Sarah McC Stephens
@anarchonurzox.com
Christian. Interests: data (also my job), ancient Greek, & now tiny house renovation! also: cooking, reading, crochet, story-driven video games, 3rd wave coffee. ND. Married to Jimmy.
The means are meaningful.
ignalis: zox.20
The means are meaningful.
ignalis: zox.20
Is anyone developing modern applications of jus ad bellum these days? Or has everyone given up?
Serious question - I'm looking for reading recommendations. Trying to articulate my objections but want to engage w/ modern scholarship & can't find much new thought since the 80s.
Serious question - I'm looking for reading recommendations. Trying to articulate my objections but want to engage w/ modern scholarship & can't find much new thought since the 80s.
December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Is anyone developing modern applications of jus ad bellum these days? Or has everyone given up?
Serious question - I'm looking for reading recommendations. Trying to articulate my objections but want to engage w/ modern scholarship & can't find much new thought since the 80s.
Serious question - I'm looking for reading recommendations. Trying to articulate my objections but want to engage w/ modern scholarship & can't find much new thought since the 80s.
ya miss ONE DAY with anki and bam it's 96 cards to review. now I remember why I quit. ahhhhhhhhhhh so demoralizing, some of us have other competing responsibilities 不会/要天天学习啊
December 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ya miss ONE DAY with anki and bam it's 96 cards to review. now I remember why I quit. ahhhhhhhhhhh so demoralizing, some of us have other competing responsibilities 不会/要天天学习啊
new decade, who dis?
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
new decade, who dis?
I went to the Thanksgiving-eve evening service where congregation members get to say what they're thankful for
and one person said they're thankful for living in a country where we have rights and are safe to gather in worship without fear of going to jail
and I am PROCESSING a lot right now :(
and one person said they're thankful for living in a country where we have rights and are safe to gather in worship without fear of going to jail
and I am PROCESSING a lot right now :(
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I went to the Thanksgiving-eve evening service where congregation members get to say what they're thankful for
and one person said they're thankful for living in a country where we have rights and are safe to gather in worship without fear of going to jail
and I am PROCESSING a lot right now :(
and one person said they're thankful for living in a country where we have rights and are safe to gather in worship without fear of going to jail
and I am PROCESSING a lot right now :(
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NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
day off work and I'm already returning to my homeschooler roots (making candles and bread)
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
day off work and I'm already returning to my homeschooler roots (making candles and bread)
I think one reason ttrpgs are so compelling is because they allow us to explore the possibility of life-narratives beyond the one that we currently tell for ourselves (which is usually precious and feels dangerous to examine or question directly). 1/
Why even play ttrpgs if not to ask and explore big theological questions?
*is currently playing a greatly-wronged cleric trying to make sense of an ancient theological scroll that says something about "loving your enemies"
*is currently playing a greatly-wronged cleric trying to make sense of an ancient theological scroll that says something about "loving your enemies"
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I think one reason ttrpgs are so compelling is because they allow us to explore the possibility of life-narratives beyond the one that we currently tell for ourselves (which is usually precious and feels dangerous to examine or question directly). 1/
I've been thinking about this all day. I just gotta practice writing to get better at it. Not give up. Not surrender to gibberish low standards either.
But I should still email my friends. Time to go through the scary drafts folder and see what I've got.
But I should still email my friends. Time to go through the scary drafts folder and see what I've got.
A lot of times I'll start drafting an email to a friend, struggle for a few hours to communicate my precise inner thoughts, and finally give up in despair at being unable to formulate something so specific in acceptable words.
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I've been thinking about this all day. I just gotta practice writing to get better at it. Not give up. Not surrender to gibberish low standards either.
But I should still email my friends. Time to go through the scary drafts folder and see what I've got.
But I should still email my friends. Time to go through the scary drafts folder and see what I've got.
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You know, I put effort into sounding coherent and like I have a general grasp on the societal norms of conversational etiquette when sending an email, even to people that I am more casual with.
But maybe I should try less.
But maybe I should try less.
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
You know, I put effort into sounding coherent and like I have a general grasp on the societal norms of conversational etiquette when sending an email, even to people that I am more casual with.
But maybe I should try less.
But maybe I should try less.
A lot of times I'll start drafting an email to a friend, struggle for a few hours to communicate my precise inner thoughts, and finally give up in despair at being unable to formulate something so specific in acceptable words.
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A lot of times I'll start drafting an email to a friend, struggle for a few hours to communicate my precise inner thoughts, and finally give up in despair at being unable to formulate something so specific in acceptable words.
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
yeah... Maybe I should just email my friends. 🤔😬
I love marginalia b/c you can see what other people were excited about when they were reading the same book. Sometimes pretty funny.
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I love marginalia b/c you can see what other people were excited about when they were reading the same book. Sometimes pretty funny.
well idk how uv works but it's definitely working (which is more than I can say for the rest of my local development environment lol)
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
well idk how uv works but it's definitely working (which is more than I can say for the rest of my local development environment lol)
There HAS to be a better solution than Quickbooks for small/medium churches (and other orgs w/ similar needs)
- they don't need 70% of what's available & the interface is overwhelming for non-accountants
- they have some very specific things they do want to do that QB does terribly if at all
- they don't need 70% of what's available & the interface is overwhelming for non-accountants
- they have some very specific things they do want to do that QB does terribly if at all
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There HAS to be a better solution than Quickbooks for small/medium churches (and other orgs w/ similar needs)
- they don't need 70% of what's available & the interface is overwhelming for non-accountants
- they have some very specific things they do want to do that QB does terribly if at all
- they don't need 70% of what's available & the interface is overwhelming for non-accountants
- they have some very specific things they do want to do that QB does terribly if at all
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If somebody gets turned into a pillar of salt (possibly thousands of years ago) and then you use that exact salt to season your food, is that cannibalism?
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If somebody gets turned into a pillar of salt (possibly thousands of years ago) and then you use that exact salt to season your food, is that cannibalism?
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Ugh I could really go for a lemonade that kills you right about now
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ugh I could really go for a lemonade that kills you right about now
it's so disappointing that hapless doesn't come from ἁπλόος
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
it's so disappointing that hapless doesn't come from ἁπλόος
Forget bronze -> silver -> gold data architecture, I've got stubble -> hay -> wood -> precious stones -> silver -> gold in my data lake.
(it's already on fire, obviously)
#dataBS
(it's already on fire, obviously)
#dataBS
November 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Forget bronze -> silver -> gold data architecture, I've got stubble -> hay -> wood -> precious stones -> silver -> gold in my data lake.
(it's already on fire, obviously)
#dataBS
(it's already on fire, obviously)
#dataBS
Imagine being a vampire AND a hoarder.
"Welcome to my haunted castle. Yes, I have an entire crypt full of empty pickle jars - they might come in handy. Actually, these ones in the back are technically amphorae. You can't even get those at the grocery store these days!"
"Welcome to my haunted castle. Yes, I have an entire crypt full of empty pickle jars - they might come in handy. Actually, these ones in the back are technically amphorae. You can't even get those at the grocery store these days!"
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Imagine being a vampire AND a hoarder.
"Welcome to my haunted castle. Yes, I have an entire crypt full of empty pickle jars - they might come in handy. Actually, these ones in the back are technically amphorae. You can't even get those at the grocery store these days!"
"Welcome to my haunted castle. Yes, I have an entire crypt full of empty pickle jars - they might come in handy. Actually, these ones in the back are technically amphorae. You can't even get those at the grocery store these days!"
I regularly use bouba and kiki as adjectives these days and my husband / friends just gotta put up with it. :P
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I regularly use bouba and kiki as adjectives these days and my husband / friends just gotta put up with it. :P
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D&D CROWDSOURCING:
Favorite extra mechanic to make Big Boss fights interesting (and less of a slog)?
Favorite extra mechanic to make Big Boss fights interesting (and less of a slog)?
October 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
D&D CROWDSOURCING:
Favorite extra mechanic to make Big Boss fights interesting (and less of a slog)?
Favorite extra mechanic to make Big Boss fights interesting (and less of a slog)?
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The existence of Attic Greek implies the existence of Basement Greek.
Thank you for coming to my TED talktalk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talktalk.
October 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The existence of Attic Greek implies the existence of Basement Greek.
Thank you for coming to my TED talktalk.
Thank you for coming to my TED talktalk.
[I’m currently] imagining Don Carson and Origen discussing how to properly exegete Psalm 137. That would be a podcast worth listening to.
(This diversion brought to you by Contra Celsum 7.22)
(This diversion brought to you by Contra Celsum 7.22)
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
[I’m currently] imagining Don Carson and Origen discussing how to properly exegete Psalm 137. That would be a podcast worth listening to.
(This diversion brought to you by Contra Celsum 7.22)
(This diversion brought to you by Contra Celsum 7.22)
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Today I feel the tension.
Caught between a progressivism that contests several of my foundational beliefs as a Christ follower, and a populism that seeks to commodify and prostitute those same beliefs for grotesque ends.
But today I embrace the tension.
Witness is more important than winning.
Caught between a progressivism that contests several of my foundational beliefs as a Christ follower, and a populism that seeks to commodify and prostitute those same beliefs for grotesque ends.
But today I embrace the tension.
Witness is more important than winning.
October 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today I feel the tension.
Caught between a progressivism that contests several of my foundational beliefs as a Christ follower, and a populism that seeks to commodify and prostitute those same beliefs for grotesque ends.
But today I embrace the tension.
Witness is more important than winning.
Caught between a progressivism that contests several of my foundational beliefs as a Christ follower, and a populism that seeks to commodify and prostitute those same beliefs for grotesque ends.
But today I embrace the tension.
Witness is more important than winning.
why does tesseract OCR always get κἄν wrong? it never, ever, sees the accents. whyyyy...
(I really wonder if the training data is missing it or smth)
(I really wonder if the training data is missing it or smth)
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
why does tesseract OCR always get κἄν wrong? it never, ever, sees the accents. whyyyy...
(I really wonder if the training data is missing it or smth)
(I really wonder if the training data is missing it or smth)
giant frozen coffee ice cubes are a game changer and I can't believe I haven't tried this before. No more diluted watery sludge at the bottom of the iced latte!
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
giant frozen coffee ice cubes are a game changer and I can't believe I haven't tried this before. No more diluted watery sludge at the bottom of the iced latte!