David

Li Jing said, “First one must be benevolent and righteous, then afterward flexible and deceitful… The Art of War says: ‘Tempt them with advantages. Seize them with chaos.’”

From Questions and Replies between Emperor Taizong and General Li Jing.

I’ve been playing a ton of #FF7Rebirth and it is STELLAR. I loved Remake, and didn’t think it could get any better. Yet, here I am, mind blown by how epic, how moving and how funny this game is. Sephiroth is also super, super chilling.

So. Is this platform growing?

Searching too! I think Twitter is where most will stay though.

Dei Verbum para. 10 is really interesting to me. Gotta think on that one for a minute because there’s some fascinating implications regarding faith I hadn’t yet considered.

iOs may (barely) have an advantage over Android nationally but not globally.

Where a hundred once lived, now just one remains;
To think of it suffices to wrench the gut.

4/4

In Huainan the younger Yuan enthroned himself,
And his brother carved his own jade seal up north.

Meanwhile lice and fleas infest the soldiers’ mail,
And countless innocents are lost to death.

Their bleached bones lie unburied in the waste;
For vast distances not even a cock-crow sounds.

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Coming together first at Mengjin Ford,
They set their hearts and minds towards Xianyang.

But the allied armies never pushed as one,
Dawdling and dallying like wild geese.

The prospect of profit lured them into conflict,
And soon their blades were on each other turned.

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As I consider America, and the current admins role in fueling war (Ukraine, Israel, Iran is on the horizon) this poem comes to mind:

“Marching Amid Wormwood" by Cao Cao

East of the Passes righteous heroes gathered,
Raising troops to stand against the tyrants.

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I guess Kathleen Kennedy, Jennifer Getzinger, Geeta Patel, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rachel Morrison, Maryann Brandon, Mary Jo Markey, and Marcia Lucas didn’t shape any Star Wars when they PRODUCED, EDITED and DIRECTED Star Wars installments, episodes, etc. LOL, okay, okay.

For NYT:

Users on X: 55 million.
Users on BlueSky: 175k

Ratio for engagement is much better here… but virtually nonexistent relative to other accounts.

How do you like BlueSky compared to other social media apps? Engagement numbers are interesting…

Well, might as well help sow the seeds for Confessional #Lutheranism. This is where it’s at ;)

Well, it’s the first day of 2024. Goals include: being a better Christian, better in my vocation, completing the Yakuza series, and painting all of my Adepta Sororitas pieces.