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I remember that I heard a representative of the Spanish government on the radio talk about the 'urgency' of implementing this law after winning the last election. Hundreds of thousands of people struggle just to get by in their everyday lives, and the urgency is allowing euthanasia?

Why the urgency; doesn't the shadows of euthanasia stand the piercing Sun of Righteousness?

Which parts of QEMU on M1 are hardware accelerated?

Is there a way in Cockpit to log the actual commands run by the system to e.g. format/partition a storage device, create Virtual Networks etc?

> People don't need those white-label commodity cPanel or Plesk shared-hosting or VPS services to run SaaS applications anymore - it's far better for everyone[1] when they switch to a major cloud provider, namely AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.

Why?

“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.” ― Søren Kierkegaard

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/336809-above-all-do-not-lose...

Without knowing anything about the owner and the dog, I would rather meet an unleashed Golden Retriever than unleashed Pitbull. Am I wrong thinking like that?

So now ONE person dictates what is a win for humanity?

So 4kWh/t is used to desalinate 2 tons of seawater that turn into 1 ton of freshwater and 1 ton of brine?

> i see how all prophets are indeed one, and how budha, christ and allah and all other gods stem from that one thing which we encounter after long meditations and prayer finally takes away our anger and hurt to open that door which cannot be closed.

There certainly are teachings that one might find in different religions, but to say that "all prophets are indeed one" and "how budha, christ and allah and all other gods stem from that one thing which we encounter after long meditations and prayer . . . .", does not match up with what is taught in buddhism, christianity and islam.

In buddhism the goal is Nirvana, which is reached after extinction of greed, aversion and ignorance, leading to release from the cycle of rebirth.[1]

In christianity, the saviour is Jesus: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me", [John 14:6], and "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin". [1 John 1:7]

And the result of faith in Jesus is heaven, which is described in this way (a couple of glimpses): "Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. [Revelation 21:1-2] "They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever."[Revelation 22:5]

In islam, one of the five pilars is: "I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God."[2]

Salvation in the afterlife: "According to the Quran, the basic criterion for salvation in the afterlife is the belief in the oneness of God (tawḥīd), angels of God, revealed books of God, all messengers of God, as well as repentance to God, and doing good deeds. Though one must do good deeds and believe in God, salvation can only be attained through God's judgment.[3] "Jannah is described as an eternal dwelling (Q3:136), with its supreme felicity and greatest bliss being God's good pleasure (Q9:72)".[4]

The teachings in buddhism, christianity and islam are therefore very different, and points to completely different ways of salvation and afterlife. They all can't be true at the same time.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(Buddhism)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Muslims

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jannah#Quran

For those interested there is an "Archaeo-Chat" on the 'Archaeology Soup' Youtube channel with one of the people working on the excavation, Christian Løchsen Rødsrud, Associate Professor - Department of Archaeology, University of Oslo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhwZ1yCF1c

Would love to learn more about how they actually got the jackscrews under the building. Did they carefully knock out part of the foundation and placed the jackscrews there? What about the parts of the building that were not at the edges; did they place the jackscrews at the edges and then dug under the building and placed the other jackscrews there? The Briggs House illustration from the bottom of the Wikipedia article, seems to shows beams of wood or concrete/stone at the bottom of the building. Wonder if they were there from the start, or put there when the jackscrews were inserted?

Interesting! :-)

Also hope his insurance covered the damage from the falling whale blubber. Quite unique car damage! :-)

According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale:

"Currently, Oregon State Parks Department policy is to bury whale carcasses where they land. If the sand is not deep enough, they are relocated to another beach."

From the Wikipedia article about the event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploding_whale

"A military veteran with explosives training who happened to be in the area warned that the planned twenty cases of dynamite was far too much, and that 20 sticks (8.4 lb or 3.8 kg) would have sufficed, but his advice went unheeded.

. . .

The explosives-expert veteran's brand-new automobile, purchased during a "Get a Whale of a Deal" promotion in a nearby city, was flattened by a chunk of falling blubber."

The irony . . .

From the Introduction in the tutorial: "What mother never told you about VM service":

"I will be using VM/SP Release 1 in my examples"

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM_(operating_system):

"VM (often: VM/CMS) is a family of IBM virtual machine operating systems used on IBM mainframes System/370, System/390, zSeries, System z and compatible systems, including the Hercules emulator for personal computers.

The first version, released in 1972, was VM/370, or officially Virtual Machine Facility/370. This was a System/370 reimplementation of earlier CP/CMS operating system. Milestone versions included VM/SP."

From the right side column in the Wikipedia article: "VM/SP (1980)"

> Abortion is science

No, to me it is ethics!

Edit, added: Killing an innocent child does not have anything to do with science.

> From the perspective of a European outsider, I very much agree. A lot of problems seem to stem from the two party system.

I used to think the same way, but many (most?) countries in Europe end up having coalitions anyway, so you end up really having just two blocks. More parties might give you the option to choose a party that is more after your taste, but in reality you (often) end up with coalitions that take most ideas from the strongest party within the coalition.

I would assume the same thing would happen within the Democratic/Republican Party in the States as well, i.e. a compromise between the left/right wings within these parties based on what is shared by most members(?)

In Norway 48,4% of new passenger cars sales are either electric or rechargeable hybrids (2020-10-31 source: https://elbil.no/elbilstatistikk/)

Canada and Norway share at least a cold climate and a petroleum fuelled economy, although distances often are far greater between towns in Canada. So if one really wants to go the electric route, it should be possible even though the transition rate might not be as fast as in Norway.

Thanks for the link. That 2 million people seem to be arbitrarily thrown into cages – from what I can gather from the parents statement – threw me off.

Where do you find confirmed information that 2 million people are locked in cages?

If you move to another country I am of the opinion that you should have a certain respect for the conventions of the welcoming country. So you might not agree with their naming conventions, but why should I expect the country to change just because I show up on the scene?

In an English speaking county, having a separate surname aids in sorting and presentation of family unities. The character set is typically A-Z. In Spain e.g. one expects a person the have two surnames. The default — but this can be changed – is that first name is from the father and the second one from the mother. By looking at the order of your name you can get information about family structures. Character set is A-Z + Ñ + umlauts and accent marks.

Going to an English speaking country I could expect them to spell my first name correctly; but since it contains a character outside A-Z I change my name to comply with their modus operandi. Yes, their computer system probably supports UTF8, but most people have never heard of this character and you won't find it on their keyboard. No problem, I change my name to comply with their system.

In Spain official forms often expect two surnames and certain characters. No problem, I use an extra hyphen, change my name, use my middle name as a surname or whatever makes the system happy.

Is it perfect? No. Does it really matter? No. So I just respect their customs and get on with my life as a respectful guest in the country where I am living.

Very interesting and beautifully written piece.:-) Greetings to her, and good luck during pregnancy for you both.

I lost part of my taste for about week around Christmas, and when eating my mother's waffles I thought she had lost her baking touch because it tasted like cardboard. Thankfully my taste was soon recovered, but it made me think of the "small" things we take for granted . . .

It is not about tit-for-tat, it is about trust. A good parent often wants to give a child something they know will please the child more than what he/she is currently experiencing. Often the child will be angry and scream and hold onto the old, but the parent knows that as soon as the child let go and embrace what the parent has prepared the child will be happy and joyful.

God is more loving that any good parent: God IS Love, 1 John 4:8. I trust God's goodness and follow Him, I therefore don't have any reason to go into a tit-for-tat deal with God.

Matthew 6, 1-4 (NIV):

1 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

2 “So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

You answer the question, but why the sigh? Shouldn't relevant clarifications be encouraged?

If that was the case, I would be the last in line! ;-)

But God's whole purpose was to save sinners like me and you through Jesus Christ: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us". [1 John 1, 8-10 NKJV]

The purpose of being a Christian is to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. In if you wonder how far the love of your neighbour stretches, the goalpost has ben set at the very end: Love your enemies.[See: Mark 12:30-31 and Matthew 5:44] And this follows and is natural because God is LOVE [1 John 4:7-21].

I have a hard time believing AI will fulfil this role. For would it be optimized for gains here and now, or actions of sacrifice now that will be payed back fully in an everlasting life and that is built on faith? :-)

And I must admit that love is hard and I mess up a lot! But i try to do the same as is written here:

"Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."[Philippians 3.13-14]

I was commenting on this thread, where the commenter said: "This looks awesome. I was looking for a solution like this last year. I budgeted a few hundred bucks but couldn't find anything."

So I only wanted to point out that there are good solutions out there, even though they might not be cheap. The solution have saved my bacon, and has been worth the money.

Looking at the original project, authentication, mouse support and audio are not supported (maybe in the future?), so if those things are important; a solution like the ipeps might be worth it as well.

But your mileage may of course vary . . . :-)

Edit: Grammar

If a machine/server doesn't have built in IPMI, I am using an Adderlink Digital ipeps and control it that way 1). Apart from the built in RealVNC server, it also has HDMI video, USB and virtual media support among other things. I have no relationship with Adderlink, but I am a happy user of this product. Not cheap, but worth the price IMHO.

1) https://www.adder.com/en/kvm-solutions/adderlink-digital-ipe...

Maybe sometimes. But it can also have a heavy impact in families and communities. Parents looking for kids doing drugs. Relationships destroyed. Lying. Siblings lacking attention when all the attention is on the drug user. Partners of drugs users abandoned – or hurt – physically, emotionally and economically. The same with their kids. Stealing to stop the craving. Murder is knocking on the door . . .

When you have invited substances to take over your mind, you can't be sure that it will let you be the captain on the boat without a heavy fight.