Forwarded from Old North State (Tisk Tisk)
PSA: Breakfast for supper is underrated!
Old North State
PSA: Breakfast for supper is underrated!
I'm against breakfast as a meal, but eat breakfast food at all other occasions. Life is complicated.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
— Romans, 12:19
There are two ways of dealing with the anger which comes when we are offended. The first is to hold back and let it pass, for once the fury of rage has subsided it will not return, and we can learn to swallow it. The second way is to give it to God and store up the wrath against the day of judgment, when God will reward each person according to his works. For if we avenge ourselves, there is not much we can do apart from demanding an eye for an eye or a tooth for a tooth, or else insulting others as they have insulted us. But if we reserve these things to the vengeance of God, he will without doubt punish them far more severely than we ever could.
— Origen, Commentary On The Epistle To The Romans
What the injured man most desires to see is revenge, and God will give it to him in full measure, provided that he does not try to avenge himself. Leave it to God to follow up the wrongs done to you.
— Chrysostom, Homilies On Romans
Give place to wrath. That we do, says St. Chrysostom, when we leave all to God, and endeavour to return good for evil.
— George Leo Haydock, Haydock Commentary
To a people which was very obdurate, and wanting in faith towards God, it might seem tedious, and even incredible, to expect from God that vengeance which was subsequently to be declared by the prophet: "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.". He who counselled that an injury should be forgotten, was still more likely to counsel the patient endurance of it. But then, when He said, "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay". (Again: ) "Avenge not yourselves; ". , "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord."
— Tertullian, Against Marcion
Paul warns us to avoid anger, especially because so often anger is the chief cause of sin. Someone who is motivated by wrath will demand more than the cause of the sin merits or will put himself out to do more harm while seeking revenge.... In the end he will destroy someone when he could have corrected and restored him instead.
Paul forbids us to seek revenge not only from those under us but also from those who are our equals or superiors.... We are not to seek to avenge ourselves against brethren who may have sinned against us but rather to commit everything to God’s judgment, so that an enemy will find no way of promoting or advancing what is against our interest while we are too angry to notice what is happening.
Paul quotes Proverbs [25:22] to back up his point. If we do not do what God teaches, he will show us contempt. But if we give revenge over to God it benefits us in two ways: it overcomes our anger and tends toward our perfection and justification in God’s sight.
— Ambrosiaster, Commentary On Paul's Epistles
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
— Proverbs 25:21-22
This is written lest another’s wrath draw you into sin when you want to offer resistance, when you want to be avenged. You can take the fault from him and from yourself if you decide to yield to the other.— Ambrose, Letter 59
I will avenge the wrong, says the Lord, as my own, not as yours.
— Pelagius, Pelagius’s Commentary On Romans
Rob Roth is a brand new Cybertruck owner from Alberta, Canada, and says his heart is broken after his truck completely fell apart less than 24 hours into ownership.
Rob adds that the Cybertruck bricked itself as he was attempting to defrost the truck before driving it.
Rob shared his story on the Tesla Cybertruck Canada group on Facebook and simply titled it “Heartbroken.”
Here is what he wrote…
“I picked up my Cyberbeast yesterday afternoon, drove two hours home, and had a blast driving it last night with friends and family. This morning, I defrosted it and drove to work. At lunchtime, the defrost did not engage(46% battery left), would not go into Drive or Reverse, started giving me errors/warnings, and then shut right down.”
This is not an ideal situation for a truck with a starting price of $165,999 in Canada. Continuing his post, Rob provides more details about his failed attempts to revive the truck.
“I Spent the next 4 hours on the phone with Tesla service, trying to revive it by “boosting” it. We did revive power, and some things activated, but others did not. Eventually, nothing worked…even with boosting. I went back to meet the tow truck driver, and we were able to get some power with boosting again (maybe it’s because we boosted frunk again?) and got it in some sort of emergency mode and was able to limp drive it onto the tow truck.”
What’s interesting here is that Rob only drove his Cybertruck for approximately two hours; however, he has already spent four hours trying to revive it.
I don’t know about you, but I would be unhappy if I had to spend twice as much time trying to solve the issue with my brand-new vehicle than the entire time I was able to drive it.
As for what exactly went wrong, Rob hasn’t yet received a definitive answer from Tesla but says he believes it has something to do with the truck’s heating system.
Rob continues to write…
“I am unsure what happened, but I noticed later at night that the fan noise under the dash seemed louder than before. I just assumed it was because of the cold temperature (-18C) (-0.4F), but maybe something else was going on?”
Tesla employs a heat pump on the Cybertruck to increase the heating and cooling efficiency. This is good for preserving battery power and range, but there are questions about how effective this system is in harsh environments.
Whatever the cause, Rob is not thrilled with the whole situation and continues to write…
“Anyhow, I sure hope Telsa makes me whole on this. I feel like spending this type of money and having this sort of hassle within 24 hours is unacceptable. In love to heartbroken on the same day.😭💔”
Finally, Rob concludes his post with a picture of his Cybertruck loaded onto a flatbed. Most people would be unhappy with this sight, but Rob doesn’t seem too bothered writing, “Note: My Cybertruck does look awesome on that tow truck!”
Overall, the Cybertruck appears to be failing its first test in the Canadian winter and at the same time, breaking some hearts.
Books are for rich people. People who can read or who have books are not welcome here
Allow me to paraphrase this stupid argument:
In the past, our belief that crabs and lobsters could feel pain was only based on the fact that they would react to stimuli as if they were experiencing pain. That wasn't enough for us to not boil them. However, now we have detailed EEG scans which indicate that they likely experience pain in their brains, which suggests that they do experience pain after all, and that therefore we shouldn't boil them.
I hate science.
In the past, our belief that crabs and lobsters could feel pain was only based on the fact that they would react to stimuli as if they were experiencing pain. That wasn't enough for us to not boil them. However, now we have detailed EEG scans which indicate that they likely experience pain in their brains, which suggests that they do experience pain after all, and that therefore we shouldn't boil them.
I hate science.
"The greatest strength lies in refusing all guidance! See how the child who rejects his father's hand must learn to crawl magnificently alone!"
"I teach you to dance above the abyss! Is it not more glorious than standing on solid ground? What matter if we occasionally fall - at least we fall uniquely!"
"What is truth? It is whatever I proclaim it to be! In declaring this, I demonstrate the highest freedom - the freedom from truth itself!"
"I teach you to dance above the abyss! Is it not more glorious than standing on solid ground? What matter if we occasionally fall - at least we fall uniquely!"
"What is truth? It is whatever I proclaim it to be! In declaring this, I demonstrate the highest freedom - the freedom from truth itself!"
Anglos are responsible for all the world’s evils. It’s all laid out in the Protocols of the Eldars of Albion.
Professor poor said that "potato" is spelled with an “e” at the end, so it must be true.
This tweet perfectly captures everything wrong with modern values — treating traditional life as something to be escaped rather than embraced, viewing contentment as failure, and measuring worth by ambition rather than virtue.
The man described has a wife, steady work, friends, community roots, and finds joy in simple pleasures. By traditional standards, he's living a good life. Only in our inverted modern world could this be presented as a cautionary tale.
What would this tweeter prefer? Constant striving for "more," serial relationships, rootless "networking," and endless "self-improvement"? This is exactly the kind of restless dissatisfaction that destroys communities.
Your brain on liberalism, folks. Absolute terminal stage modernism. May God have mercy on his dopamine-fried soul.
The man described has a wife, steady work, friends, community roots, and finds joy in simple pleasures. By traditional standards, he's living a good life. Only in our inverted modern world could this be presented as a cautionary tale.
What would this tweeter prefer? Constant striving for "more," serial relationships, rootless "networking," and endless "self-improvement"? This is exactly the kind of restless dissatisfaction that destroys communities.
Your brain on liberalism, folks. Absolute terminal stage modernism. May God have mercy on his dopamine-fried soul.