THE IDEA OF THE “FAUSTIAN BARGAIN” is traced through history from early Christianity to the Charlie Daniels Band in this brilliant, idiosyncratic, sometimes cantankerous, always witty book. Rich in detail, it’s an intellectual delight. A MINUS
barnesandnoble.com/w/devils-co…
#book #Books #bookreview #bookreviews #nonfiction #history #literature #culturalhistory #religion #Christianity #literaryhistory #musichistory #arthistory #bookstodon
bookstodon group reshared this.
Tropical Storm #Leslie has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Latest details here: zoom.earth/storms/leslie-2024/
"Star Citizen Developer Cloud Imperium Games Imposes 7-Day Work Week Head of CitizenCon”
Chriiiiist. If this is something a studio ever feels it “needs” to do, every manager needs to be sacked. Right away. They failed at their job on every level.
I'm expanding Sulpher (the little subset of Neo4j's Cypher I came up with) to be able to build more interesting graph queries.
Here's where it's at now
github.com/ha1tch/rserv/blob/m…
What's next:
- Variable-length path expressions
- Advanced Relationship Handling (direction, multiple types)
- More comprehensive Property-Based Filtering
- Advanced Aggregation Functions and Clauses (WITH, ORDER BY)
- Parameterisation
#rserv #python #rest #graph #graphdb #cypher #sulpher #neo4j
🚀 Progress Report - October 1, 2024 🌟
💻 Tuesday Tech Journey: • #365DaysofCode Day 275 🔥 • #100daysofcode Day 9 💪 • #freeCodeCamp #Round_3_100daysofcode • #MySQL 🛠️
📚 Learning Highlights:
Daily Reading:
freeCodeCamp News: 1 article 📰
Daily.dev: 1 article 🌐
SoloLearn: Intro to SQL 📊
Stanford: Databases - Relational Databases and SQL ~ Day 6 📖
Onward to more coding and learning! Let’s keep the momentum going! ⚡
#TechTuesday #CodeLife #SQLskills #LearnToCode #DeveloperJourney #Python #Databases
How do you dissect your own departure from religion in an entertaining way in front of an audience? Check this out. Julia Sweeney - Letting Go of God - Full Stand-Up Comedy Special 2h10m
mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto… camelliakyoto@mastodon.social - 🪨THE RIDDLE OF RYŌAN-JI'S GARDEN🤔
Ryōan-ji's (竜安寺) dry landscape garden (枯山水 'karesansui') is by far the most famous zen garden in the world.
It is a 'koan' (公案 a zen riddle without a solution, intended to focus & open the mind) written in gravel, rocks and moss.
#Japan #Kyoto #京都 #Ryoanji #龍安寺 #公案 #zen #善 #枯山水 #karesansui
like this
Special counsel Jack Smith provides fullest picture yet of his 2020 election case against Trump in new filing (CNN)
cnn.com/2024/10/02/politics/ja…
memeorandum.com/241002/p103#a2…
🚀 Register now for Pondicherry's first FOSS Conference - FOSSCon2024! 🌍 Join us for a one-day introduction to exciting technologies and the world of Free & Open Technologies.
Note the date in your calendar 📆
🗓 Date: 13/10/2024 (Sunday)
🕙 Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Meet like-minded individuals, tech enthusiasts, and FOSS contributors.
Limited seats available.
👉 Register now at fosscon.fshm.org
#FOSSCon2024 #opensource #techcommunity
NEW: November is close, so it's time to launch my cheat sheet of what's on the ballot!
I guide you thru *520* elections (for now) I'm watching, and why: Congress, judges, DAs, sheriffs, lawmakers, many ballot measures, AGs, & more.
Bookmark, and explore bit by bit: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ball…
#JackSmith’s Big New #Jan6 Brief Is a Major #Indictment of #SCOTUS
It’s rare to simultaneously feel red-hot anger & wistfulness, especially when merely reading a document. But those are exactly the emotions that washed over me when I read the redacted version of #SpecialCounsel #JackSmith’s brief reciting in detail the #evidence against #Trump for attempting to subvert the #2020election.
#criminal #law #insurrection #democracy #HarrisWalz2024
slate.com/news-and-politics/20…
#JackSmith was following the road map laid out in an opaque & infuriating ruling from #SCOTUS last June, recognizing broad #immunity for presidents from prosecution. At best it will be many months & further appeals, potentially again to the #SupremeCourt, before this could ever get to trial.
The NYT recently reported on the internal #SCOTUS deliberations, & they paint #ChiefJustice #JohnRoberts, author of the #Trump #immunity decision, as having turned from a justice known for seeking common ground & minimalist outcomes to one set out to protect the office of the [Trump] presidency at all costs.
Some take aways:
- an estimated 65 million people worldwide currently experiencing it
- Prevalence between 5% and 10% in some countries
- Few reliable estimates of the number suffering the most serious, disabling form, but likely over 4 million in the US alone.
- more common in women and older people
- best way to prevent it is to prevent the initial infection
sciencedirect.com/science/arti…
1/n
1. A small flock of long tailed tits landed in the rowan tree outside. They are such a delicate pink little birds.
2. My wrist has gone back to normal size after a painful insect bite from an anonymous little black fly.
3. Found a coastal steamer that I presume is permanently docked at Inveraray. It's lovely to see these boats of a bygone age.
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Tropical Storm #Leslie in the eastern Atlantic Ocean last night
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Tropical Storm #Leslie in the eastern Atlantic Ocean
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Tropical Storm #Leslie at sunset in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. This system may become a category 3 major hurricane in a few days.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunrise over Tropical Storm #Leslie in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Wind speed near 60 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Today’s view of Tropical Storm #Leslie in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Forecast to strengthen into a category 2 hurricane.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Tropical Storm #Leslie at sunset in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Maximum winds near 70 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Night-time satellite imagery of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds up to 75 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie this morning in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum wind speeds over 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •New satellite imagery of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie this evening in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Last night’s satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie at sunrise in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 85 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Recent satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum wind speeds over 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Chuck Darwin reshared this.
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunset on Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Wind speed over 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean last night. Maximum winds over 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunrise over Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Wind speed over 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Today’s view of Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum winds over 85 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie at sunset in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean at night
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Tropical Storm #Leslie this morning in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds reaching 70 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Latest satellite picture of Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum winds near 70 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •This evening’s satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds up to 75 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Last night’s satellite imagery of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •This morning’s satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 80 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Recent satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •This evening’s satellite picture of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds exceeding 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Last night’s satellite imagery of Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Winds close to 105 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •The sun rises over Category 2 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum winds near 105 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Category 1 Hurricane #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean earlier today. Maximum wind speeds over 90 mph.
#HurricaneLeslie #weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunset on Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum wind speeds near 70 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •This morning’s satellite picture of Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean. Maximum winds near 60 mph.
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •New satellite view of Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunset on Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean
#weather #WX
Zoom Earth
in reply to Zoom Earth • • •Sunrise over Tropical Storm #Leslie in the central Atlantic Ocean
#weather #WX