JacobSkyler
Re:If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @01:52AM (#7551638)
Re:If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @12:50AM (#7551486)
In Muhammad's time there were quite a few sects that denied Jesus was God. He would have been familiar with the concept before he started getting revelations.
It's interesting to note that Muhammad also taught that a lot of other historical figures were prophets too, e.g. Alexander the Great.
Re:If Jesus Never Called Himself God, How Did He Become One?
on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @12:44AM (#7551472)
No, the link you provided tells you what Nicaea was about. It standardised the method for calculating Easter and condemned Arianism. (Arianism denied the trinity, not Jesus's divinity.)
Re:Fixing Windows 8
on Wednesday January 08, 2014 @12:00AM (#7021789)
It'd be really interesting to read how your meetings go.
e.g. what MS was interested in, what did MS rule out because of other concerns, how did MS built upon/refined the ideas, etc.
Re:Nokia moves ahead with plans for a low-end Android handset
on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @03:13AM (#6886532)
Not really. All it means is that Nokia has to convince Android developers to upload their apps to the Nokia store too.
Re:Toast Sandwich
on Sunday December 01, 2013 @10:11PM (#6831249)
You don't even need to make it at home. I used to just but all my stuff on my way into work on Monday and store it in my office. Most of the stuff we put in sandwiches (bread, butter, cheese, cured meats, pickles, condiments) will last a week or more in an air-conditioned office. Just store it in an air-tight container and give it the smell test before you eat it.
Re:Winamp shutting down on December 20th, 2013
on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @08:48PM (#6772583)
My strategy is to install Columns UI (http://yuo.be/columns.php) and ignore the power options to the best of my ability. So far it's working.
Re:Elio Motors: $6800 car, 84 mpg
on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @08:14PM (#6772480)
If I had to guess I would say it's intending to fill the niche of the family's second car. Something for Dad to drive to work in while Mum drives the kids around in the main car. The person who's so poor that they can only afford a $2,000 car probably can't afford to make an investment that will take 3 years to pay off.
Re:Time to abandon Gmail?
on Monday November 18, 2013 @01:20AM (#6752917)
>Outlook interface is the worst.
I haven't had an issue with it, and I've been using Outlook.com pretty much since it came out. Before then I was using the Windows Live Mail desktop client and before then I was using Gmail.
Re:Putin: A Plea for Caution From Russia
on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @10:48PM (#6371752)
He probably directed the writing of the article but I doubt he actually sat down and wrote it with his own hand.
Re:Yahoo reveals its new logo
on Thursday September 05, 2013 @12:41AM (#6332224)
I like it too. The proportions look a lot nicer and so does the colour.
The only grounds I can see for criticising it is that it doesn't follow the 'flat design' aesthetic, but I don't think that's a problem. Plenty of logos don't.
Re:Things I did to improve my English and reduce my accent
on Monday September 02, 2013 @03:21AM (#6313868)
I think belonging to a church probably helps a lot too, just because I know quite a few Christians from foreign countries and all of them have pretty mild accents. Even the ones who've only been speaking English for a few years.
Language immersion would be the obvious factor there but I have a hunch that group singing plays a big role too.
Re:Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @12:23AM (#6288013)
I'm going to have to do something like that I think. It's the only phone I've ever needed to get a case for.
Re:Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @12:22AM (#6288008)
Yeah, those criticisms would make sense for a Nexus 7.
Re:Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
on Tuesday August 27, 2013 @10:25PM (#6287660)
"Plasticky" is a weird way to describe a phone that's 95% Gorilla Glass.
Personally I wish the Nexus 4 was more plasticky. My phone always ends up on the floor because the glass on the back slides off everything.
Re:Is Connectivity A Human Right?
on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @12:35AM (#6248200)
> No. People need food, clothing, shelter, a job to survive. On the other hand, humanity has done just fine without the Internet or computers for most of its history.
The implication of this statement being that we have a right to survive, and only a right to survive.
Re:Wozniak Says `Lot of Things Wrong’ With Jobs Movie [video]
on Monday August 19, 2013 @03:27AM (#6236047)
I love that he can talk so comfortably about the strengths and weaknesses of himself and others.
A lot of people are uncomfortable talking plainly about their own importance or about other people's failings. And then you get the odd megalomaniac who's the opposite. It's refreshing to see someone who's comfortable talking about people honestly.
Re:A year without food (2012)
on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @11:05PM (#6131675)
I usually try to fast at least once a week, the longest I've fasted for is 5 days.
The first few days I get hunger pangs around my usual meal times, but they go away soon enough.
Around the fourth day I get the 'real hunger' feeling where it's your whole body aches for food, but the hunger pangs go away. But that had lessened by the end of my fast.
Even if you're not religious I think it's still worth giving fasting a shot, just because it teaches you about hunger. Most people in developed countries will never understand it.
Re:iOS 7 looks familiar
on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @03:50AM (#5867012)
The only Android screenshots that look less pretty to me are the ones taken in the middle of doing something, e.g. the Android lock screen notifications which is in the process of being pulled down vs. the Apple one which looks a lot cleaner because it's fully extended.