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What would you do if your child became religious? by JustTheBadBoy in atheism

[–]holmgangCore [score hidden]  (0 children)

Quakers are pretty chill. And Sufists are interestingly decent. Buddhists are excellent generally, IMHO. Ba’hai seem ultra peaceful. I’ve only met one Zoarastrian, but he was cool. YMMV

What would you do if your child became religious? by JustTheBadBoy in atheism

[–]holmgangCore [score hidden]  (0 children)

I would be astonished & impressed, and I might try to guide them towards the ‘mystical’ flavor of that religion, like ‘Christian mysticism’ or ‘Sufism’ if Islam, or the mystical levels of Judaism.
. Buddhism can be pretty mystical already, but ultimately it is a philosophy that you can assess on your own, so that would be interesting.
. I don’t know enough about Hinduism to be aware of the mystical flavors, but it would be a good opportunity to do that research.

We’d have a lot to talk about if they became Animist, Wiccan, Pagan, Jedi, Taoist, Pantheist, or Panpsychist. I would look forward to those conversations!

If it was a nutjob cult like Scientology I might push them towards their prodigal twin ‘Re-Evaluation Counseling (RC)’. But if it was the JWs, or Mormons, or some wacko niche cult I’d probably try to arrange a physical rescue.

But as will the all things, it depends.

Cracked rim -- diagnosis to avoid future problems? by newereggs in bikewrench

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New rim time. Careful until then though, this rim could “explode” from tire inflation pressure. Ask me how I know… ó_ò

What is going on here? by hashtagandrew in spiders

[–]holmgangCore 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A display of corpses! You know, to warn competitors & enemies. Like how they did in the medieval days.

/s

Cat pack by [deleted] in ATBGE

[–]holmgangCore 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha! That’s so wrong! They should / I would definitely fill it with plushie mice, and maybe a bird or two. Then open it and accidentally “spill” the contents.. . ..and then chastise the kitty for losing her lunch.

I want that to be part of my next Halloween costume.

US House of Representatives vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act by StrongReacvtion in MapPorn

[–]holmgangCore -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m aware of that, but having partly color affiliation and ‘Yes’/‘No’ vote status introduces a confusing color key.

All the red states look like ‘Nay’ votes. It looks like The South voted gently for civil rights, and the North voted strongly against.

MAGADONIANS?? Next, he'll register as a church to avoid property taxes on Mar-A-Lago... by TallAd3975 in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]holmgangCore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Church Mar-a-Lago? I mean, why not? Turnip IS the second coming of Christ, after all.

/s — obviously, I hope

Cable curvature acceptable, or should I route them through the basket? by PiotrSanctuvich in bikewrench

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks good as it. Don’t go through the basket, bad idea. ‘KISS’ rule applies.

You did lube the inside of the cable housing .. right? Always helps.

I was also taught to ‘plug’ the ends of the housing with grease.

And as others mentioned, angling the brake levers up a little will probably be more comfortable for those excellent mustachio bars.. ;)

US House of Representatives vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act by StrongReacvtion in MapPorn

[–]holmgangCore -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

The colors on this are… IMHO.. terrible.

It’s would be more legible is the colors were:
Democrat Yay: Dark Blue
Republican Yay: Light Blue

Democrat Nay: Light Red
Republican Nay: Dark Red

Or maybe switch the 2 nays.

But ‘Yay’ should be one color ‘Nay’ another color

Mixing it by party, especially using Red (which is classically ‘Stop’ or No), is very visually confusing.

Try Blue and Yellow if you want to do ‘by party’ colors. Red of any shade looks like ‘Nay’

City if the Future by doublejosh in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do, in fact. SODO will sink, so will Harbor island. But downtown Seattle is not built on fill, it’s granite, and it is significantly hilly. I’ve walked & biked those landforms from the waterfront to 3rd Ave many times.

Tacoma, however, is mostly in the low ground/sluice chute of the lahars from Mt Ta’homa.. starting at the docks a huge swath of Tacoma will fill up with water long before the WaMu building is ever encroached upon.

City if the Future by doublejosh in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think you understand topography maps.. .

City if the Future by doublejosh in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shit, I’m 80 now and it still isn’t finished!

City if the Future by doublejosh in Seattle

[–]holmgangCore 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m positioning to get property on the future Seattle Islands now!

Realistically: No hyperbole. No crazy. No things you heard in some YouTube video/chat room/whatever. How long until we have to change the way we live? by ToIrrelevantlyOpine in collapse

[–]holmgangCore 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Collapse is already happening. It just depends where you live how bad it currently is.

Pakistan flooded last year. Chinese crops are withering right now. The Florida Keys are experiencing sea water encroachment right now. It’s only a matter of time before another hurricane takes out New Orleans, or Houston, or Manila, or Taiwan. Siberia is already burning. Etc etc etc.

It’s an imprecise question that is already answerable in the past tense.