jacob (India. Next: Cambodia)
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Game designer: Early access Astroneer. International Studies graduate. Radical material participation!
Journalism in ខ្មែរ and English: https://wise-treeshrew-talking-sparrow.neocities.org/the-wise-treeshrew-and-a-talking-sparrow.pdf
location : العلمين
Journalism in ខ្មែរ and English: https://wise-treeshrew-talking-sparrow.neocities.org/the-wise-treeshrew-and-a-talking-sparrow.pdf
location : العلمين
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Without free will, an itch is just evidence for a future scratch
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Without free will, an itch is just evidence for a future scratch
Before we were versed in anthropic reasoning, people's skepticism about the theory of evolution was one half of a thought process that led us to this complexification of what is meant by of intelligent design. Maybe present-day annoyances are similar, sort of illegibly mining the gotcha space
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Before we were versed in anthropic reasoning, people's skepticism about the theory of evolution was one half of a thought process that led us to this complexification of what is meant by of intelligent design. Maybe present-day annoyances are similar, sort of illegibly mining the gotcha space
"We did not appoint you as a guardian over them, nor are you their manager. Do not insult those they call upon besides God, lest they insult God out of hostility and ignorance. We made attractive to every community their deeds. To their Lord is their return, who will inform them of what they did."
December 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"We did not appoint you as a guardian over them, nor are you their manager. Do not insult those they call upon besides God, lest they insult God out of hostility and ignorance. We made attractive to every community their deeds. To their Lord is their return, who will inform them of what they did."
Remember friends, this is perhaps the most prominent posting environment with no public access restrictions, so let's be at our best as we steadily train the generations
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Remember friends, this is perhaps the most prominent posting environment with no public access restrictions, so let's be at our best as we steadily train the generations
Have y'all seen Muslim men? They're tanked. Never once have I left Salat without motivation to go to the gym. Form a nice line, elbow-to-elbow, forehead on the floor, strength of the Ummah
December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Have y'all seen Muslim men? They're tanked. Never once have I left Salat without motivation to go to the gym. Form a nice line, elbow-to-elbow, forehead on the floor, strength of the Ummah
In regards to systems not providing young men gender-affirming wisdom, I suppose we rightly fear encouraging aggressive harms, and capital fears effective masculine justice-forward prophets, now watch my beard grow in real time as I claim the Quran has done all the hard work about this already
December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In regards to systems not providing young men gender-affirming wisdom, I suppose we rightly fear encouraging aggressive harms, and capital fears effective masculine justice-forward prophets, now watch my beard grow in real time as I claim the Quran has done all the hard work about this already
At my hotel the slot for the room key that keeps the power on claims it's using "radio frequency" but my library card works just fine
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
At my hotel the slot for the room key that keeps the power on claims it's using "radio frequency" but my library card works just fine
Finally feeling better after a week of sickness, amazing how a little pain meds can give the body room to fight it off, health is everything isn't it
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally feeling better after a week of sickness, amazing how a little pain meds can give the body room to fight it off, health is everything isn't it
Sometimes I feel grumpy about ripping my heart open while languishing in obscurity, but then I have to remember I actually have deep confidence I'm sitting on some fine gems, and having people care is a lot of work
December 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Sometimes I feel grumpy about ripping my heart open while languishing in obscurity, but then I have to remember I actually have deep confidence I'm sitting on some fine gems, and having people care is a lot of work
The Kantian antimony between "The burden of proof is on you." and "Why? You're the one disagreeing with me."
December 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Kantian antimony between "The burden of proof is on you." and "Why? You're the one disagreeing with me."
A good prior for "Is there a teapot orbiting Ganymede" is very low, but it goes up every time you move to asking about porcelain utensils, non-metal objects, things, etc.
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A good prior for "Is there a teapot orbiting Ganymede" is very low, but it goes up every time you move to asking about porcelain utensils, non-metal objects, things, etc.
Any ID, paper or digital, is an account with an institution that administrates its patrons technologically and capitally. The phenomenon will intensify, as will blessings for acts of refusal that look to a future renewal of communitarian healing.
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Any ID, paper or digital, is an account with an institution that administrates its patrons technologically and capitally. The phenomenon will intensify, as will blessings for acts of refusal that look to a future renewal of communitarian healing.
There's a genre of religious criticism dedicated to the ills of imperialism-adjacent Christianity which then goes on to apply the same logics against Indigenous Theisms and Islam as if these are not the original sources of the criticisms.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
There's a genre of religious criticism dedicated to the ills of imperialism-adjacent Christianity which then goes on to apply the same logics against Indigenous Theisms and Islam as if these are not the original sources of the criticisms.
To make change, we must enact the abstract virtues that transform society when those in power have them. For we are each responsible for one soul
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
To make change, we must enact the abstract virtues that transform society when those in power have them. For we are each responsible for one soul
The only conclusion that makes any deep moral sense is that many people find quietness as disturbing as I find noise
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The only conclusion that makes any deep moral sense is that many people find quietness as disturbing as I find noise
Scripture places us in frightening contact with the past, reminding us of retributive liberations against false neutrality, and how radical true justice makes demands of the individual also.
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Scripture places us in frightening contact with the past, reminding us of retributive liberations against false neutrality, and how radical true justice makes demands of the individual also.
Sad I won't get to take a train across India, for every seat being reserved. On the one hand, it's good that there's basically pricing controls to keep the tickets accessible. But it also keeps capacity low and high-energy travel dominant.
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Sad I won't get to take a train across India, for every seat being reserved. On the one hand, it's good that there's basically pricing controls to keep the tickets accessible. But it also keeps capacity low and high-energy travel dominant.
Internet search should be deterministic and community curated, like a static wiki where you click, say, "medical info" -> "natural remedy" -> "sore throat" and the result is based exactly on you choosing which experts to trust
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Internet search should be deterministic and community curated, like a static wiki where you click, say, "medical info" -> "natural remedy" -> "sore throat" and the result is based exactly on you choosing which experts to trust
Traveling today, next update from a very different timezone, the god willing
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Traveling today, next update from a very different timezone, the god willing
Basically, a lot of Quran passages that make people uncomfortable have original Arabic grammar that calls out the translator, causing everybody to learn something. As amina wadud says, the text is devoid of rhetorical othering
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Basically, a lot of Quran passages that make people uncomfortable have original Arabic grammar that calls out the translator, causing everybody to learn something. As amina wadud says, the text is devoid of rhetorical othering
Hotter take than you can imagine, but we need more Quran in government. Avoiding combinations of words that don't meet a prejudicial test for secular just allows lobbyists to buy the rights to the test
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Hotter take than you can imagine, but we need more Quran in government. Avoiding combinations of words that don't meet a prejudicial test for secular just allows lobbyists to buy the rights to the test
Oh no I found an editor time to undergo a small death
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Oh no I found an editor time to undergo a small death
People talk about the danger of manufactured opinions which draw radical support. Fear also the mirror problem of faked content which generates opposing resentment
November 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
People talk about the danger of manufactured opinions which draw radical support. Fear also the mirror problem of faked content which generates opposing resentment
My bar of soap says it's halal, but there's no way. Is there a robot that pronounces the name of god over each package?Seriously does not count
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My bar of soap says it's halal, but there's no way. Is there a robot that pronounces the name of god over each package?Seriously does not count
I'm afraid to report my most common snarky internal monologue response on this site is "Wow. Powerful."
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'm afraid to report my most common snarky internal monologue response on this site is "Wow. Powerful."