Just like there are very well educated but still bad scientists, very well trained but still bad singers, very high in position but still bad politicians, etc., etc., etc., there are also very vocal but still bad Christians.

The Bible is full of directions and warnings against oppressing those who are weaker. Those Christians who ignore or reinvent these are no different than an incompetent scientist who fakes or mucks up data, etc.

More, the New Testament explicitly warns that bad Christians will exist and that they should be ignored (and will not receive the rewards they think they will).

Some examples:

Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. (Psalm 82:3-4)

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. (Proverbs 14:31)

The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. (Proverbs 29:7)

Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter-when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” (Isaiah 58:6-10)

When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God. (Leviticus 19:9-10)

Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly. (Leviticus 19:15)

If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you. Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you. (Leviticus 25:35-36)

If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need. (Deuteronomy 15:7-8)

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:40)

Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, ‘Here’s a good seat for you,’ but say to the poor man, ‘You stand there’ or ‘Sit on the floor by my feet,’ have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?” (James 2:2-4)

If you are looking for a way to find RSS/Atom feeds on sites you are interested in, but don’t list an RSS/Atom feed:

Here is a Textise version and the original version of a Zapier article talking about how to get an RSS feed manually from (many) sites that don’t list one.

I do this just because I like to and it takes but a few seconds to put through my QuiteRSS (GUI) or NewsReader (terminal based) feed reader apps.

Here’s the basics from the article (the article itself lists more and more in depth).

A shocking number of websites are built using WordPress—over 40% of destinations on the web. This means there’s a good chance that any website you visit is a WordPress site, and all of those sites offer RSS feeds that are easy to find.

To find a WordPress RSS feed, simply add /feed to the end of the URL; e.g., https://justinpot.com/feed. I do this any time I visit a website that I’d like an RSS feed for—it almost always works.

If it doesn’t work, here are a few tricks for finding RSS feeds on other sites.

If a site is hosted on Tumblr, add /rss to the end of the URL. Like this: https://example.tumblr.com/rss

If a site is hosted on Blogger, add feeds/posts/default to the end of the URL. Like this: example.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

If a publication is hosted on Medium, add /feed/ before the publication’s name. So medium.com/example-site becomes medium.com/feed/example-site

YouTube channel pages double as RSS feeds. Simply copy and paste the URL for the channel into your RSS reader. You can also find an OPML file for all of your subscriptions here.

Find an RSS feed for any site by checking the source code…

The change, which became effective in July and was first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, will create consistency in starting hourly pay across individual stores, said spokeswoman Anne Hatfield, which will lead to improve staffing and customer service.

I’d like to know how lowering pay will “improve staffing and customer service”.

The legal system is expensive for the same reason the medical system is expensive:

• When you need to be in it, you need to be in it (e.g., you can’t just walk away from possible jail time or having a steering wheel embedded in your body).

• Even if it’s for things you are choosing willingly, both systems have over time set themselves up as the only possible options - either by making it a crime to take care of your issue outside their system, or by making you believe that only going their route is the safe / effective / trustworthy way.

• Both are incredibly, unapologetically, corrupt to their core, with no one really accountable for anything beyond a few “examples” made here and there.

Yep for me, as well. Years ago I enjoyed tinkering and fixing and exploring out problems… but it was my hobby to do so and one I enjoyed very much.

These days, I just want to get my work done and I don’t want to mess around with a lot of configuration and finding drivers and searching out solutions on forum boards. Tried them all, but I just come back over and over to Mint. It just gets it done and out of my way.

Lolololol That comment made my day 😆

The obsession with increasing profits without concern for what’s needed for basic human community and living (like, gainful employment) has been destroying jobs/careers since the start of the industrial revolution - and the computerization of more and more just makes it happen faster.

The working class has always suffered worst and faster, but soon even lawyers, teachers, social workers, therapists, doctors, and more will be less and less needed, as well, as their industries get more and more computerized.

Years ago (before any TVs were “smart”) I bought a high-end, brand new Samsung TV that turned out to be a piece of junk. Samsung wouldn’t honor the warranty, and was just a ass on their customer service (I’ve refused to own or buy anything Samsung, ever since), and a local TV repair guy I paid too much money to couldn’t fix it. So I junked it and bought an off-brand mid-range TV that I’m still using now after maybe 15 years? When it dies, since I refuse to own a “smart” TV (and they are all “smart” now), I’m going to replace it with a big dumb monitor, a little computing box good enough to run streaming services off the web, and a wireless keyboard, -or-, just buy non-smart TVs at garage sales.

You are right. I’ve been browsing sites for PC parts the last several years, just for fun. And it never dawned on me that almost everything on them was trying to sell gaming-relevant components.

Yes, I’ve been buying above-minimum specs for many years now, specifically to make sure the machine will last me another several years, at least.

I think people 500+ years from now will look back on us like we look back on people of the European Dark Ages.

I’m still waiting for headphone jacks to come back. My ancient iPad has one, and everything since does not. Which means when this one dies I won’t be replacing it (decided I will just use only what my laptop will do).

For my iPhone (which is new enough that it doesn’t have a headphone jack, I limit it to just texts and phone calls, and do everything else from my computer or a cheap little MP3 player.

Yes.

I just had a motherboard death recently, and went through the net looking for a replacement that would meet the few requirements I have. Made a spreadsheet of all the one I considered, and in the end I bought the same exact old Dell machine I bought last time. Turns out I made a great decision years ago, and it was still a great decision :)

Even more, now I have a parts computer for when the replacement machine needs something :)

I found this to be true these days, as well. I started building and repairing desktop and laptop machines a long time ago, and I don’t bother building them new anymore due to cost.

Lots of same for me. First I take them to the local used book store. Whatever they don’t buy I either leave there (sometimes they will take those for free) or take to the library or thrift store. Once in awhile I have one that actually sells for good money. Always a surprise.

Regarding mayo: Due to food allergies I’ve made my own, and it ends up costing about the same or more as what I can buy, and it doesn’t last as long.

Regarding dishcloths: Again, making them doesn’t seem to save anything. However, I did see a pack of 12 washcloths on sale for US $5 awhile back and I bought 2 packs. They were ugly colors (no doubt why they were on sale) but they sit in a drawer in the kitchen and I use and reuse them instead of paper towels, dish cloths, drying cloths, draining, general cleaning, etc. When dirty, I toss in with my regular laundry and have them all over again.