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Shouldn't that be like contempt of congress or something?

The Council of Nicea didn't establish the books of the bible.

I think it established the Trinity or laid the groundwork for it.

On top of the fact that the gases have lower molecular weights than air, they are also at 37°C or 310K ie ~5% lighter still.

This letter is saying that it's not a sin to get married right? Because Paul didn't think anyone should get married because the world was about to end, like any second.

I don't think it by any means over turned the convention of multiple wives and concubinage.

He also says there's no such thing as male and female in Christ right? So if two Christians want to get married in Christ it doesn't matter what their pre-marriage genders were, because they're one in Christ right?

It is James in Acts 15:13-18 that quotes Amos 9:11-12.

The Septuagint translation says (paraphrased)

I will rebuild the dwelling of David, so that all other peoples may seek the Lord- even all the gentiles over whom my name has been called.

Whereas a better (paraphrased) translation of Amos 9 is:

I will rebuild the dwelling of David, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations who are called by my name.

So the referenced scripture is about a restored kingdom of David (re)possessing what's left of Edom, and rebuilding Israel. If you look at the subsequent verses, for example: I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them. It's not about the gentiles seeking the Lord. The mistranslation comes from "Edom" being translated as Adam (no vowels in Hebrew) so a "remnant of Edom" being mistranslated as the descendants of Adam.

I think the idea of James quoting a Greek version of Scripture at the first council of Jerusalem, in a discussion about whether to accept Greeks no less, to be rather suspect. It seems most likely to me that this account is being retrojected from considerable distance.

Scotiabank works

Some depictions of marriage in the Bible include married men having teenage sex slaves right?

Bulova Accutron from the 60s. I also have a Heathkit oscilloscope which I think is of similar vintage.

I'm not American and don't know how RICO (?) charges work but are they relevant here?

To save some googling for other people: Rayhunter is an initiative to identify when simulated cell towers are being used for surveillance.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/meet-rayhunter-new-open-source-tool-eff-detect-cellular-spying?language=en

I would be surprised if there are other devices for it. I think you'll want to look at what network bands Verizon uses and see what that corresponds to in Canada. But I really don't know.

100%. Maybe the tower thought it was an ultralight because no radio contact/transponder and conveyed that to the pilots.

If you can see that it is a 172 it's like mistaking an F150 for a Model T pickup. Not a mistake that would happen when you can clearly see it.

The book of Acts properly contains a mistranslation in its retelling of the first council of Jerusalem. In it James (I think it was) quotes the Septuagint as justification for converting the gentiles. That passage of the Septuagint is a mistranslation and is quite irrelevant if properly translated.

Helping constituents navigate federal agencies and processes is a core function of Senator Hassan’s office.

...He's not a constituent though he's a greencard holder.

Hopefully the citywide speedlimit reduction on residential streets can help this city implement needed changes to physical infrastructure and traffic law enforcement.

Suburbs are awful for non-drivers, and will be a ton of work to improve, but Culloden(/Knight) and 41st is not a suburb. It's where two major thoroughfares (41st and Knight) pass through a low density residential neighbourhood. We need an investigation with recommendations, but I suspect civil/traffic engineers know what's needed and the problem is really too many carbrained voters to make serious widespread progress.

LBM

Little Brown Mushrooms, the most important guideline to amateur mushroom tasting is to only eat half of each mushroom, so that the coroner can figure out which ones are toxic.

Very sad. I drive through there (1 block west of 41st and Knight) often. Hopefully the citywide speedlimit reduction on residential streets can help this city implement needed changes to physical infrastructure and traffic law enforcement.

Rage Against the Machine?

Canadians should mail letters, ring them up, fax them if they can, to let them know that any reasonable person would consider this goal post shifting a complete abdication of their responsibilities.

National Office Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation 700 Montreal Road Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P7

Reception/Main number: 613-748-2000 Fax: 613-748-2098

Everyone likes to believe they’re thinking independently.

Can you elaborate on that claim?

I exercise some critical analysis, but for the most part I just have trust in human ambition. For example: the reason I believe human CO2 emissions are driving climate change is not because I've looked at the evidence and evaluated it for myself.

The reason I believe that human CO2 emissions are driving climate change is: that seems to be the consensus of people that have worked hard to impartially develop expertise and gather data to understand climate science.

There are two important systems at play

1: Scientific research, which harnesses human ambition by rewarding impartial research and discoveries which overturn old assumptions/paradigms.

2: Journalism, which harnesses human ambition by rewarding impartial reporting on various fields of human interest. (Reporting is why it seems to be the consensus of the scientific community)

The impartiality of these systems is (has always been) under assault by capitalism (which also derives its power by harnessing human ambition) and so one must, to an increasing degree, evaluate the appropriate level of personal mental effort to allocate to identifying biases in the reporting.

we'll do everything we can to make sure approvals happen quickly... ...and routinely

So you'll do nothing because that would change the routine?