Vort

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  1. Thanks, but don't be impressed. I spent literally a hundred or more dollars (in 1982 money) playing that stupid game. Saving for my mission, but I would lose some portion of my $3.whatever an hour playing Defender.
  2. Nothing beats the ending to Mario Kart 64.
  3. At my best, I could turn the machine over pretty regularly. (Of course, playing that much often made me want to turn the machine over in a more literal way.)
  4. Where have I ever even mentioned the issue before? I mean ever, in any thread? Maybe I have, but I don't remember ever having done so.
  5. If that's the case, then how can you think that Trump vs. Biden 2024 is "the same thing" as Trump vs. Biden 2020? (I didn't see that TFP had already made the same observation immediately after your post. If I had seen that, I would not have made the comment. Another lesson to me about how I should read the whole thread before responding. But it's not my fault that I don't learn. If the list gods wanted me to learn, they wouldn't keep giving me the same ineffectual lesson. They must be insane.)
  6. Do you hear yourself? "Even if the election actually was stolen, it's a losing issue for Republicans, so they should quit bringing it up." Are we as a nation truly so cynical and jaded that we would accept such a thing? "The issue of our fundamental freedoms doesn't poll well, so let's change the message." I am sure there was widespread fraud in the election, as there probably has been for at least twenty years, likely longer. I am absolutely sure that absentee and mail-in ballots are insecure, and have little doubt that's why the Democrats push for them so hard. I do not know if such fraud actually changed the election outcome. I choose to believe it did not, because if it did, we're screwed. But to say that we shouldn't talk about the issue because it doesn't poll well is breathtaking, and not in a good way.
  7. If people believed this, we would have no pianists.
  8. The project itself is way cool, but it's the stickers that put it over the top. I'm a Defender man myself.
  9. Everything you list above is easily in the bailiwick of the weekend mechanic, except maybe the heater core replacement; that's a pain in the rear. Doable, but depending on the car, probably not quick or fun. You will at least have to drain the coolant and then replace it when you're done, which is not a big deal. But depending on the car, you will probably have to take a lot of the engine apart and/or remove the dashboard assembly to get to the heater core. If your coolant leak is under warranty, I'd say get the guy/place you bought it from to fix it. The warranty should cover faulty parts, so hopefully you can get it done for $0. "Brakes and discs" are also called "quick and easy". Unless you have to replace the rotors (also called discs, if replacement is what you meant when you said "discs"), it should not cost you anywhere near $460 for four sets of brake pads. And if your rotors are only lightly scored, you can get someone with a lathe to turn them down for a lot less than $400. Hood latch cable should also be no problem, though it's a bummer that they charge you sixty bucks for what is in effect a ten-speed bike cable. As I said, the heater core is a pain. Maybe you can do without it for a couple of months and just wear a sweater when you drive until the weather warms up. Or maybe some knowledgable mechanic in your ward is willing to donate a weekend to your cause. As Grunt and others have said, talk to your bishop and/or elders quorum president.
  10. There, fixed that for you. The editorial instinct is strong with this one.
  11. The answer is 5! Not 5!!
  12. I agree. In mathematics, "equality" generally means "identity", as you note. But when we say i^i={some value}, we are saying that it includes that value, not that it is identical to that value. We can still use the idea of identity when, for example, using a specific solution as the value in another expression, but we have to understand that the meaning of "=" is not the same as in 4+3=7. I'm sure someone has formalized this somewhere, but I've never really seen this topic addressed.
  13. It comes around every 2nπ. Period. (I realize it's "full stop" for you Brits, but that would ruin the pun.)
  14. It's a complex calculation.
  15. But the question is, How are they taught to do their products? Apparently they are not taught correctly.
  16. It's all in your imagination.
  17. I have close relatives, people whom I love more than anyone else in the world, who have left or are near to leaving the Church because of their perception that the Church does not stand strong and firm for the truth, but instead caters to those who love wickedness. At least two of them have pointed out that Catholicism, at least, has stood by the principles it proclaims even as society has shifted. Catholicism teaches that homosexual activity is a perversion of truth and is an evil action, and has not made any apparent concessions to homosexual groups to try to win their favor, other than repeat that people should be treated well. Catholicism teaches that using contraception is of a sinful nature, contrary to God's desires and a way of rebelling against God. Since about the time I was born, societal mores regarding childbirth have changed almost 180 degrees, yet the Catholics still stick to their guns. (The faithful ones, at least.) Some members would like to see the Restored Kingdom of God, the organization that was willing to let its men be imprisoned and their wives left to fend for the families rather than renounce the holy (as they considered it) practice of polygamy, show some of that same firmness when those in the great and spacious building point their fingers and mock. I confess that the thought has crossed my mind, as well. Clearly, we should not. We have been encouraged and even commanded not to fear. But you asked why people are concerned. And whether or not concern is merited, the reasons for concern seem obvious to me.
  18. I knew that. I think I spelled his name correctly before. But I don't pay attention. I'll go back and correct myself.
  19. I doubt this will be a concern. My hope is that Brother Sherinian will grow from this job and perhaps reconsider some (many) of his endorsements. In any case, I have faith that Christ heads his Church and Kingdom, and that the leaders he has put in place will keep their hand on the tiller and will not lead us to ruin.
  20. I believe (or at least I want to believe) that many begin with good, honest intentions of following God. When they find that their position gives them power and the ability to satiate carnal appetites, they veer off the way, step by step, until they are intentionally deceiving and manipulating people for sex, money, luxury, and fame. This is priestcraft, among the greatest of perversions, and is not completely unknown in LDS circles. I do believe it's uncommon for Latter-day Saints to stray to that extent, but I have been acquainted with several who appeared to take entirely too much pleasure—dare I say pride?—in their own fame (or notoriety).
  21. Keep yourself strong, brother (or sister). Keep up your habits of personal devotion, such as prayer, fasting, and scripture study. You are and always will be an example to your children. Don't despair. In Christ, all tears shall be wiped away and replaced with joy and happiness. This I truly believe, and I cling to this promise. Your children are not yet lost, and much remains to be written in their personal stories. Surround yourselves with faithful and loving Saints. Lean on them.