There are some that I don't want to mess with. National forests, swamps, or other ecologically diverse places.
But there's a lot of hilly land in the west that's not ecologically interesting at all. They argue that people don't want it, which is why they keep it. I want it...
Too busy. Looks like a horny toad.
But I get your point and am looking forward to the return of architecture.
I don't think the US gov will be able to buy 1 million #bitcoin , even if they pass the bill and try.
They'll have to choose - steal it from the ETFs ;
Or sell their stolen land for btc.
The US gov should stop squatting on 40%+ of our land.
They should release it - don't sell it. Just give it away. Its stolen anyways. But if they are going to sell, the best price possible will be before they buy #bitcoin .
I'd like to be able to pick and choose the rules for my node... If there's a way, I don't know it
This guy is a hero. No one's got any business teaching if they won't defend their students.
Okay, I dun my 30 seconds of study and now imma expert, so listen up cuz I'm bout to do some mansplainin...
Its noise propagation. Some people's job is to make noise and get people's interest. Stir stuff up. Fill page space. Fill attention space. There doesn't have to be a reason. When its needed for a reason, it won't stand out.
A war with aliens? That started today? Where do I sign up? I'm crazy good with the plasma rifle, just toss me into a big group of grunts, no prob
#madeira real estate is crazy, but what is most crazy about it is that for the price, it's actually cheap compared to the same quality of fittings in continental europe
there is a shit-ton of granite and marble produced locally here, and shitloads of wood, and as a consequence, you get stone benches and wood floors as a usual standard feature, and if not that, then at least some of the flooring is luxurious black ceramic tiles
this current listing on idealista is a case in point
https://www.idealista.pt/en/imovel/33826871/
now, for those who may be pondering this, this location is very out of the way, on the west/southwest edge of the island, and is not easy to get to without independent transport... a taxi from funchal will cost you about $40 one way
but when you get inside these places, the wood, the quiet, the clean air, the bbq outside, the stone benches and suchlike... crazy... probably still cheap even though the property is relatively high in demand
i like the stone benches and the wood
but it's still expensive by my measure
and the cinderblock construction is shitty acoustics, even if they make the nice floor
and madeirans, especially on the populous south, are noisy bastards, so, it's not peaceful unless you are far out like this example, and even then, they are often noisy from time to time, but it's not so bad having some rock and roll playing once a month out of your neighbour on a friday night or at some hall across the valley (the valleys are echoey because of the stone, of course)
anyway... i don't mind it, i'm just used to balkans standart... cheaper, like 1/4, and better food, better transport
i miss balkans
Looks nice. Price looks good to my american eyes. And local granite and marble... If I was there, I'd be learning to carve that stuff.
I'm particularly bad at all things email, but I think you can mark a keyword as spam, unless the sender is marked as not spam
Its all narrative, and the narrative serves the purpose of transferring power from average Joes to... Not average Joes... That analogy broke down. In China, the story of communism is presented as virtuous, like the story of the American Revolution. People believe it enough to not be a threat to power. And people here are passionate about the Revolution and Washington etc, but it doesn't change the fact that we're taxed and nothing we say can stop whatever war is slated to happen next.
I misunderstood your note the first time I read it. IMO, the whole bible has to be understood within the context of the time. So its not a genuinely self referential language... But it does come close. Many verses only reveal their full meaning when combined with other verses, often in other books, that use the same symbols. The context of the OT was Egyptian, Babylonian, and phonecian (grr, spelling) symbolism. The context of the NT is the Hellenic world, and might require referencing Greek myths. Might. I'm not ready to prove that.
This, imo, should be a hint that much of, or maybe all, of the bible is not literal. I'm in Texas - I'm surrounded by biblical literalists who have no tolerance for a rational examination of symbolic meaning. This might be why I like pursuing it so much...
Self referential just means that everything required to understand is contained within the thing. Language is meant as the concept of rationality - rationality is language, fundamentally. Strong's Concordance is an external tool, which is helpful, but a strong indication that the NT isn't a self referential language. No need for Latin. That's a historical irony! Anyways, I try to deal with the language of symbols, which carry over between spoken languages, as well as over time between traditions.
South Korean special forces, following orders from President Yoon Suk Yeol, are storming the South Korean Parliament to expel lawmakers barricaded inside. With the imposition of Martial Law, Parliament has been temporarily suspended, but opposition parties claim the order is unconstitutional and have ceased recognizing Yeol as president.
https://video.nostr.build/00de40d43122cf9cce7b14d11a8799917ce051d0946d78a0735af6f341268eb5.mp4
suspend judgement. This might actually be the appropriate response. Not saying it is. Might be.
Another interesting bit is that international socialism appears to have had a lot of Jewish leaders. So that might explain some things...
This is not an anti-Jewish note. Just a passive observation.