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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 1h

I genuinely don't even think they resent thinking itself; they just don't believe it exists. All they see is someone _not working_, and the idea that this might in some nebulous way be _part_ of the working process doesn't make any sense to them.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 2d

me trying to teach bechamel:

her: how much butter?
me: [squints, cups hand] that much?
her: how much flour?
me: like, it should *look* like the same amount, if that makes sense?

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 2d

I posted on here a few months back about my toddler once throwing a fit because her banana was broken (and she didn't want a new banana, she wanted me to fix *that* banana), and fully five people responded "oh, god, broken bananas!" 😆

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

Sympathies! I find the whole medieval/Christian era of philosophy pretty dire - either do philosophy or theology, don't try and do both. My medieval studies were all about the literature.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

...An app to download, on your telephone...

David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

After the Resurrection, Thomas both was and was not an Apostle until he touched Jesus's wounds and collapsed the probability wave.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, the existence of "Doubting Thomas" suggests that uncertainty applies?

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

Happy birthday, Alasdair! Lots of love and joy on the day.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

thirty silver dollars (£22.26 at today's prices)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

john of patmos rn:

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

our AI-mmanuel

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

oh, very good!

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

ChatJesusPT

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

I love that it includes "nearly all 12 disciples"

i dunno, i reckon texting judas would be a trip

(shit, i'm assuming judas is the one they've not created, but who knows with these chumps)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 4d

[Depeche Modely] ♫ Your own... digital... Jesus... ♫

The Alternate Historian @althistorian.bsky.social · 5d

O sweet! A digital golden calf.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

"we shat the bed so comprehensively, for so long, that just going back to the standards we used to adhere to in less than a generation is literally impossible" is a bold line to take for an business hoping to avoid going into administration

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Thames Water creditors ask for up to 15 years’ leniency from river pollution rules

Lenders say a ‘full return to legal, regulatory and environmental compliance’ under new rescue plan would not be completed until at least 2035-2040 * Business live – latest news Thames Water may not fully comply with rules on pollution of England’s waterways for as long as 15 years, according to a new plan by creditors who are scrambling to avoid the utility being forced into government administration. The creditors who in effect own Thames Water have said they will commit to paying fines for pollution, as well as writing off more of their loans and investing more in the company, in new proposals published on Thursday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

FAHRENHEIT 451, brought to you by Sweet baby Ray's Smoky Barbecue Sauce

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

😆

After the latest round of Omelas Discourse it was almost too perfect

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

Well, strictly speaking, "helicopter" is adapted from the French "hélicoptère," but there isn't a direct Latin translation of that either. The French word was a new invention (attached to a new invention, natch).

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

The Ones Who Unsubscribe From MrOmelas's YouTube Channel

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

(we do it all the time: when we encountered orangutans, we didn't translate the word into "forestman" to use in english, we just borrowed the malay name and applied english inflection rules)

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

you could, but the counterargument is: the romans never had flying machines. whatever its roots, "helicopter" is an english word, so the decision was the borrow the english word and conform it to latin grammar. it's a completely legitimate thing to do.

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 6d

in 1980 the vatican had to invent the latin for "helicopter pad" so that they could bless their new helicopter pad (it's "helicopterorum portum")

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 7d

Ice is tame. Things I’ve seen/requested a priest bless:

- water
- salt
- chalk
- incense
- palms
- icons
- statues
- rosaries
- metals
- my tattoo
- my apartment (including a special prayer for the bathroom)
- my cat
- pet bird
- backpacks
- bicycles
- cars
- custodial tools
- reporter’s notebook

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 7d

me: ooh, there's a zootropolis 2!

also me: [vividly relives every panel of that horrifying pro-life zootropolis fanfic comic]

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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · Dec 25

okay, now fr I want to write the witches take the ring to mordor

David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · Dec 25

*pewsey ogg waddles in with the One Ring*

"OOOAAAWWW look he'd be the most adorable little dark lord"

"control yourself, gytha. where was I? now, brooms won't be any use, the nazgul have wyverns..."

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