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Samizdata :: Samizdata quote of the day – We’re against easing the pain of paying tax
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www.samizdata.net
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3 weeks ago
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Yes. yes. we know. paying tax is the price of partaking in civilisation. But that’s still a price. a cost. We think that people should see. up close and personal. the cost of that civilisation being built on their money. We are therefore against this: Income tax will be automatically deducted from state pensions for millions of retirees under plans being considered by Labour. The Telegraph understands. Not because the state pension should. ..
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Re: Naked Bible 158: The Fate of the Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant required ritually prepared priests to move it. Anyone else who touched it risked dying. It didn’t happen 100% of the time. but close … Continue reading →
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Re: Naked Bible 158: The Fate of the Ark of the Covenant The Ark of the Covenant required ritually prepared priests to move it. Anyone else who touched it risked dying. It didn’t happen 100% of the time. but close … Continue reading →
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Fr. Z's Blog :: 5th Sunday after Pentecost – Snatched up into invisible love
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wdtprs.com
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3 weeks ago
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eng
This Sunday’s prayer is at least as old as the Gelasian Sacramentary. It has survived the post-Conciliar revisions to live again on the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The version in the Novus Ordo. however. adds a comma after ut. COLLECT – [1962 Missale Romanum]: … Read More →
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Fr. Z's Blog :: 5th Sunday after Pentecost – Snatched up into invisible love
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wdtprs.com
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3 weeks ago
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eng
This Sunday’s prayer is at least as old as the Gelasian Sacramentary. It has survived the post-Conciliar revisions to live again on the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The version in the Novus Ordo. however. adds a comma after ut. COLLECT – [1962 Missale Romanum]: … Read More →
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I really like the concept of this movie. I saw it originally in the theaters when it came out but unfortunately this movie just doesn't land in any of its elements. It's "almost good" in everything. [{embed}]radar:{"width":600,"height":600,"title":"In Time (2011)","min":0,"max":10,"data":[{"title":"Rewatchability","score":5},{"title":"Writing","score":6},{"title":"Consistency","score":7},{"title":"Acting","score":5},{"title":"Cinematograp..
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This is an article I wrote for the magazine Leaven. which is now [as far as I know] defunct. Yes. it's an old hobby-horse of mine. so I hope regular readers don't groan. I really like the title-- it has a certain ring to it.Six years ago. I was called for jury duty. The case was quite dramatic and dragged on for two weeks. Much of that time was spent in the jury room. as the barristers duked it out among themselves. Juries are not supposed ....
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This is an article I wrote for the magazine Leaven. which is now [as far as I know] defunct. Yes. it's an old hobby-horse of mine. so I hope regular readers don't groan. I really like the title-- it has a certain ring to it.Six years ago. I was called for jury duty. The case was quite dramatic and dragged on for two weeks. Much of that time was spent in the jury room. as the barristers duked it out among themselves. Juries are not supposed ....
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The cast of Jackass become true brits. (via the youtube distopian panopticon algorithm) www.youtube.com #
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King Charles has abandoned even the pretense that England is still a Christian realm: The King will “protect the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation.” in a new definition of his official role. Buckingham Palace unveiled a significant revision to the King’s official role. with the newly released Sovereign Grant report 2025/26 describing His (…) The post His Satanic Majesty appeared first on Vox Popoli.
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King Charles has abandoned even the pretense that England is still a Christian realm: The King will “protect the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation.” in a new definition of his official role. Buckingham Palace unveiled a significant revision to the King’s official role. with the newly released Sovereign Grant report 2025/26 describing His (…) The post His Satanic Majesty appeared first on Vox Popoli.
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The word climacteric is not one commonly encountered. The Oxford English Dictionary describes its variegated colors of meaning. A consultation with Volume II of the 1970 edition [covering the letter C] informs us that the word is an adjective “applied to that period of life [usually between the ages of 45 and 60] at which … Continue reading The Climacterics
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The word climacteric is not one commonly encountered. The Oxford English Dictionary describes its variegated colors of meaning. A consultation with Volume II of the 1970 edition [covering the letter C] informs us that the word is an adjective “applied to that period of life [usually between the ages of 45 and 60] at which … Continue reading The Climacterics
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LLMs have been around for a while now. When Anthropic released a statement that nation state attackers are using Claude for attacks, I read it with a lot of skepticism.
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Hello all, A few years ago I had forwarded some ports through AirVPN's site. It worked just fine and so I left it alone all of this time later. For some reason now, it doesn't seem to be actually forwarding them. I'm using OpenBSD and am connected to AirVPN's servers through openvpn. Port checks fail, connections time out, but the servers I'm running locally have indeed occupied those ports (I can access via its local IP). The firewall (p..
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Hello all, A few years ago I had forwarded some ports through AirVPN's site. It worked just fine and so I left it alone all of this time later. For some reason now, it doesn't seem to be actually forwarding them. I'm using OpenBSD and am connected to AirVPN's servers through openvpn. Port checks fail, connections time out, but the servers I'm running locally have indeed occupied those ports (I can access via its local IP). The firewall (p..
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Quadrivium :: LOTR 103 - The Wanderings of Gollum. the Location of the Ring. the Threat Rises in the East
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cassiodorusquodlibeta.blogspot.com
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3 weeks ago
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eng
More Readings in Gondor. while there is time...Ponerology is the study of the origin and mechanisms of evil. that mysterious line of darkness that runs straight through every human heart. Evil exists - Evil IS. The study to prevent it. or to thwart it. ought to occupy more energy. with the wise. than it currently does. At the very least. we ought to mock it - this puts a minimum floor upon how far we let it go. unconsciously. forcing us to ....
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Quadrivium :: LOTR 103 - The Wanderings of Gollum. the Location of the Ring. the Threat Rises in the East
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cassiodorusquodlibeta.blogspot.com
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3 weeks ago
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eng
More Readings in Gondor. while there is time...Ponerology is the study of the origin and mechanisms of evil. that mysterious line of darkness that runs straight through every human heart. Evil exists - Evil IS. The study to prevent it. or to thwart it. ought to occupy more energy. with the wise. than it currently does. At the very least. we ought to mock it - this puts a minimum floor upon how far we let it go. unconsciously. forcing us to ....
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