TheFreim

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by TheFreim 4y ago
My current dotfile management makes heavy, near complete, usage of home-manager. If I want to do a redeployment I can simply install home-manager on a fresh installation, checkout my repository, and perform `nixos-rebuild switch`.
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Egyptian Afterlife (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt) [video](youtube.com)
1 points by TheFreim 4y ago|0 comments
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by TheFreim 4y ago
If you already use emacs I'd recommend checking out org roam. I've used it a bit prior to switching* to obsidian, it worked well. https://www.orgroam.com/ --- * I didn't switch due to any issue in org roam it
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by TheFreim 4y ago
I'm sorry that you've had this experience, I personally have historically had varied experiences. With that said, I'd like to offer the following points which I would kindly ask you to consider: 1. Was it merely belief in God
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by TheFreim 4y ago
I will offer a few points for your consideration. First, I believe you may be over analyzing. It's a common phrase, typically someone isn't applying it in a rigorous fashion and inspect the definition of each word to apply a hyper
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FairTax (Americans for Fair Taxation)(fairtax.org)
3 points by TheFreim 4y ago|2 comments
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Not focusing on the lowest common denominator, thus pulling the rest of society down, is not the same as enslaving people.
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Losing weight is a matter of the will, you either will yourself to stick with a diet, exercise scheme, or combination or you will fail. Unfortunately most people lack will power, at least initially, it needs to be built.
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The greatest societies, even or own if it can still be considered great, were not built on the lowest common denominator, they were built to push up, above and beyond, the best of the best.
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I have no experience here, but I'd guess they would. It would be better to guarantee a sale than alienate a customer who would consider returning of the experience went well.
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by TheFreim 4y ago
> To invest mechanically without thinking about what’s actually happening in the world is cargo cult behavior. If things go badly then the money I would have from not investing "mechanically" would probably be as useless as the
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> The system molds the kinds of bad teachers you saw This is probably true, and that's why I oppose the system generally. There are a myriad of issues which could be addressed, but unfortunately I don't see that happening, so I
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by TheFreim 4y ago
> 1,743 animals are killed for food per second(1) which aren't even required for their survival For food. Killing an animal for the purpose of feeding people is different than an animal who you take care of, that is meant to help pr
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by TheFreim 4y ago
> jamming bad books I should clarify, it's not just "bad books" that were the issue. There definitely were bad books, but there were also books which I've reread and enjoyed. The issue is more pertaining to the contex
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> We steal their childhoods from them so they can sit for 8+ hours per day and develop soul-crushing anxiety, so they have the chance to compete for a soulless career at a corporation? Public "education" made me despise learnin
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> I think the problem with public schools is really the teachers. They have put themselves on a pedestal and been conditioned into a serious superiority complex. I went to public school. Where I'm from our schools, at least high sch
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by TheFreim 4y ago
The personal cannot be separated from the common, the community is itself a collection of individuals. The common good is not only pertaining to happenings in public spaces. People who mistreat themselves and others privately still pertains
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by TheFreim 4y ago
> Come on man... When has prohibition ever worked for this kind of thing? Yes, "prohibition" of actions and items does work. There are numerous activities and purchases locked behind age barriers as well as items which are comp
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by TheFreim 4y ago
I believe that the state should act prudently to promote and defend the common good. I'm not sure if that would be described as paternalistic under your definition, though I'm wary of arguing about words. > Should we also ban s
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by TheFreim 4y ago
Yes, it does abuse people. I do not think any reasonable person thinks it's good for children to be watching sexualized, humanoid, animals engaging in various sexual acts as being okay. I don't think it's good for adults eith
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by TheFreim 4y ago
Saying "what about issue Y" (gun violence) says nothing about issue X (pornography harming children). We ought to oppose evil wherever we see it, not ignore evil because we see a greater evil elsewhere.
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> A lot of assumptions and unquestioned biases in that little statement. You're assuming that they have not questioned and looked into things, as it turns out there is good evidence against pornography being healthy. > I’d argue
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> But I look on Pornhub, and the idea that that might be my children's first impression of sex makes me sad. Its fine for adults, but not good for forming accurate impressions of how to connect with another human being. I was expose
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by TheFreim 4y ago
This is a great start. Anything that limits access to pornography, which abuses both the "actors" and "consumers", is always good. Some, especially on a site such as this, bring up that it can be easily bypassed or that
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by TheFreim 4y ago
I hope to learn more about the theology and philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas through reading his works, I acquired a complete copy of the Summa Theologiae as well as some of his scriptural commentaries, and reading secondary works by thomis
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by TheFreim 4y ago
Perhaps, but barring concrete evidence it's safer to assume that it was bad practice rather than a malicious endeavor. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
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My position on euthanasia and (assisted) suicide: > Those whose lives are diminished or weakened deserve special respect. Sick or handicapped persons should be helped to lead lives as normal as possible. > Whatever its motives and mea
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by TheFreim 4y ago
Merry Christmas, may your celebration of the Savior's birth be a joy filled one!
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> To change anything you must recompile and relaunch. When I used to run DWM this wasn't an issue at all, recompiled and relaunched nearly instantaneously. Easily scripted as well, not a problem to get editors to automatically recom
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by TheFreim 4y ago
I wish a happy and merry Christmas to each and every one of you, may your celebration of the birth of Jesus be a pleasant one.

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