.

I was going to try ripping a Blu-ray that I bought recently, since I couldn’t find a quality rip anywhere

I don't have first-hand experience, but I've heard that the linux version of MakeMKV does work; though I've seen some issues reported in the forum. MakeMKV is even available on nixpkgs.

I don't know about MicroSD longevity, but I've heard BluRay and in particular M-Disc can last 100-1000 years of something crazy. So for archive, it might still be a good option.

Thank you! I found it on Anna's Archive.