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New comment by baremetal in "Convincing Voters That Less Choice Means Stronger Democracy Isn't Easy"

baremetal — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:44:57 +0000

I'm not sure they thought that far ahead.

Convincing Voters That Less Choice Means Stronger Democracy Isn't Easy

baremetal — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:23:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickgleason/2024/02/08/convincing-voters-that-less-choice-means-stronger-democracy-isnt-easy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39607304

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

25 Republican governors back Texas in escalating border standoff with US gov

baremetal — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:26:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68101927

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39143706

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

New comment by baremetal in "Texas' border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order"

baremetal — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:38:52 +0000

The Framers included both Article IV, § 4, which promises that the federal government “shall protect each [State] against invasion,” and Article I, § 10, Clause 3, which acknowledges “the States' sovereign interest in protecting their borders.”

Texas' border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order

baremetal — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 20:17:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/24/texas-border-wire-supreme-court/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39134620

Points: 6

# Comments: 10

Family Farms Account for 96% of all U.S. Farms

baremetal — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:05:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2021/01/27/family-farms-continue-power-us-agriculture

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39014017

Points: 5

# Comments: 14

Think You Never Got Covid-19? Thank Your Genes

baremetal — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:15:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-you-never-got-covid-19-thank-your-genes-d61c7507

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913430

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

New comment by baremetal in "Young people are flocking to astrology"

baremetal — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:32:25 +0000

I take it to mean the creation account is from God's perspective not ours.

I don't have the slightest problem with modern science and it's reckoning of creation.

The universe started with light in both accounts.

New comment by baremetal in "Young people are flocking to astrology"

baremetal — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:28:50 +0000

Not at all! Let God be true, and every human being a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved right when you speak and prevail when you judge.” Romans 3:4

New comment by baremetal in "Young people are flocking to astrology"

baremetal — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:23:50 +0000

Israel was recreated in one day. As prophesied.

"Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children." Isaiah 66:8

On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.[1]

[1] https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/creation-isra...

New comment by baremetal in "Young people are flocking to astrology"

baremetal — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:19:38 +0000

>The Biblical concept of Hell as we know it (the place of eternal punishment) didn't emerge until the New Testament as it was in a way redundant.

The OT did have a concept of Hell. It is called "Sheol"[1].

"Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat, and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!"

Isaiah 5:14

"As drought and heat consume the melting snow, so Sheol steals those who have sinned. "

Job 24:19

I could go on.

[1] https://biblehub.com/hebrew/7585.htm

New comment by baremetal in "Young people are flocking to astrology"

baremetal — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:13:21 +0000

>The Genesis creation story states that God created the universe in 6 days, but any attempt to demonstrate that it is false will have believers declaring that a "day" is not a precise measurement of time.

The Bible is rather clear that God doesn't measure time like humans do.

"But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day."

2 Peter 3:8

New comment by baremetal in "Time to bring back asylums?"

baremetal — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:34:15 +0000

You are downplaying the role of an emergency use authorization. "Reasonable belief" sounds experimental to me. Otherwise they would've had all the information needed for FDA approval, it wouldn't have been predicated on belief, and it wouldn't have been labeled emergency use.

Why are you so adverse to accepting the reality of the situation?

"The process for issuing an EUA is different than an FDA approval. Under an EUA, the FDA authorizes uses of medical products based on a reasonable belief that the product may be effective based on the best evidence available at the time, without waiting for all the information that would be needed for an FDA approval."[1]

[1] https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/understanding...

New comment by baremetal in "Remote Work to Wipe Out $800B from Office Values, McKinsey Says"

baremetal — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:59:01 +0000

Drilling big holes, cutting the slab etc.

Also if it is a tension slab you absolutely cannot cut into it.

New comment by baremetal in "Time to bring back asylums?"

baremetal — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 14:15:09 +0000

Emergency use authorization is experimental.

Otherwise it wouldn't be "emergency use".

New comment by baremetal in "Time to bring back asylums?"

baremetal — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 23:32:43 +0000

You need to give them a purpose.

The trades come to mind.

New comment by baremetal in "Important Coding Habits"

baremetal — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:02:54 +0000

I do body weight exercises and stretch every day. They are easy to do during breaks from coding, and don't require any special equipment.

I am really fond of the L-sit as it works so many muscle groups and makes for a strong core. It's something you may have to work up to though.

I also meditate. It is great for concentration and overall well-being.

New comment by baremetal in "Restoring nature is good for farmers, fisheries and food security"

baremetal — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:10:53 +0000

Speaking of avoiding discomfort.

If you have a lawn, you should cultivate it with vegetables. It's easy to produce a surplus that you can share.

Unless you want to avoid putting any sweat equity in...

New comment by baremetal in "Restoring nature is good for farmers, fisheries and food security"

baremetal — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:08:13 +0000

No I started raising my own beef.

Restorative agriculture for the win.

I won't be eating crickets or vegan burgers or whatever zealots think I should eat. Or be deprived of eating.

New comment by baremetal in "New laws trying to criminalize filming cops"

baremetal — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:52:39 +0000

Correct, a single individual or small group would get clobbered.