just topped up the zapper with THREE AMERICAN DOLLARS lads weeks' worth of 21-sat zaps coming in hot show me what you got

1) I hate the snap store 2) not resisting the 'age verification' (digital surveillance mask) loudly enough 3) it's entry-level linux and I'm ready for the next learning experience. What next? Not sure. There are multiple other devices here (on Ubuntu), besides my own (on NixOS), I'm thinking I might do a NixOS thing were I can manage all of them more easily. And I can turn off certain systemd shenanigans like the age stuff. Mint basically Ubuntu without Snap, right? Also in the running are Arch an Omarchy. The other users here only do basic web-browsing and the occasional LibreOffice/NextCloud stuff.

LOL, no.

Any idea if tor-browser patched this yet--or they've merged this upstream branch yet?

I thought the same thing.

That's actually a tough ask. Van Til thought in Dutch and didn't always translate well into English. Most of his books are quite difficult. (He could've learned a thing or two from Rothbard how to be crystal clear, concise, and engaging--even hilarious.) I think I've read slightly more Rothbard than Van Til, but I've read quite a bit of both. If you want to read Van Til himself: - check out "My Credo" https://reformed.org/apologetics/my-credo-by-cornelius-van-til/ - essay length, but doesn't get into his underlying arguments - I think the most accessible of his books is _The Defense of the Faith_ (skip Oliphant's intro) Probably the best "popularizers" of his thought are John Frame and Greg Bahnsen. Bahnsen's _Van Til's Apologetic: Readings and Analysis_ does a great job clarifying Van Til's thought. Frame's _Apologetics to the Glory of God_ is, well, not that great IMO--but many think it's excellent, so you might find it helpful too. I'm not too proud to admit, though, that probably the most practical little book on his method is Richard Pratt's _Every Thought Captive_. I think it was written as a high school Sunday School curriculum, but it was immensely clarifying for me--lots of diagrams to explain things--and I'm a visual learner. I read it after having waded through a dozen of Van Til's books, so that may have helped, but I think it's probably my #1 recommendation ( 😅 ). may have some thoughts on this too... there's at least one other nostr-fella who's into Van Til, but I can't remember who at the moment (feel free to remind me, whoever you are). --- That said, I think Hoppe's approach is very useful if the aim of the conversation is limited to politics/economics and the NAP, etc. It's just that it cannot account for itself on the metaphysical level--like Van Til's apologetic, it's transcendental and uses a kind of 'synthetic a priori' (which is genius and hard to beat), but--to use Van Til's terminology--it relies on the "borrowed capital" of Christian Theism. (And the sublime irony of that terminology is not lost on me! Ha!)

Power bill astronomical again. I am forced to shut 'em down. Bummer.

Imagine thinking it's "easy" and "weak" to forgive.

Not a question '?', a surprise of disbelief, but not quite worthy of an interrobang '?!'

Really need to get my fam off of Ubuntu, but there's hardly ever time for the fun stuff. 🤓

Too close to call...

I think there's some hacky way to sideload an upgrade but yes my sentiments exactly

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Loving your recaps btw 🙌

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is still on linux 6.1?

I love that he's about to step off the ledge in his blindness. Brilliant.

GM Tomorrow we cover WLC # 45 Q. 45. How doth Christ execute the office of a king? A. Christ executeth the office of a king, in calling out of the world a people to himself, and giving them officers, laws, and censures, by which he visibly governs them; in bestowing saving grace upon his elect, rewarding their obedience, and correcting them for their sins, preserving and supporting them under all their temptations and sufferings, restraining and overcoming all their enemies, and powerfully ordering all things for his own glory, and their good; and also in taking vengeance on the rest, who know not God, and obey not the gospel. https://opc.org/lc.html

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Might be my first 2 not sure 😎

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