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AlexB23 · Apr 26, 2024

Belonging to Abba said:
I am wanting to install software that takes screenshots of an Android phone and sends them to accountability partners. At my company we use our phones to take pictures of equipment and video tape sometimes. I signed a confidentiality policy that says the employee shall not photocopy, duplicate, transfer, or make available confidential information unless it has already been made public by means other than the employee. I am wondering if I should be concerned about the confidentiality policy when I install screenshot accountability software. For accountability purposes I want the screenshots to be crystal clear except I may use a setting that removes text from screenshots. I could just tell my accountability partners to avoid looking at work related screenshots and I could tell them what hours I work. In this case my accountability partners are looking for inappropriate content in the screenshots so they would probably ignore work related screenshots. The software that I want to install is described at www.truple.io, and it takes screenshots without you knowing when and shares them with accountability partners.

If I decide to ask my company about this, I am wondering if it will result in me having to use a second phone as a work designated device. However I think it is too inconvenient to have to use two phones so it might be easier to decide not to ask them about it.

It's important to consider the potential implications of installing screenshot accountability software on your personal Android device, especially in light of your confidentiality policy. While your intention is for the screenshots to be used solely for accountability purposes and not to share or disclose confidential work-related information, there are still some risks that need to be weighed.

First, it's essential to review the specific terms of your company's confidentiality policy and consult with your employer or IT department about your plans. They may have guidelines or restrictions on using third-party software that can potentially access, duplicate, or share sensitive information from company devices.

If you decide to proceed with installing the software and keep work-related screenshots out of your accountability partners' view, you could consider setting up specific filters or settings on the software to avoid capturing confidential information. However, remember that there might still be a risk of the software inadvertently taking screenshots of sensitive data or accidentally sharing them with your accountability partners (such as during daylight's savings time, when the hours shift).

One possible solution could be to buy a cheap phone that you use for work that has no accountability software installed, and leave it at your desk (so you do not bring it home), ensuring that you do not introduce any potential risks to your company's confidential information, also helping you to avoid watching bad content at home on your personal Android.

John G. · Apr 26, 2024

Whyayeman said:
Lies? What lies? An example or two, perhaps, preferably not Russian 'fairy tales'?

Where do we start?
1. Thirteen Ukrainians on Snake Island defied the Russians and were killed, refusing to surrender.
There were actually 80 Ukrainians who surrendered after the first cannon blast by a Russian ship.
2. The "Ghost of Kiev" shot down 40 Russian planes at the outset of the war.
No such person existed. In fact, Russia only lost 25 planes during that time, mostly from anti-aircraft fire.
3. Russians blew up the Nordstream pipeline
The Americans were very likely behind that act of terrorism, possibly with some cohorts
4. Russians blew up the Kakhovka dam
Why would they? The locks were on the Russian side, they could've flooded the place without blowing up the dam.
The flooding caused 86 deaths - on the Russian side.
5. Russian missiles hit Poland
Actually, it was Ukrainian missiles that hit Poland. Zelenski even wanted NATO to start WW III based on that lie!

And the list goes on...

Semper-Fi · Apr 26, 2024

tonychanyt said:
Good point. So, do you have a soul, yes or no?

I thought I made that clear in my other post.

"The soul is composed of physical matter, not spirit.
You do not have a soul, you are a soul."
See What is the human soul technically? and follow up there.

I would not have even posted what I said it if I was not sure.

Now if you want to know about "the spirit in man" is ? I will post that
also in "what-is-the-human-soul-technically". It is a real pain to have
to jump from different threads on the same subject.

Belonging to Abba · Apr 26, 2024

I have read that storing electronics with Lithium-Ion batteries in a hot or freezing whether negatively effects the batteries. The instructions on a Garmin GPS are to not store the device in temperatures below 32 degrees or above 78 degrees F, but I am breaking that rule and just storing the GPS in the glove box.

If I decide to start storing a Bluetooth keyboard to use with my phone in the car, will that negatively impact the battery? Should I consider storing the keyboard in my locker while I am at work when it gets hotter out? I have been in the habit of leaving the keyboard at home, but recently I have started to want to take the keyboard in my car so I can take it to the park after work and type on my phone. Also it is a Logitech “Keys to Go” keyboard, so I think it is the intended use to take the keyboard with me places.

Apple Sky · Apr 26, 2024

Strong in Him said:
How can we tell?
The things that we think are in jest - like Antarctica having thick walls of ice and being guarded by the military so that we can't enter into other lands; you are completely serious about.

I don't jest about Antarctica, I'm deadly serious.

Kokavkrystallos · Apr 26, 2024

The Russian Turtle Tank Is The Weirdest Armored Vehicle Of The Ukraine War. The Craziest Thing Is, It Might Actually Work.

Early this month, Ukrainian drone operators were flabbergasted to spot, on the battlefield outside Krasnohorivka—just west of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine—a Russian T-72 tank with what appeared to be a metal roof atop its hull and turret.

Incredibly, the bizarre up-armored tank wasn’t a one-off. In fact, it launched a vehicular trend in the Russian army in Ukraine as more and more Russian crews came around to the idea that the strange improvised armor might actually work.

The problem is, it only works against one particular Ukrainian munition. And the Ukrainians are about to expand their arsenal with munitions the DIY tanks probably can’t defeat.

It was obvious what that three-person Russian crew outside Krasnohorivka was trying to do: put up a shield between its 51-ton tank and the thousands of explosive first-person-view drones Ukrainian forces launch every day.

It was equally obvious that the shell-like armor—which inspired the derisive “turtle tank” moniker—would probably come with serious drawbacks. Its vertical posts would prevent the tank’s turret from rotating. The bulk would impede visibility and mobility. And the installation seemingly left a gap in the front for a skilled FPV operator to fly their drone through.

Observers laughed at the awkward turtle tank. And they laughed harder when the first turtle tank survived its combat debut—an assault on Ukrainian positions in Krasnohorivka—only to apparently get blown up in an artillery barrage targeting its base in Donetsk.

But the turtle tanks kept coming. Three weeks later, they’re a common sight all along the eastern front of Russia’s 26-month wider war on Ukraine.

Often sporting anti-drone radio jammers on their shells and mine-clearing rollers on their hulls, the tanks have led several assaults on Krasnohorivka. At least one was damaged and immobilized; Russian troops towed it off the battlefield.

Most of the turtle tanks belong to the 5th Motor Rifle Brigade, a former Ukrainian separatist unit that joined the Russian army last year. The 5th Motor Rifle Brigade has always made do with whatever weapons it can beg, borrow or steal.

But now turtle tanks are also showing up in the workshops of better-equipped Russian units—including the 90th Tank Division, which is lurking around the ruins of the eastern city of Avdiivka, possibly waiting to exploit the gap Russian troops recently opened in Ukrainian lines around the village of Ocheretyne.

The Russian army isn’t always particularly careful with its equipment and the lives of its troops, but it isn’t—as an institution—stupid. If turtle tanks are proliferating, it’s probably because they’re solving some problem.

“I know people are laughing at this, but I don't think it is a crazy adaptation,” wrote Rob Lee, an analyst with the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. “The Russians are adapting to the particular conditions of the battlefield.”

The Russian Turtle Tank Is The Weirdest Armored Vehicle Of The Ukraine War. The Craziest Thing Is, It Might Actually Work.

The turtle tank is designed to stop drones—and apparently does just that. But what happens when Ukrainian troops start firing more artillery and missiles?

www.forbes.com

The Barbarian · Apr 26, 2024

Postvieww said:
A logistical and financial nightmare. Did mot deliver all it promised. Not a great achievement for the left, if you judge by its problems and failures.

Obamacare Turns 10. Here’s a Look at What Works and Doesn’t.

Obamacare Turns 10. Here’s a Look at What Works and Doesn’t. (Published 2020)

With the coronavirus, a new Supreme Court case and a blistering election debate, the Affordable Care Act is facing challenges as never before. We looked at how it’s held up to its promise.

www.nytimes.com

As one republican warned his party, "If you let this pass into law, the public will never let you get rid of it."

Presbyterian Continuist · Apr 26, 2024

Gary K said:
Untrue.

You need to reread the NC and look at the results.

Jeremiah 31: 31 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the Lord:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

The results are an exact parallel to John 17: 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Knowing God is life eternal according to Jesus. Therefore having the 10 commandments written in our hearts is eternal life for then we know God.

Your Scripture reference is directed toward Israel, not the Christian Church. There is a doctrine that the Church replaced Israel, but it is untrue. The reference predicts that there will be a restoration in Israel in the last days, perhaps during the 1000 year millennial reign where Jesus will occupy the throne of David. The first stage of the restoration occurred when Israel became a nation in 1949.

The New Covenant is not with the house of Israel and Judah. It is between the Father and the glorified Jesus Christ, involving those who put their faith in Christ will be transformed to newness of life, become new creations in Christ, and receive eternal life.

The Jeremiah reference is descriptive, but not prescriptive for us. We, as Gentile believers, are not part of the house of Israel and Judah, therefore the reference does not describe the relationship between God and the Church. From the moment we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ and confess Him as Lord, we are filled with the Holy Spirit and are immediately transformed to be new creations in Christ. Instead of a covenant between us and God like Israel, we "put on" the new man, making us totally different people to anyone who existed before the Day of Pentecost. This is why we are not subject to the Law of sin and death, but the law of the Spirit of life in Christ has made us into totally transformed persons, with an enlivened spirit and a totally new heart.

keepitsimple144 · Apr 26, 2024

keepitsimple144 said:
Yet for us, there is One God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live;
and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live.
But some are completely ignorant of this. 1 Cor 8:6-7

For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, sought to establish a righteousness of their own, Rom 10:3-4

Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. 1 Cor 15:34

BNR32FAN said:
Well if your going to avoid the questions it just shown that your not willing to accept what the scriptures actually say.

Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. John 6:47-48

keepitsimple144 said:
He became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey Him. Heb 5:9

What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 2 Cor 6:14-16

Mr. M · Apr 26, 2024

hislegacy said:
I will stay with Romans 10

The problem with using a few verses from Romans 10...
1 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one
speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed,
and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.

Any mention of the Holy Spirit in the thread yet?
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;
and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

keepitsimple144 · Apr 26, 2024

Dan Perez said:
And no reply to John 3:36 and moving ON !!

We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true.
And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 1 John 5:20

Postvieww · Apr 26, 2024

ViaCrucis said:
The Affordable Care act of 2010

A logistical and financial nightmare. Did mot deliver all it promised. Not a great achievement for the left, if you judge by its problems and failures.

AFrazier · Apr 26, 2024

cfposter said:
And so why did they crucified Him on the Feast day when they said they wouldn't?

Yes, I know how the Kalends work. He was crucified on the 8th of the Kalends of April (31 AD). Jesus was only in the Tomb for one day and two nights.

They didn't actually say they "wouldn't." It was advised that they not take him on the feast day. But as I already said, whatever they discussed, planned, intended, etc. became irrelevant when the opportunity afforded by Judas was presented to them. Do keep in mind that whatever date one chooses to associate with the crucifixion, Jesus was still crucified on a feast day, whether the passover feast of the 14th, or the hagigah passover feast of the 15th. So, try not to read too much into the considerations and discussion the priests had amongst themselves. Jesus was still taken and crucified on a feast day. He was also tried publicly, condemned before Pontius Pilate by the priests' approbation publicly, and crucified publicly. The only thing they were trying to avoid was a public disturbance in the taking of him. And they managed that via Judas.

keepitsimple144 · Apr 26, 2024

Aviel said:
"One Baptism", that puts the born again believer, 'IN Christ' and that is not water.

It is the Spirit who gives life...John 6:62-63

But to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
This is why it says:
When He ascended on high, He gave gifts to his people; Eph 4:7-8

Grip Docility · Apr 26, 2024

keras said:
The Parable of the Landowner: Ethnic Israel is rejected and the true Israelites is now the Church, every faithful Christian:

Matthew 21:33-46 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard and put a wall around it, built a watchtower and rented it out to vine-growers then went on a journey. When the harvest time approached, he sent his slaves to the vine-growers to receive his produce. The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third. Again he sent another group of slaves larger than the first; and they did the same thing to them. But afterward he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.' But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.' They took him, and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. Therefore when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-growers? They said to Him, "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, and will rent out the vineyard to other vine-growers who will pay him the proceeds at the proper seasons. Jesus said to them: Did you never read in the Scriptures; The Stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing and it is amazing to us.

Therefore I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people, who will produce the fruit of it. And he who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; but on whomever it falls, it will scatter him like dust. When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard His parables, they understood that He was speaking about them. When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.

In this perfectly clear parable, paralleled by Isaiah 5:1-7, Jesus prophesied that the Jews, as a nation, were going to be replaced by something new; faithful Christians who do what they can to spread the Gospel and who fulfill their appointed tasks.
"He will bring those wretches to a wretched end" did happen in 70 AD.

Now the Jewish nation are back, but still rejecting Jesus and they face the third swing of the Sword, Ezekiel 21:14, their final punishment: Isaiah 6:11-13, and only a remnant will survive. Romans 9:27

The entire leadership of the early Christian Church and most of the Elders in the churches were Jewish. They became Christians who stopped keeping the Sabbath and abandoned the Mosaic system of Judaism. They began worshipping God on their seventh day of the working week, the Lord's day. Colossians 2:16-17

Jesus was a Jew, but most Jews rejected Him as the Messiah. then and now. Salvation is now open to both Jew and Gentile equally. Everyone must believe, repent, confess Jesus as Lord and be baptized for the remission of their sins. There is only one way to get saved!
Jews have no special route to heaven that Gentiles do not have. They all must believe and become true Christian believers to be saved.

Paul always began his evangelism in a new city by preaching in the Jewish synagogues. When the Jews rejected the gospel, he turned to the gentiles: But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming. Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said: It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first; but since you Jews repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles. Acts 13:45-46

1 Peter 2:7-10 So for you who have faith, the Cornerstone [Jesus] is of great value, but for the faithless it is a stone they trip over. They trip and fall because they refuse to believe the Word and this is the fate appointed for them.
But you Christians are now the chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated people, a nation claimed by God for His own. We are called out of darkness into His glorious Light. Once Christians were not a people, now you are God’s people…..
Notice that the; you are a chosen, holy nation of priests, that was originally applied to ethnic Israel at the foot of Mt. Sinai: Exodus 19:6, is now applied to Christians to the exclusion of ethnic Israel, unless they too, become Christian.

The fate appointed for them:
Jeremiah 12:14 has the clearest prophecy of God’s intentions for the apostate Jewish State of Israel.: …I shall uproot the evil neighbors from My Land and also Judah as well. But if they learn the ways of My [Christian] people, then; their families can join My people there.

Yet Romans 9-11 refutes you, without effort when read by honest exegesis.

Postvieww · Apr 26, 2024

ViaCrucis said:
Loving v. Virginia

Unanimous decision by the Supreme Court. How is this an accomplishment claimed by the left?

Desk trauma · Apr 26, 2024

About 61 years late with this.

Grip Docility · Apr 26, 2024

Clare73 said:
Is the one tree of God's people broken (Ro 11:7), or have some branches just been cut off?
The tree is functioning well.

Time does not stand still for Christ-rejecting Jews.
Those who die in unbelief are condemned (Jn 3:16), as are the rest of unbelieving mankind.

All I can say, is that Joel 3 and Zechariah 14 are about THE GREAT DAY OF THE LORD, and there’s some interesting reading in there.

RileyG · Apr 26, 2024

The Jetsons

RileyG · Apr 26, 2024

Gabby

Belonging to Abba · Apr 26, 2024

I am wanting to install software that takes screenshots of an Android phone and sends them to accountability partners. At my company we use our phones to take pictures of equipment and video tape sometimes. I signed a confidentiality policy that says the employee shall not photocopy, duplicate, transfer, or make available confidential information unless it has already been made public by means other than the employee. I am wondering if I should be concerned about the confidentiality policy when I install screenshot accountability software. For accountability purposes I want the screenshots to be crystal clear except I may use a setting that removes text from screenshots. I could just tell my accountability partners to avoid looking at work related screenshots and I could tell them what hours I work. In this case my accountability partners are looking for inappropriate content in the screenshots so they would probably ignore work related screenshots. The software that I want to install is described at www.truple.io, and it takes screenshots without you knowing when and shares them with accountability partners.

If I decide to ask my company about this, I am wondering if it will result in me having to use a second phone as a work designated device. However I think it is too inconvenient to have to use two phones so it might be easier to decide not to ask them about it.

Desk trauma · Apr 26, 2024

BPPLEE said:
If it’s the night of the Tyson vs Paul fight I’m going to skip it and watch the fight

I will have to check but if the day ends in Y I will be otherwise engaged during both events.

Hammster · Apr 26, 2024

zoidar said:
I agree with you it's the called who will understand, but we don't agree on who the called are, on what basis they are called and what they are called for. You believe they are called for salvation, I believe they are called to live a holy life.

Everyone is called to live a holy life.