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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Revelation 22:16

Wikipedia has a very thorough write-up on Lucifer as a name in the Bible, though it doesn't directly mention the Revelations chapter.

It's worth noting three things:

  • The Isaiah usage is from Hebrew הֵילֵל בֶּן־שָׁחַר Hēlēl ben Shāḥar, "son of the dawn" or "son of the [Canaanite] god Shāḥar'" - the Greek and subsequent Latin translations meaning "light-bearer" or "morning star" should be taken with a grain of salt.
  • The Revelations usage is from Greek ὁ ἀστὴρ ὁ λαμπρός, ὁ πρωϊνός o astír o lamprós, o proïnós, "the bright and morning star".
  • I'm not aware of any material conceptual link between the two. They were written nearly a millennium apart, so there's plenty of cultural shift and difference in linguistic context.
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

🔶 ʜeʟᴘ

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Hurry, you fool
Hurry and go
Save me your speeches
I don't wanna know!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Glad it wasn't too subtle!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Or the Son of God.

That's what you say, you say that it's not. 🎶

[–] [email protected] 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Ignoring the fact that you've moved the goalposts:

  • A local PhD petroleum engineering lecturer who was involved with the issue directly has a working theory.
  • A Texas PhD chemical and petroleum engineering professor agrees it's likely.
  • It's further supported by the fact that resurfacing work removed the issue.

Cherry-picking the words "I speculate" out of the entire article to suggest they're unfamiliar with the phenomenon and just ~~pontificating~~ conjecturing is deliberately misleading and I suggest you take your own advice.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Not sure who pissed in your cereal, but I linked a source when I posted, which included interviews with two people involved with the problem in the 90s.

[–] [email protected] 91 points 3 days ago (11 children)

At the risk of dispelling the magic, it was very likely just cheap asphalt around Caracas. Over time or under specific conditions, the asphalt separates or undergoes a chemical transformation, and now the road's covered in slime.

They repaved the roads and the problem disappeared.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

and sometimes itn't

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 days ago (8 children)

The article doesn't mention what happens if non-citizens decline, but The Guardian says:

For visa holders and travelers from visa waiver countries, they are at risk of being denied entry if they refuse to unlock devices

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

If you didn't dance along, you're a monster or a liar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

Leucism always looks so cool - here's a creature you know very well, but also totally different.

 

Feel free to hit me up with any questions! Check out [email protected] for more of our recent progress.

 

The Crabtree effect is where Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces yeasts digest carbohydrates both anaerobically – producing ethanol, an antiseptic – and aerobically. Most yeasts in the presence of both sugar and oxygen prefer to only convert these to carbon dioxide and water, which is considerably more efficient but doesn't deter competitors for that sweet, sweet sugar.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/08/03/why-isnt-bread-alcoholic/

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Who knew botflies could be cute?

Description: an adult deer botfly (Cephenemyia stimulator) on a rock. Its body is covered with fur-like cetae, yellow and black, resembling a bumblebee a little. Its eyes are large and black.

 

After years of pouring love and dedication to recreating Morrowind in Skyrim's engine, we're reaching for the moon: we're shifting to Starfield's engine.

Say hello to Starwind! 🚀

  • Why walk when you can fly? Rocket boosted guars!
  • That's no moon(s)! Assemble your own interstellar silt strider.
  • The space race, now with 100% more cliff racers

Tamriel's vibrant and variant landscapes have been our home for years, a realm where our passion could roam as free as the nix hounds of Vvardenfell. ⁤⁤But as we looked up at the stars above, we saw the potential for magic far beyond what Skyrim's engine could offer. ⁤⁤Starfield's cutting-edge tech and vast cosmic canvas present us with the opportunity to reimagine Morrowind like never before.

We're grateful for your support, and we look forward to continuing on this journey with you, to the cosmos and beyond.

The Starwind Team ✨

 

For more on the Community Creations Con and the schedule, see this page on Nexus mods: https://www.nexusmods.com/news/14921

 

This ancient Dwemer freehold straddles the border of the Grazelands and the Ashlands, and served historically as an important neutral ground for diplomatic talks. Its remaining inhabitants are not so eager for polite conversation.

 

CONFESSION TIME: we have an ulterior motive with this new series. It's not very evil, though. We love showing off what we've made, the attention we pay to detail, and our determination to make Skywind really goddamn good, BUT...

WE NEED 3D CLOTHING ARTISTS. It's a major bottleneck for us at the moment, and has been for some time. If you've got experience in modelling 3D clothing and soft materials, or if you know someone else who fits the bill, we'd be really keen to hear from them. Tell everyone you know 💚

https://tesrskywind.com/volunteer // https://discord.gg/skywind

 

On Feb 3rd, we’ll be part of the Community Creation Con supported by Nexus Mods, Bethesda Game Studios, GOG.com, and more, to benefit Make-a-Wish.

We’ll be giving a whistlestop tour of Skywind, what it is (and isn’t), and answering our most frequently-asked questions, live on Twitch.

Join us on February 3rd at 12:30pm! Donate if you can. Watch out for the full schedule on https://twitter.com/C3Modders

 

And a teaser for 2024: we were also busy last year working on a mini video series to showcase specific Skywind items, from the very first concepts and ideas right through to the final in-game asset. More on that very soon!

You can help! If you know a 3D artist who might want to help with future models for Skywind - especially clothing artists - please send them our way. We’d love to hear from them: https://discord.gg/skywind

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