Notices by Derek Caelin is writing a book (derek@social.coop), page 3

Mmm gonna look into this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKAJTKvl0nE

I made #bread. Hamburger buns!

"[Simple minds] do not perceive the complexity of any given situation in Time, in which an absolute ideal is enmeshed. They tend to forget that strange element in the World that we call Pity or Mercy, which is also an absolute requirement in moral judgement (since it is present in the Divine nature). In its highest exercise it belongs to God. For finite judges of imperfect knowledge it must lead to the use of two different scales of 'morality'. To ourselves we must present the absolute ideal without compromise, for ...if we do not aim at the highest we shall certainly fall short of the utmost that we could achieve. To others, in any case of which we know enough to make a judgement, we must apply a scale tempered by 'mercy': that is, since we can with good will do this without the bias inevitable in judgements of ourselves, we must estimate the limits of another's strength and weigh this against the force of particular circumstances."

@Roots

I gave up trying to find a good Pope quote on Mercy. Obviously popes have plenty to say on this theme (hello again, Pope Francis) but I wanted to get something from a Tolkien contemporary and it was a rough job. Pius XI (1922-1939) had a lot to say about the evils of socialism. Pius XII was big on nuclear disarmament. In the end I thought Tolkien himself make a great interpretation of his faith (more direct, at least).

@Roots

"Similarly, good actions by those on the wrong side will not justify their cause. There may be deeds on the wrong side of heroic courage, or some of a higher moral level: deeds of mercy and forbearance. A judge may accord them honour and rejoice to see how some men can rise above the hate and anger of a conflict; even as he may deplore the evil deeds on the right side and be grieved to see how hatred once provoked can drag them down."

#Tolkien reacting to W.H. Auden's review of The Return of the King, Letters, pg 243

Not likely to make it in to @Roots, but I love this quote.

@Andrew-Murphy absolutely marvelous. Love the glow.

I started to install #lineageos on my phone, and aborted. Typically I've only ever done this on a phone that has been worn out or replaced. I thought about replacing the os on my #OnePlus device, but apparently there's a thing called #deviceIntegrity now, which would mean my phone couldn't send RCS messages, among other things.

It's a bummer.

Opinion: Everything hurts and no one knows when the pain will end
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/opinion-everything-hurts-and-no-one-knows-when-the-pain-will-end

@djamilaknopf Beautiful. Love the color.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administratin in "Trump v. Slaughter". https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25-332_qn12.pdf

At the District Court level, the court held a ruling in favor of USIP in abeyence until after the case was decided.

I really wonder how the outcome of Slaughter impacts USIP v Jackson...

#supremeCourt #USIP #uspol #TrumpVSlaugher

#bread! Just your basic mountain white bread. The new thing is that instead of proofing for 1-2 hours on the counter, I leave it in the fridge over night. I also did NOT work a ton of extra flour into the dough. The result is huge and fluffy, and has baby's first gas bubbles.

@bss @seedsignal I've read some Bookchin and I've tried some organizing for various causes in my suburban town. It gets exhausting, esp when balancing family and work. How do you do it?

@adamgreenfield @jessamyn excellent, thank you!

@jessamyn rad! Love that picture.

Le Jaune, 1903

@RealJournalism an airship game where the ship doesn't explode? Excellent.

What would Cory Doctorow call a human who received instructions from another human, who generated the instructions via AI?

I guess this is a centaur / reverse centaur situation...

Awesome.

https://vger.to/lemmy.today/post/54802850

3rd time's the charm! I let this #challah proof for 3 hours, then kept it in the fridge for 12, and then let it warm up before baking.

See the size difference! Finally got a rise.

#bread

Trying again with the #challah.

Last time I over kneaded, over floured, and used the wrong yeast. Came out like a brick.

Next time, though... I'm going to try proofing in the fridge.

#bread