There are absolutely no contemporaneous accounts that speak of Jesus. Not a single one. As far as the historical record is concerned he just did not exist. There's not a single carving, sculpture, poem, painting, drawing or mention of him from the time in which he supposedly lived.
There is not a single mention in him in military records or dispatches back to Rome (and surely anyone who could command huge gatherings of people in a potentially disruptive province should be of interest). He is not mentioned in the records of Herod’s court nor is he mentioned in the records of the Temple or by any Priests. Surely if he was believed by some to be a prophet and others to be a false prophet some mention of the ructions he was causing in Judean civic and religious society should have been recorded. Some people like to point to the supposed letters of Pontius Pilate as evidence of Jesus’ life but these were a work of fiction.
Jesus is a composite figure assembled from many, many previous myths that all feature the same story line:
Horus was one of the many Egyptian Gods (3100 B.C.)
He had 12 disciples.
One was born of a virgin in a cave.
Like Jesus, his birth was announced via a star.
And three wise men showed up!
He was baptized when he was 30 by Anup the Baptizer.
He rose a guy from the dead and walked on water.
Lastly, he was crucified, buried like Jesus in a tomb, and resurrected.
Buddha, (563 B.C.)
Healed the sick
Walked on water.
Fed 500 men from one basket of cakes.
Taught a lot of the same things Jesus taught, including equality for all.
He spent three days in jail.
Was resurrected when he died.
Mithra, an ancient Zoroastrian deity with similarities to Jesus (2000 B.C.)
Virginal birth on December 25th.
Swaddled and laid in a manger.
Tended by shepherds in the manger.
He had 12 companions (or disciples).
Performed miracles.
Gave his own life to save the world.
Dead for three days, then resurrected.
Called “the Way, the Truth and the Light.”
Has his own version of a Eucharistic-style “Lord’s supper.”
Krishna, (around 3000 B.C.)
A Hindu God.
Born after his mom was impregnated by a God.
Angels, wise men, and shepherds were at his birth.
Guess what gifts they gave him? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
A jealous bad guy ordered the slaughter of all newborns, just as happened with Jesus.
Baptized in a river.
Performed miracles, including raising the dead and healing the deaf and blind.
Rose from the dead to ascend to heaven.
Is expected to return to earth someday to fight the “Prince of Evil.”
Osiris (around 2500 B.C.)
Killed and the resurrected after three days in hell. WTF? A common theme here!
Performed miracles
Had 12 disciples.
Taught rebirth through water baptism.
Face it, you got caught misquoting me and making shit up. Everyone here sees it as plain as day.
The more you try to "explain" what you meant and why you lied and misquoted me, the worse you look. Keep going, you're doing a wonderful job of making yourself look like an obsessive liar.:)
Actually, it seems reasonable to me to filter out abusive and hateful replies, since it's unlikely they'll add much to the discussion.
Are people spouting racial epithets or hurling insults going to encourage any thoughtful responses or materially improve the Q&A session? No, probably not.
I also think that general interaction with the president of your country should be conducted with some decorum by default, but maybe that's just me. Maybe I'm just out of touch.
Even the presidents and politicians whom I can't stand would get some basic civility and respect from me, in some cases the bare fucking minimum. In terms of the president, whether or not I like whoever it is, if we ever meet he/she will get some respect and civility from me.
"Tor Promises Not To Build Backdoors Into Its Services"
What they mean is they won't knowingly allow anyone to build a backdoor in. But one or two people with any kind of access to the code could conceivably add something that the team as a whole wouldn't know anything about.
With that said, good on them for taking this position. I still don't know if I can trust them or Tor itself, but taking this position was a good thing to do.
We need to BAN all types of vehicles, they are widely used by Terrorists!
But what about roads? Terrorists use roads to commit their crimes, so we must also ban roads. And plates and books and pencils and light bulbs and door knobs. It's a FACT that every terrorist has used door knobs in the commission of their crimes, so they've got to go.
Application developers are brushing off their responsibility and just saying "it wasn't our fault, the Maxmind database told us it was there!", but in reality the database told them a lot more.
Can you really call it hacking a server when there is no password? Doesn't that make it an open server, kinda like open wifi?
"Hacking" might not be the best description or word to use, but it seems like an unauthorized entry or use of the platform.
I know it's a bit fuzzy in terms of terminology, but the lack of a password on something doesn't automatically grant carte blanche permission to do whatever you want.
Not having a lock on my door doesn't mean you have permission to open it and come in.
Wait until the retired start using the dark web to get prescriptions filled from 'virtual Mexico' nationwide.
They already are. Short of doing that, go to Costco and you can get medication at pretty fair prices. Unless you're getting it for free or have a $5 co-pay, Costco is the way to go.
For example, a popular anti-cholesterol drug, Atorvastatin, at Rite-Aid is $255 for 90 pills. The same pills bought through Costco are $16.
If that's not price gouging, I don't know what is. They must be following the Martin Shkreli pricing plan.
You said something stupid, I called you out on it, now own it instead of trying to pretend the meaning isn't clear.
You lied, I called you out on it, now own it instead of trying to pretend that you weren't caught lying in front of every person here.
To clarify, if you were to say "I like vanilla ice cream", would any reasonable person take that to mean, "I only like vanilla ice cream"?
Or if you said, "I like jazz". In your world that must mean that you only like jazz. You must not like any other kind of music, right?
Of course not. Applying an absolute to a sentence that didn't originally include one doesn't mean you get to claim it does. Admit it, you fucked up and got caught, and everyone here can see it.
Your foolishness and deceitfulness become more apparent with every post. Your weasel words won't win here.
A corrected summary, free of charge. Hire me, slashdot, for the love of language!
"In a world where thermostats and smart locks can be hacked and where companies covertly record information, why should we expect sex toys be any different? Fusion is reporting that a popular vibrator, the We-Vibe 4 Plus, sends a variety of intimate data back to its manufacturer. The sex toy uses a smartphone app which lets users control the vibration as well as other functions."
In the grand scheme of things, this may be one of the most "private" acts, but it's also potentially one of the least worrying in terms of what companies could do with the data.
Agreed. There might (potentially) be some embarrassment involved but beyond that I don't see any genuinely serious consequences.
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Perhaps when some hacker manages to get into the data from these devices and publishes some Congresswoman's vibrator use data, there might finally be a public outcry to have a serious public discussion on privacy issues and tracking without a clear "opt-in".
Even that won't do it. The thing is that by and large, no one seems to care much anymore. A lot of people have gradually become accustomed to the idea that everyone's privacy has been eroded, and almost no one appears to give a damn (with the exception of a few privacy-watchdog groups).
People have become accustomed to sharing every bloody thing on Facebook and Pinterest and Linkedin and Instagram and Twitter, etc etc etc...so to many of them it's just not a big deal if someone were to find out they use a vibrator or whatever.
Online tracking pales in comparison to stuff like the automated license plate readers that popping up everywhere and the FBI planes that circle American cities 24 hours a day recording everything that moves and indiscriminately sucking up cellphone traffic. You can turn a phone off or use a burner phone, but you can't turn off or obfuscate your license plate.
Hell, even your TV has a microphone in it now, and who the hell knows when it's on or off, or whether or not it can be remotely activated. It's already been shown that your cellphone can be used as a remote listening device by the government.
I think that meaningful privacy has been eclipsed by technology, and I don't see the trend reversing anytime soon. George Orwell is probably spinning in his grave like a centrifuge.
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Jesus never existed.
There are absolutely no contemporaneous accounts that speak of Jesus. Not a single one. As far as the historical record is concerned he just did not exist. There's not a single carving, sculpture, poem, painting, drawing or mention of him from the time in which he supposedly lived.
There is not a single mention in him in military records or dispatches back to Rome (and surely anyone who could command huge gatherings of people in a potentially disruptive province should be of interest). He is not mentioned in the records of Herod’s court nor is he mentioned in the records of the Temple or by any Priests. Surely if he was believed by some to be a prophet and others to be a false prophet some mention of the ructions he was causing in Judean civic and religious society should have been recorded. Some people like to point to the supposed letters of Pontius Pilate as evidence of Jesus’ life but these were a work of fiction.
Jesus is a composite figure assembled from many, many previous myths that all feature the same story line:
Horus was one of the many Egyptian Gods (3100 B.C.)
He had 12 disciples.
One was born of a virgin in a cave.
Like Jesus, his birth was announced via a star.
And three wise men showed up!
He was baptized when he was 30 by Anup the Baptizer.
He rose a guy from the dead and walked on water.
Lastly, he was crucified, buried like Jesus in a tomb, and resurrected.
Buddha, (563 B.C.)
Healed the sick
Walked on water.
Fed 500 men from one basket of cakes.
Taught a lot of the same things Jesus taught, including equality for all.
He spent three days in jail.
Was resurrected when he died.
Mithra, an ancient Zoroastrian deity with similarities to Jesus (2000 B.C.)
Virginal birth on December 25th.
Swaddled and laid in a manger.
Tended by shepherds in the manger.
He had 12 companions (or disciples).
Performed miracles.
Gave his own life to save the world.
Dead for three days, then resurrected.
Called “the Way, the Truth and the Light.”
Has his own version of a Eucharistic-style “Lord’s supper.”
Krishna, (around 3000 B.C.)
A Hindu God.
Born after his mom was impregnated by a God.
Angels, wise men, and shepherds were at his birth.
Guess what gifts they gave him? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
A jealous bad guy ordered the slaughter of all newborns, just as happened with Jesus.
Baptized in a river.
Performed miracles, including raising the dead and healing the deaf and blind.
Rose from the dead to ascend to heaven.
Is expected to return to earth someday to fight the “Prince of Evil.”
Osiris (around 2500 B.C.)
Killed and the resurrected after three days in hell. WTF? A common theme here!
Performed miracles
Had 12 disciples.
Taught rebirth through water baptism.
Back when I was 16 ... *sniff* we didn't have enough
Back in my day we couldn't even afford to be 16, we had to go from 15 straight to 17!
We were so poor we had to steal the onions we hung from our belts!
Yay, more ads! And even better, you apparently won't be able to block them, yippee!
Just what I always wanted! Hooray for Facebook! May the innovation never stop!
Interesting proof-of-concept, but ridiculously impractical in the real world.
Face it, you got caught misquoting me and making shit up. Everyone here sees it as plain as day.
The more you try to "explain" what you meant and why you lied and misquoted me, the worse you look. Keep going, you're doing a wonderful job of making yourself look like an obsessive liar. :)
Actually, it seems reasonable to me to filter out abusive and hateful replies, since it's unlikely they'll add much to the discussion.
Are people spouting racial epithets or hurling insults going to encourage any thoughtful responses or materially improve the Q&A session? No, probably not.
I also think that general interaction with the president of your country should be conducted with some decorum by default, but maybe that's just me. Maybe I'm just out of touch.
Even the presidents and politicians whom I can't stand would get some basic civility and respect from me, in some cases the bare fucking minimum. In terms of the president, whether or not I like whoever it is, if we ever meet he/she will get some respect and civility from me.
"Tor Promises Not To Build Backdoors Into Its Services"
What they mean is they won't knowingly allow anyone to build a backdoor in. But one or two people with any kind of access to the code could conceivably add something that the team as a whole wouldn't know anything about.
With that said, good on them for taking this position. I still don't know if I can trust them or Tor itself, but taking this position was a good thing to do.
Would 0.1% be reasonable as "almost never"?
Not if we're talking about getting shot.
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If I got shot on 0.1% of the days I've lived, I'd be full of holes.
Obviously.
Face it, you got caught misquoting me and making shit up. Everyone here sees it as plain as day.
The more you try to "explain" what you meant and why you lied and misquoted me, the worse you look. Keep going. :)
Heh he, yeah, that's what came to my mind as well. What a great game, and the music- classic stuff.
Now I really feel old.
Almost all the time sounds like a fair description of 90%. so that other 10% fits nicely in almost never
NO, those two things are NOT the same.
If 10% is the same as "almost never", then surely you wouldn't mind being shot only 10% of the time, right?
FFS, you're as brain-dead as servicescope_minor.
We need to BAN all types of vehicles, they are widely used by Terrorists!
But what about roads? Terrorists use roads to commit their crimes, so we must also ban roads. And plates and books and pencils and light bulbs and door knobs. It's a FACT that every terrorist has used door knobs in the commission of their crimes, so they've got to go.
More accurate headlines:
France Says "Help Us Put That Cat Back Into The Bag"
France Says "Help Us Overturn The Laws Of Physics"
France Says "Now That The Horse Is Gone, Please Close That Barn Door"
Application developers are brushing off their responsibility and just saying "it wasn't our fault, the Maxmind database told us it was there!", but in reality the database told them a lot more.
Ahh, okay. Thank you.
Can you really call it hacking a server when there is no password? Doesn't that make it an open server, kinda like open wifi?
"Hacking" might not be the best description or word to use, but it seems like an unauthorized entry or use of the platform.
I know it's a bit fuzzy in terms of terminology, but the lack of a password on something doesn't automatically grant carte blanche permission to do whatever you want.
Not having a lock on my door doesn't mean you have permission to open it and come in.
I pay $5 for a bottle of Atorvastatin at SVC. It's only a month's supply, but still.... not as cheap as CostCo, but still pretty damn inexpensive.
That's a good price. What's SVC, and is that with a copay or their actual price?
Face it, you got caught misquoting me and making shit up. Everyone here sees it as plain as day.
The more you try to "explain" what you meant and why you lied and misquoted me, the worse you look.
Go ahead, serviscope_minor, tell me what I really mean when I write something. I'm sure you know what I meant better than I do, right?
That is what their database does, front end developers often don't use that however.
As I understand it, it's the fault of MaxMind not returning a proper "location not found" error message:
"All of these people are arriving because of a rounding error on a GPS location, which wrongly points people to their farm."
Did I misunderstand this, or?
"According to a new report from RAND, online drug sales have tripled since the site was shut down. NBC News reports"
Who could have seen that coming? I mean, besides EVERYONE.
Wait until the retired start using the dark web to get prescriptions filled from 'virtual Mexico' nationwide.
They already are. Short of doing that, go to Costco and you can get medication at pretty fair prices. Unless you're getting it for free or have a $5 co-pay, Costco is the way to go.
For example, a popular anti-cholesterol drug, Atorvastatin, at Rite-Aid is $255 for 90 pills. The same pills bought through Costco are $16.
If that's not price gouging, I don't know what is. They must be following the Martin Shkreli pricing plan.
"Somewhere in the United States" is not a latitude and longitude location, and should not be reported as such.
Exactly. It should return something like, "United States, location unknown".
Hey, I live "somewhere in the United States", come by and visit me!
You said something stupid, I called you out on it, now own it instead of trying to pretend the meaning isn't clear.
You lied, I called you out on it, now own it instead of trying to pretend that you weren't caught lying in front of every person here.
To clarify, if you were to say "I like vanilla ice cream", would any reasonable person take that to mean, "I only like vanilla ice cream"?
Or if you said, "I like jazz". In your world that must mean that you only like jazz. You must not like any other kind of music, right?
Of course not. Applying an absolute to a sentence that didn't originally include one doesn't mean you get to claim it does. Admit it, you fucked up and got caught, and everyone here can see it.
Your foolishness and deceitfulness become more apparent with every post. Your weasel words won't win here.
A corrected summary, free of charge. Hire me, slashdot, for the love of language!
"In a world where thermostats and smart locks can be hacked and where companies covertly record information, why should we expect sex toys be any different? Fusion is reporting that a popular vibrator, the We-Vibe 4 Plus, sends a variety of intimate data back to its manufacturer. The sex toy uses a smartphone app which lets users control the vibration as well as other functions."
In the grand scheme of things, this may be one of the most "private" acts, but it's also potentially one of the least worrying in terms of what companies could do with the data.
Agreed. There might (potentially) be some embarrassment involved but beyond that I don't see any genuinely serious consequences.
-
Perhaps when some hacker manages to get into the data from these devices and publishes some Congresswoman's vibrator use data, there might finally be a public outcry to have a serious public discussion on privacy issues and tracking without a clear "opt-in".
Even that won't do it. The thing is that by and large, no one seems to care much anymore. A lot of people have gradually become accustomed to the idea that everyone's privacy has been eroded, and almost no one appears to give a damn (with the exception of a few privacy-watchdog groups).
People have become accustomed to sharing every bloody thing on Facebook and Pinterest and Linkedin and Instagram and Twitter, etc etc etc...so to many of them it's just not a big deal if someone were to find out they use a vibrator or whatever.
Online tracking pales in comparison to stuff like the automated license plate readers that popping up everywhere and the FBI planes that circle American cities 24 hours a day recording everything that moves and indiscriminately sucking up cellphone traffic. You can turn a phone off or use a burner phone, but you can't turn off or obfuscate your license plate.
Hell, even your TV has a microphone in it now, and who the hell knows when it's on or off, or whether or not it can be remotely activated. It's already been shown that your cellphone can be used as a remote listening device by the government.
I think that meaningful privacy has been eclipsed by technology, and I don't see the trend reversing anytime soon. George Orwell is probably spinning in his grave like a centrifuge.
You can always do Debian with Cinnamon for the DE...that way it's the security/stability of Debian but the interface of Mint.
Hmmm, I may give that a spin someday if I get the urge to experiment.