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Oh, also while you can't baptize *yourself* with water, you *can* "receive baptism of desire" (if it's impossible for you to get baptized the normal way, like if you're on Mars or a prison in...IDK...China maybe)
Anyway have a good Saturday, go outside, love God and do whatever you wanna do, gosh!
Anyway have a good Saturday, go outside, love God and do whatever you wanna do, gosh!
a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt that says dynamite
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt that says dynamite
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December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Oh, also while you can't baptize *yourself* with water, you *can* "receive baptism of desire" (if it's impossible for you to get baptized the normal way, like if you're on Mars or a prison in...IDK...China maybe)
Anyway have a good Saturday, go outside, love God and do whatever you wanna do, gosh!
Anyway have a good Saturday, go outside, love God and do whatever you wanna do, gosh!
Water's pretty common though. If you're really worried about being without water on the chance that there's an emergency and somebody suddenly wants to become Christian(!)
That's probably not going to happen to you in your lifetime but who knows?
If you're worried about it, just keep a flask w/you
That's probably not going to happen to you in your lifetime but who knows?
If you're worried about it, just keep a flask w/you
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Water's pretty common though. If you're really worried about being without water on the chance that there's an emergency and somebody suddenly wants to become Christian(!)
That's probably not going to happen to you in your lifetime but who knows?
If you're worried about it, just keep a flask w/you
That's probably not going to happen to you in your lifetime but who knows?
If you're worried about it, just keep a flask w/you
...and because any anyone in a pickle can baptize anyone else who expresses the desire and belief in Christianity, as long as there is water to immerse, pour or sprinkle on them (CCC 1256),
Then in a pinch, would an energy drink or a coffee work?
I think not.
www.catholic.com/magazine/onl...
Then in a pinch, would an energy drink or a coffee work?
I think not.
www.catholic.com/magazine/onl...
Gatorade: A Sin-Quencher?
There’s one thing on which everyone can agree: Gatorade isn’t valid matter for baptism. Except . . . wait a second . . . maybe it is?
www.catholic.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
...and because any anyone in a pickle can baptize anyone else who expresses the desire and belief in Christianity, as long as there is water to immerse, pour or sprinkle on them (CCC 1256),
Then in a pinch, would an energy drink or a coffee work?
I think not.
www.catholic.com/magazine/onl...
Then in a pinch, would an energy drink or a coffee work?
I think not.
www.catholic.com/magazine/onl...
This was actually really interesting. Geometry is beautiful.
December 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This was actually really interesting. Geometry is beautiful.
Movies :
Luther (2003) - in middle of movie they burn Papal Bull
The Name of the Rose (1986) - famous "library fire" scene to burn Aristotle's work on Comedy.
I think both movies are terrible, just my personal opinion. But, they do have book burning, so there you go.
Luther (2003) - in middle of movie they burn Papal Bull
The Name of the Rose (1986) - famous "library fire" scene to burn Aristotle's work on Comedy.
I think both movies are terrible, just my personal opinion. But, they do have book burning, so there you go.
December 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Movies :
Luther (2003) - in middle of movie they burn Papal Bull
The Name of the Rose (1986) - famous "library fire" scene to burn Aristotle's work on Comedy.
I think both movies are terrible, just my personal opinion. But, they do have book burning, so there you go.
Luther (2003) - in middle of movie they burn Papal Bull
The Name of the Rose (1986) - famous "library fire" scene to burn Aristotle's work on Comedy.
I think both movies are terrible, just my personal opinion. But, they do have book burning, so there you go.
Actually here's why -- it's an exam for a MOOC and the MOOC content is awful (factually incorrect in places), so I need a real textbook to prepare for its own exam.
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Actually here's why -- it's an exam for a MOOC and the MOOC content is awful (factually incorrect in places), so I need a real textbook to prepare for its own exam.
Reposted by Michael
According to the authors, ROOT outperforms Muon and Adam variants with faster convergence, higher final performance, and greater stability.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.20626
Repo: github.com/huawei-noah/...
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.20626
Repo: github.com/huawei-noah/...
ROOT: Robust Orthogonalized Optimizer for Neural Network Training
The optimization of large language models (LLMs) remains a critical challenge, particularly as model scaling exacerbates sensitivity to algorithmic imprecision and training instability. Recent advance...
arxiv.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
According to the authors, ROOT outperforms Muon and Adam variants with faster convergence, higher final performance, and greater stability.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.20626
Repo: github.com/huawei-noah/...
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.20626
Repo: github.com/huawei-noah/...
Reposted by Michael
The original.
The old sailing ship, hero of the Napoleonic wars, glowing in the sunset, is towed to the breakers by a coal powered tug belching black smoke. So there is a contrast between old and modern ships, with the idea that the modern successor is in some way fallen from the original in form.
The old sailing ship, hero of the Napoleonic wars, glowing in the sunset, is towed to the breakers by a coal powered tug belching black smoke. So there is a contrast between old and modern ships, with the idea that the modern successor is in some way fallen from the original in form.
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The original.
The old sailing ship, hero of the Napoleonic wars, glowing in the sunset, is towed to the breakers by a coal powered tug belching black smoke. So there is a contrast between old and modern ships, with the idea that the modern successor is in some way fallen from the original in form.
The old sailing ship, hero of the Napoleonic wars, glowing in the sunset, is towed to the breakers by a coal powered tug belching black smoke. So there is a contrast between old and modern ships, with the idea that the modern successor is in some way fallen from the original in form.
I've been benchmarking different small models in constrained environments.
The results are eye-opening. It proves that there's immense value in optimizing for constraints.
Focus on intelligence density, not brute force.
The results are eye-opening. It proves that there's immense value in optimizing for constraints.
Focus on intelligence density, not brute force.
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I've been benchmarking different small models in constrained environments.
The results are eye-opening. It proves that there's immense value in optimizing for constraints.
Focus on intelligence density, not brute force.
The results are eye-opening. It proves that there's immense value in optimizing for constraints.
Focus on intelligence density, not brute force.
3. Architectural Breakthroughs: The focus on scaling discourages foundational innovation. Shifting the focus to "less" forces us to discover new, more elegant neural network architectures and advanced techniques (like pruning and quantization) that redefine the performance-to-cost ratio.
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
3. Architectural Breakthroughs: The focus on scaling discourages foundational innovation. Shifting the focus to "less" forces us to discover new, more elegant neural network architectures and advanced techniques (like pruning and quantization) that redefine the performance-to-cost ratio.