bluGill

Like Mormons, many christian groups consider the theological differences strong enough to not call them christian. Of course Christian is a label that was applied by outsiders to talk about this new sect and so I guess really what counts could be how outsiders think of them.

Take your pick. You can argue either way.

Derived yes, but often combining different cultures that back home were too separated to combine and so even though we know where they come from the combination is still uniquely American.

I wouldn't call them a cult - they have some elements like a cult, but I want to reserve the word cult to something a little stronger/less moral. Cults tend to abuse children (child abuse is everywhere, but cults it would be part of them) or commit mass suicide.

With a good finish OSB can look nice. Enough epoxy to make the surface smooth for example will let the grain show through while not having splinters. Look at the interesting patterns you can put on epoxy countertops. Consider putting fiberglass in the epoxy as well for something stronger than plywood.

Personally I lean to more solid wood. But then I'd build my cabinets with just hand tools if I had time.

Russia's war runs on oil, so less exports mean more oil for the war. Money is of course also important, but I really want the oil wells destroyed so that Russia can't fuel their war machine (less oil pumped is also good for the earth in general). Second best is destroy all the refineries so that they can only export what oil they pump as crude - but then we somehow need to stop fuel imports.

@[email protected] After using unix (mostly not linux!) for 10 years I found that I just knew it and always got it right. I haven't had to think about ln in the last 20 years - my fingers just work. I guess that is one advantage to getting older/wiser. (I'm just hoping I don't get cognitive decline like so many do, though probably I wouldn't for 20-30 more years)

Perhaps, but often best sellers are trash in various readers opinions. If you are searching out smaller authors because you believe they write better books you will come across a lot of AI.

As one of those who believe best sellers are generally trash, there are a much larger number of small authors who are even worse than any best seller. Still I search them out because the tiny minority who write gems. (again the is my subjective opinion)

Note that you never notice the things you are doing wrong. So you yell at the person tailgating you, while not caring that you are following too close. When someone else doesn't use a turn signal they are an idiot, when you don't it was a honest mistake.

In a driver what else is there? Either you deal with c or hardware.

You need a crack to let water/steam out, but you still want a cover on to keep the heat in and thus save energy. (it isn't much energy, but it is still energy saved, and most likely CO2 saved)

Not knocking things down and rebuilding is often a problem. People get too caught up in things they can see would be lost (those old buildings which often were beautiful) but fail to see what they are missing: a well insulated building that meets/fits modern needs.

Of course it is expensive to rebuild from scratch so you wouldn't do it too often, but don't be afraid to do it either - it should be a great long term investment (paid off in lower HVAC bills, and layouts that are more modern)

I wish someone would make a large bus with lots of large doors. This bus is optimized for longer distance travel - it will take a long time to get everyone on the bus through that one door, thus meaning it must be stopped in one place for a while everytime a group gets on/off. The advantage is you can put a lot more seats on the bus.

Meanwhile most buses are used for short trips in areas where lots of people will be getting on and off. Thus they should optimize not for how many people can sit on the bus, but how fast you can get them on/off and thus to where they want to be.

Remember time your transit vehicle spends at a stop when you are not getting on/off is time robbed from you. People have places to be and the bus (except for a few 3 year olds is not one of them). One of the big issues people have with transit is how slow it is (and several others are a proxy for slow)