Rev Dr Chris
@chrisgoringe.bsky.social
Scientist. Ordained minister. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️.
Everyone is welcome. Especially 🐕.
Everyone is welcome. Especially 🐕.
Your initial comment didn’t say that it was the American Salvation Army you were describing. I added a comment so that other readers who aren’t in the USA would have a more complete picture.
Did my comment hurt any one?
Did my comment hurt any one?
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Your initial comment didn’t say that it was the American Salvation Army you were describing. I added a comment so that other readers who aren’t in the USA would have a more complete picture.
Did my comment hurt any one?
Did my comment hurt any one?
No, but some people who read what you post do :).
December 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
No, but some people who read what you post do :).
counterpoint - our dog sheds all the time, and our robot vacuum cleaner is a total lifesaver, collecting a full load of hair every night.
But it's not a Roomba, so....
But it's not a Roomba, so....
December 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
counterpoint - our dog sheds all the time, and our robot vacuum cleaner is a total lifesaver, collecting a full load of hair every night.
But it's not a Roomba, so....
But it's not a Roomba, so....
A brief reminder that while this is absolutely true of the Salvation Army in the USA, it is not true globally.
In Australia the Salvation Army have been awarded rainbow tick accreditation, having radically changed their approach to full LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
In Australia the Salvation Army have been awarded rainbow tick accreditation, having radically changed their approach to full LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
A brief reminder that while this is absolutely true of the Salvation Army in the USA, it is not true globally.
In Australia the Salvation Army have been awarded rainbow tick accreditation, having radically changed their approach to full LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
In Australia the Salvation Army have been awarded rainbow tick accreditation, having radically changed their approach to full LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
Really?
The AI biochemists trained on public protein folding data, solving one of the hardest problems in the field, opening up a huge range of medical research possibilities, is unethical?
And the little self-learning game AI that I wrote, that uses no external data? That is unethical?
Why?
The AI biochemists trained on public protein folding data, solving one of the hardest problems in the field, opening up a huge range of medical research possibilities, is unethical?
And the little self-learning game AI that I wrote, that uses no external data? That is unethical?
Why?
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Really?
The AI biochemists trained on public protein folding data, solving one of the hardest problems in the field, opening up a huge range of medical research possibilities, is unethical?
And the little self-learning game AI that I wrote, that uses no external data? That is unethical?
Why?
The AI biochemists trained on public protein folding data, solving one of the hardest problems in the field, opening up a huge range of medical research possibilities, is unethical?
And the little self-learning game AI that I wrote, that uses no external data? That is unethical?
Why?
Good Muslim guy without a gun stopped bad guy who was shooing at Jewish community...
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Good Muslim guy without a gun stopped bad guy who was shooing at Jewish community...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_l..., quite common in older Churches . There's a tradition associating an animal with each of the four gospels in which the eagle stands for the gospel of John (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetramo...)
December 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_l..., quite common in older Churches . There's a tradition associating an animal with each of the four gospels in which the eagle stands for the gospel of John (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetramo...)
Bindi says "hi"
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Bindi says "hi"
well, one of the three notes, anyway :)
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
well, one of the three notes, anyway :)
on (b) - yes, they do. But its much easier for third party tools to block (or, more fun, poison) cookie tracking.
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 AM
on (b) - yes, they do. But its much easier for third party tools to block (or, more fun, poison) cookie tracking.
I'd settle (for all ages) for:
- clear distinction between subscribed and suggested content
- default view to be subscribed content
- ban on any form of infinite scroll for suggested content
the point of the second and third being to require a conscious choice to see more suggested stuff
- clear distinction between subscribed and suggested content
- default view to be subscribed content
- ban on any form of infinite scroll for suggested content
the point of the second and third being to require a conscious choice to see more suggested stuff
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I'd settle (for all ages) for:
- clear distinction between subscribed and suggested content
- default view to be subscribed content
- ban on any form of infinite scroll for suggested content
the point of the second and third being to require a conscious choice to see more suggested stuff
- clear distinction between subscribed and suggested content
- default view to be subscribed content
- ban on any form of infinite scroll for suggested content
the point of the second and third being to require a conscious choice to see more suggested stuff
Possibly relevant:
- Accessing without account greatly limits platform's ability to profile: so you can find things, but don't get algorithm-determined content.
- Some platforms (e.g. reddit), require an account to access materials marked as adult.
- No account makes grooming much harder.
- Accessing without account greatly limits platform's ability to profile: so you can find things, but don't get algorithm-determined content.
- Some platforms (e.g. reddit), require an account to access materials marked as adult.
- No account makes grooming much harder.
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Possibly relevant:
- Accessing without account greatly limits platform's ability to profile: so you can find things, but don't get algorithm-determined content.
- Some platforms (e.g. reddit), require an account to access materials marked as adult.
- No account makes grooming much harder.
- Accessing without account greatly limits platform's ability to profile: so you can find things, but don't get algorithm-determined content.
- Some platforms (e.g. reddit), require an account to access materials marked as adult.
- No account makes grooming much harder.
One of the few things I remember from my ministry training was what was said at the start of a pastoral care course:
"The only thing you really need to learn in this course is how to shut the f*** up".
"The only thing you really need to learn in this course is how to shut the f*** up".
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
One of the few things I remember from my ministry training was what was said at the start of a pastoral care course:
"The only thing you really need to learn in this course is how to shut the f*** up".
"The only thing you really need to learn in this course is how to shut the f*** up".
You might, you might not. Things change, and none of us know what strange things the future holds.
All you can do now is what you're doing - making it through each day in order to see what the next one has in store.
(I'm a recovered alcoholic - I know the meaning of making it through each day...)
All you can do now is what you're doing - making it through each day in order to see what the next one has in store.
(I'm a recovered alcoholic - I know the meaning of making it through each day...)
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
You might, you might not. Things change, and none of us know what strange things the future holds.
All you can do now is what you're doing - making it through each day in order to see what the next one has in store.
(I'm a recovered alcoholic - I know the meaning of making it through each day...)
All you can do now is what you're doing - making it through each day in order to see what the next one has in store.
(I'm a recovered alcoholic - I know the meaning of making it through each day...)
As someone living with ADHD, so much this.
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
As someone living with ADHD, so much this.
and you are fooling who, exactly?
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
and you are fooling who, exactly?
I hope you are suitably worried about what you might discover he meant...
December 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I hope you are suitably worried about what you might discover he meant...
So I might be a dog person not a cat person, but I'm very much a rescue pet person.
All she remembers at the end is five good happy years.
All she remembers at the end is five good happy years.
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So I might be a dog person not a cat person, but I'm very much a rescue pet person.
All she remembers at the end is five good happy years.
All she remembers at the end is five good happy years.
Thank you for using the accurate "Quite a few" rather than making a universal claim :).
Personally, I'm very relaxed with humanism and ethical systems derived from it.
Personally, I'm very relaxed with humanism and ethical systems derived from it.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Thank you for using the accurate "Quite a few" rather than making a universal claim :).
Personally, I'm very relaxed with humanism and ethical systems derived from it.
Personally, I'm very relaxed with humanism and ethical systems derived from it.
I don't understand the use of the word 'but' in this post.
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don't understand the use of the word 'but' in this post.
Reverential, dramatic, *and whimsical*. The perfect Dr Who episode.
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Reverential, dramatic, *and whimsical*. The perfect Dr Who episode.
That's such a difficult stage in life - we went through it with my in-laws a couple of years ago.
Give yourself a free pass if you have to let other responsibilities go for a bit. If you can...
Give yourself a free pass if you have to let other responsibilities go for a bit. If you can...
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
That's such a difficult stage in life - we went through it with my in-laws a couple of years ago.
Give yourself a free pass if you have to let other responsibilities go for a bit. If you can...
Give yourself a free pass if you have to let other responsibilities go for a bit. If you can...