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Randor wrote: I probably know more about the subject than I'm letting on.
That does not surprise me at all. You are probably the greatest intellect I've ever interacted with, and your breadth of knowledge blows me away. I've wished many times I could master facts as well as you, but my tinge of dyslexia makes that impossible, although I can put them in a database!
Randor wrote: You might be right
I have never seen anything that makes more sense of the facts than what I've just laid out. And when you see the six (of the 33) astronomic correlations that I've shared in the video, and my overview of the greater historic picture (none of which will surprise you, except for the Samson stuff), you might understand why I can't see anything that makes sense of more facts than what I've shown. If you want an overview of Samson scholarship, and have access, you can see the directions current scholarship has taken in Kelly Murphy's "Judges in Recent Reesearch". In it, I've never seen anything that directly mirrors the story. It is all psychobabble, although I may have overlooked something somewhere.
Thank you for those video links! I had not bumped into them before, and am going to enjoy them for the next bit! Part of my 'celebrating completions!' 
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PS - our early priests even linked Samson to '60,' which makes sense when the astronomy I've outlined is taken into account. The Babylonian Talmud contains,
Quote: It has been taught: R. Simeon the Pious [about 100 AD] said: The width between Samson’s shoulders was sixty cubits, as it is said: And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders; and there is a tradition that the gates of Gaza were not less than sixty cubits [in width]…
This indicates the priests almost two-thousand years ago may have had a dim memory of the story's foundation. Wikipedia states,Quote: In the Talmudic period, some seem to have denied that Samson was a historical figure, regarding him instead as a purely mythological personage. This was viewed as heretical by the rabbis of the Talmud, and they attempted to refute this.
I have not gone down that rabbit hole. I was satisfied with figuring out the astronomy.
Best wishes!
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Well,
You make a very good case for it in your video. 
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I will have a sip of the port I got for my birthday tonight, celebrating the results of my effort. Coming from you, I take that as high praise. Those 27 years weren't wasted.
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27 years!
Normally I would have said a long well deserved vacation, but since you're broke I'd say a nice bottle of bourbon is probably a better choice.  
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David O'Neil wrote: I just finished a major step in a 27 year project
What are you working on, the Voyager probe???
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I came across a book back around 1994 that opened up a bunch of history that has been forgotten. It was a bunch of work, and I was wrong for a long time, because the book was wrong. But it was a start.
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David O'Neil wrote: I was wrong for a long time, because the book was wrong.
...so, the Holy Bible?
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My work did end up shining a new light on the roots of the Bible, so in a way, yes. Read Randor's responses in one of the previous threads if you want to know more.
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One cool thing about Windows 11 upgrade is how painless it was...
I mention that because I am back "at work (from home)" today, and I just logged in the company VPN. Didn't have to set it up again, everything kept working as it used too! 
(yes, yes, I am fanboying again, but it's true!  )
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I mistakenly thought that older versions of VS Community were unavailable for download when installing it on my new laptop, so I ended up going from VS2017 to VS2022. It wasn't quite painless, but nearly so.
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Good job!
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Your post almost made me want to upgrade to Windows 11 now. Almost.
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Own one? What is your favorite?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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all manners of stew? 
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Overnight porridge with old-fashioned steel-cut oats. 3 parts liquid to 1 part oats and a shake or two of salt. I use equal measures of milk and water, but just water works well too. Add a dash of Maple Syrup for sweetness.
I'm just cooking a Rice Pudding in the oven, staring from uncooked rice. I bet a slow-cooker version of Rice Pud would be great, too. It never occurred to me. Maybe next time.
Keep Calm and Carry On
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SWMBO makes great roasts and chilis. They're not done in a slow cooker, but they're done much the same way.
There are a lot of chili recipes out there, so you have to find one that you like. Your .sig mentions bacon, so you can't go wrong there. Pinto beans, kidney beans, and mushrooms are also good. And chili peppers, of whatever variety imparts the level of heat that you want.
When I was living in Dallas, some colleagues went to a county fair in more of a rural area. They said that the secret ingredient in that fair's prize-winning chili was squirrel meat.
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Greg Utas wrote: They said that the secret ingredient in that fair's prize-winning chili was squirrel meat.
There is hardly any meat on a squirrel
..but yes, sounds like a good plan for today
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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This meal is a family favorite, never gets old, and is easy and quick.
Italian Veggie & Pasta Soup
1 lb ground beef
3 carrots - chopped very small
4 stalks Celery - chopped
2 cans diced tomatoes - do not drain (for zest one could be tomatoes with green chilies)
2 cans red kidney beans - could drain them but I don't
3 cans beef broth
1 24 oz can traditional spaghetti sauce
1 8 oz pack of macaroni - elbow or, better yet, shells
Brown and drain ground beef then add to pot.
Add carrots and Celery to pot
Empty all cans into pot
Stir, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hrs or high for 4 hrs.
Before serving cook up macaroni in separate pot.
To serve put large spoon full of macaroni in bowl with a ladle full of soup.
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David MacDermot wrote: 3 carrots - chopped very small
4 stalks Celery - chopped
..and my mind went "unions! unions!!" Those three are called "mirepoix" and is an often used flavor base.
Guess I'll be trying this one twice; once with and once without unions.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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You'd have to talk to my wife. She's an extremely slow cooker.
Of course, she is extremely slow at every thing she does. She has two speeds, slow and full stop.
Her dishes are wonderful. 
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Slow Eddie wrote: Her dishes are wonderful.
Picture?
of the dish, not the wife.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Microsoft <whistling innocently> __not doing anything here__
<pulls rug out from underneath you>
Microsoft: Walk much, fella!?! Ho ho, ha ha. < walks away >
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