Other than financial freedom, what does sovereignty mean to you? #asknostr

So anyone got some tips against Nightmares i am up at 3 and its isnt by choice this time

According to reports from Reuters and The New York Times, Iran informed both Qatar and the United States in advance that it would launch missiles at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha. The warning was given several hours before the strike. The target was not chosen at random either—Al Udeid had been evacuated a week earlier, with the Americans leaving behind only air defenses to protect Doha.

All of this suggests that the launch of six missiles at Qatar was nothing more than a domestic propaganda maneuver by Iran to project strength to its population. Iranian state television claimed that “many aircraft were destroyed at Al Udeid,” despite there being no aircraft at the base and all six missiles having been intercepted.

According to my pastor today, "No, God does not love you the way you are; that's why He loves you because of what you could be in Him. That's why He sent His son to die for you, because the way you are is destined for a Christ-less eternity."

Any FOSS Android/Graphene keyboards with built-in spellcheck where the UI/UX *doesn’t* suck??

Floris has been decent, but no spell-check…

#asknostr

Some of the household rules we are establishing for #AI use:

1. Whether a chat bot or a robot, do not treat it like a human. Do not talk to it as you would a human. Do not even talk to it like you would a pet. No "please" and "thank you" and any other forms of politeness.

It is not human, it has no soul, it has no emotions, it is not sentient, it is not conscious. And it never will be. 🤖

2. Following on number 1, do not use human pronouns when referring to it. It is not a he or a she. It is an it. 🗣️

3. Do not use it to do tasks that humans should do—tasks that are essentially and crucially human in nature. This requires a strong understanding of anthropology and human dominion to discern. 💪

4. Do not let AI do your thinking for you. And do not pass off AI content as your own. 🧠

5. Always ask yourself if the way you are using it is being done in a God-honoring and human-centered way. 👤

6. Have one or more safe words between family members to use with one another that confirms you are talking to the real persons on the phone or online. 💻

#grownostr #HouseRules #plebchain

So no shitcoin phase?

I am for #Christendom and Christendom alone.

“What’s a Nostr?”

The slaves of biblical Egypt were taxed at 20% of their harvests.

If 20% tax was for slaves, what does that make us?

"We are talking about deez MASSIVE and Big nutz."

🚨Iran 🇮🇷: The Tasnim News Agency, an Iranian state media outlet, reports that the country’s entire internet infrastructure is gradually being nationalized by judicial order.

This is an honest question for my #Christian brothers and sisters.

Do you believe that catering to people's "preferred pronons" is a violation of the 9th Commandment?

> **Q. 143. Which is the ninth commandment?**

> A. The ninth commandment is, Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

> **Q. 144. What are the duties required in the ninth commandment?**

> A. The duties required in the ninth commandment are, the preserving and promoting of truth between man and man, and the good name of our neighbor, as well as our own; appearing and standing for the truth; and from the heart, sincerely, freely, clearly, and fully, speaking the truth, and only the truth, in matters of judgment and justice, and in all other things whatsoever; a charitable esteem of our neighbors; loving, desiring, and rejoicing in their good name; sorrowing for and covering of their infirmities; freely acknowledging of their gifts and graces, defending their innocency; a ready receiving of a good report, and unwillingness to admit of an evil report, concerning them; discouraging talebearers, flatterers, and slanderers; love and care of our own good name, and defending it when need requireth; keeping of lawful promises; studying and practicing of whatsoever things are true, honest, lovely, and of good report.

> **Q. 145. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?**

> A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence, suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust sentence, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked; forgery, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful or equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of the truth or justice; speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting, talebearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vainglorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession; unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false rumors, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears against just defense; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any; endeavoring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.

After reading the above, I think, "how can it _not_ be a violation of the ninth commandment?" Is refusal to go along with this nonsense...picking a foolish fight? ...is it just another flavor of spotlight-stealing self-aggrandizement? ...or is it just, plain, quiet, obedience?

On the more civil/political side of the question, shouldn't we reject 'compelled speech'? Because, unlike a surname or given/chosen name, the "pronoun police" thing leaks out in to one's entire religious worldview, involving the nature of objective reality and the nature of mankind. Some poor/sick soul, born a "Larry," wants to be called "Loretta," fine--but to demand I _lie_ (with the threat of the civil sword, no less) and say he's the opposite sex than what he is, well, that's a whole different ball game. That's a form of linguistic tyranny--which I'm not particularly fond of.

How have you dealt with the "they/thems" and the "he-shes" and the -- whatevers -- in your professional work? For now, my plan is to only use the person's first name and just "stay off the X" by avoiding pronouns altogether...after all, we're there to get good work done, not to devolve into NeoMarxian / Postmodernist political posturing.

Dads are spending 3-4x as much time with their kids as their dads did with them.

When father figures are engaged, kids show better cognitive development, boys have fewer behavioral problems, and girls have fewer emotional problems.

Every child deserves strong parental bonds.

Where do they source their wheat from?

Indeed, I meant self-censorship in this case. Self-restraint would be more akin to holding back because of your values, ethics, or desire to be respectful and constructive.

Many of us find ourselves tiptoeing the line between exercising our freedom of speech and practicing self-censorship.

Like the previous comment kinda.

Have you ever felt lost?

What helped you ?

Can you list the one thing that got u out of it?

#asknostr

That underground market exists today without the execution of infant rapists.

Better to have the latter.

As the centralized web tightens its grip, Nostr becomes the way out.