Fasting & Abstinence for The Vigil of All Saints (October 30th / "Halloween")
Catholic encyclopedia on "Eve of a Feast": https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05647a.htm
> (Or VIGIL; Latin Vigilia; Greek pannychis).
> In the first ages, during the night before every feast, a vigil was kept. In the evening the faithful assembled in the place or church where the feast was to be celebrated and prepared themselves by prayers, readings from Holy Writ (now the Offices of Vespers and Matins), and sometimes also by hearing a sermon. On such occasions, as on fast days in general, Mass also was celebrated in the evening, before the Vespers of the following day. Towards morning the people dispersed to the streets and houses near the church, to wait for the solemn services of the forenoon. This vigil was a regular institution of Christian life and was defended and highly recommended by St. Augustine and St. Jerome (see Pleithner, "Aeltere Geschichte des Breviergebetes", pp. 223 sq.). The morning intermission gave rise to grave abuses; the people caroused and danced in the streets and halls around the church (Durandus, "Rat. Div. off.", VI, 7). St. Jerome speaks of these improprieties (Epist. ad Ripuarium).
Don't know how this adapted to being a day of fasting and abstinence for Catholics, but I think it persisted commonly until the Vatican 2 attempt at abolishing it.
Other such days of fasting and abstinence that some have tried to abolish are the quarterly Ember Days: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05399b.htm
On "All Saints' Day" (Nov. 1): https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm
On "All Souls' Day" (Nov. 2): https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315b.htm
#religion #Christian #Christianity #discussions
How to Make Beet Kvass
https://www.feastingathome.com/beet-kvass/
#discussions #health #food #wellness
"New Ithkuil" (Constructed Language) Released Earlier This Year
https://infogalactic.com/info/Ithkuil
> Ithkuil is a constructed language created by John Quijada,[1] designed to express deeper levels of human cognition briefly yet overtly and clearly, particularly with regard to human categorization. Ithkuil is notable for its grammatical complexity and extensive phoneme inventory. The name "Ithkuil" is an anglicized form of Iţkuîl, which in the original form roughly means "hypothetical representation of a language".[2]
> Ithkuil is presented as a cross between an a priori philosophical and a logical language. It strives to minimize the ambiguities and semantic vagueness found in natural human languages.[3]
> The many examples from the original grammar book[3] show that a message, like a meaningful phrase or a sentence, can usually be expressed in Ithkuil with fewer sounds, or lexically distinct speech-elements, than in natural human languages. Quijada deems his creation too complex and strictly regular a language to have developed naturally, but nonetheless a language suited to human conversation. No person, including Quijada, is known to be able to speak Ithkuil fluently.
#discussions #language
Stringbike: Chainless Bicycle Design
https://infogalactic.com/info/Stringbike
> The Stringbike is a bicycle that uses a rope and pulley drive system instead of a traditional bicycle chain and sprockets.[1][2][3][4] It uses two Dyneema ropes attached to pulleys attached to swinging lever and cam mechanisms, one on each side of the bike. These mechanisms replace the round sprockets found on chain-driven bikes. Unlike some traditional 10-speed gears using a derailleur, there is no slippage when changing gear ratios.[5] The Stringbike uses a 19 gear ratio system with no duplicates and a total gear range of 3.5 to 1. The transmission ratio can be changed with a shifting knob located on the right-side handle grip. Gear ratios can be changed even when the bicycle is almost stationary.[6]
> Hungarian designers from the manufacturing company Schwinn Csepel Zrt, unveiled the bicycle in 2010 in Padova, Italy.[7]
It never caught on so possibly isn't better than a chain design, but maybe it simply lacks popularity or the idea might be made use of for some other application
#discussions #tech #technology #design
Raspberry Pi 5 Releasing October 2023
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/raspberry-pi-5/
Comparing to past version: https://picockpit.com/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-4-vs-raspberry-pi-5/
#discussions #tech #technology
Possible Health Benefits From Holding Your Breath
https://www.healthline.com/health/holding-your-breath#training
> Holding your breath, as well as generally improving breathing and lung function, has useful, potentially lifesaving benefits, including:
> increasing life span by preserving the health of stem cells
> possible regeneration of new tissue in the brain to preserve brain function (this is theoretical in humans, though; studies have only been done on salamanders)
> increasing resistance to bacterial infections
> learning how to make yourself feel relaxed
#discussions #health #wellness
MacOS Sonoma Released
https://www.apple.com/macos/sonoma/
> The update includes new features such as desktop widgets, improved Safari, better video conferencing, and dedicated features for gamers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213895
Although I don't like Apple, I like to see what's new with software releases, idk if there is anything interesting of interest
#discussions #tech #technology #mac
Doorbell Cam Alternatives?
So I have heard the popular "Ring" doorbell camera system has had problems: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/dec/23/amazon-ring-camera-hack-lawsuit-threats
I was therefore wondering what people recommend instead (or if they're against the practice of doorbell cameras altogether)
This project is a cheap alternative example:
https://hackaday.com/2020/12/22/diy-esp32-video-doorbell-locks-out-big-brother/
#discussions #technology #tech
Paris Had a Moving Sidewalk in 1900, and a Thomas Edison Film Captured It in Action
https://www.openculture.com/2020/03/paris-had-a-moving-sidewalk-in-1900.html
(topic idea shared via tiktok)
#technology #history #discussions
Super Blue Moon (August 30th 2023)
https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-blue-moon-near-saturn-supermoon-august-30-31-2023/
#discussions #sky #astronomy #stargazing #news
Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony (Slight Language Warning)
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=sqSA-SY5Hro
Lyrics:
https://genius.com/Oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond-lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day
Overtime hours for bulls*** pay
So I can sit out here and waste my life away
Drag back home and drown my troubles away
[Pre-Chorus]
It's a damn shame what the world's gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
[Chorus]
Livin' in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don't think you know, but I know that you do
'Cause your dollar ain't s*** and it's taxed to no end
'Cause of rich men north of Richmond
[Verse 2]
I wish politicians would look out for miners
And not just minors on an island somewhere
Lord, we got folks in the street, ain't got nothin' to eat
And the obese milkin' welfare
[Verse 3]
Well, God, if you're five-foot-three and you're three-hundred pounds
Taxes ought not to pay for your bags of fudge rounds
Young men are puttin' themselves six feet in the ground
'Cause all this damn country does is keep on kickin' them down
[Pre-Chorus]
Lord, it's a damn shame what the world's gotten to
For people like me and people like you
Wish I could just wake up and it not be true
But it is, oh, it is
[Chorus]
Livin' in the new world
With an old soul
These rich men north of Richmond
Lord knows they all just wanna have total control
Wanna know what you think, wanna know what you do
And they don't think you know, but I know that you do
'Cause your dollar ain't s*** and it's taxed to no end
'Cause of rich men north of Richmond
[Outro]
I've been sellin' my soul, workin' all day
Overtime hours for bulls*** pay
#discussions #music
tbh this is kind of good accelerationism to me, he should have seen this coming as a possibility since many people have supported authoritarian college / work requirements for many jobs (required degrees like required covid passports), so now maybe more people will see the danger of licensing requirements in society
Thematic Book Series: How to Build a Low-tech Internet? | Low Tech Magazine
(posted for discussion, not necessarily in agreement with author)
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2023/08/thematic-books-series/
Links to articles used in book (not linked on the site, presumably this is the book's contents):
...
Why we need a speed limit for the internet
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/why-we-need-a-speed-limit-for-the-internet/
Email in the 18th century: the optical telegraph
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2007/12/email-in-the-18.html
How to build a low-tech internet?
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-internet
How to build a low-tech website?
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-low-tech-website/
How sustainable is a solar powered website?
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/01/how-sustainable-is-a-solar-powered-website.html
How and why I stopped buying laptops
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2020/12/how-and-why-i-stopped-buying-new-laptops
Why the office needs a typewriter revolution
https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2016/11/why-the-office-needs-a-typewriter-revolution.html
#discussions #lowtech #offgrid #energy #green #technology #tech
I was thinking about this the other day with lemmy, I'd like to see collapsed posts or like collapsed posts per user... like a bunch of EH posts came up, it'd be nice if they could all be bunched together and clicked on to view. I really only need titles and the rest "spoilered" a lot of times #techsupport
What are your guyes first impressions here?
Seems like a decent fallback to lemmy-based EH so far. I think feature-wise, the lemmy instance has a lot nicer experience right now but I see the potential here.
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### Things I thought were kinda neat:
* obviously the whole decentralization / blocking concepts here are great
* liked how the subs allow multiple communities to use the same name since they are actually based on id. Like on Reddit, there is r/memes but then some people didn't like the karma requirements and wanted a separate meme sub so r/meme was created. IIUC, here, they could both be n/memes but they'd just have a different underlying id. Yeah, I know maybe different more unique names are probably better 98% of the time but I thought it was cool that you could still do it if you wanted to and it's basically like "Jim's memes" and "Bob's memes" behind the scenes.
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### Things Im missing or haven't figured out yet:
* ability to upvote individual comments under a post
* thought I saw something about not being able to delete posts. It appeared to work when I hit delete button though. Does this mean if someone did something monumentally stupid, let's say had personal info copied on clipboard and wasn't paying attention and posted it... Does that mean someone (not site admins but like another user) accessing nostr at a lower level like with cli tools or something would be able to see that? Haven't done anything like that yet but still want to understand if it's a risk.
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### Other
Some things I am finding slightly annoying / see a good idea for a feature request/PR (assuming I ever get around to studying and playing with the codebase):
* in admin stuff, if you create a community here, it seems that you need to manually approve each and every post which is tedious as fuck. In Reddit, Kenny, kbin, and most other social sites I have used, there are sometimes pre-publish mod bots and such but manual moderation is more of a post-publishing task and doesn't really gatekeep content or make a huge burden on moderators. Not that I have tons of mod experience or anything; I don't. Current experience just seems like a weird and onerous way of doing things though.
* lack of url for certain pages like the list of all/subscribed communities, certain user settings pages, etc. Probably just a personal preference... I'm not a big fan of fly-outs and modals and that type of design aesthetic. Also like being able to bookmark or send links to people without having to repeat or explain extra steps though.
* Some places seem to only allow npub which is fine. But send like being able to search by display name might be good too. Example: i created a dankmemes sub here cuz I wasn't sure what "common sense" in the memes community meant to the guy that owned it and didn't want to spam the shit out of his sub since it didn't seem to have stuff similar to what I usually post. Tried adding more admins and had to keep going back to my following tab and copy/paste npubs. Would have been cool if I could just type display name and have people I'm associated with, like following/followers, appear. Not a biggie, but maybe an idea for down the road.
I did find a github repo that appears to be for the web ui:
https://github.com/lovvtide/satellite-web
I am thinking on holding off and letting things stabilize rather than bugging devs with feature requests/suggestions at too early of a stage. What are your thoughts?
I was using iris.to and there were no notifications... satellite.earth on the other hand was functional
("posted from satellite.earth")
or as nootropics... (poison is the dose)
"Never Meant" Piano Version | American Football
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=kDdEuOqG-Qk
#discussions #music
August Update: Kept You Waiting, Huh? | PINE64
https://www.pine64.org/2023/08/15/august-update-kept-you-waiting-huh/
#discussions #opensource #pine64