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Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by onion2k »

bthallplz wrote: post #3

> New search results are calculated on Tuesday of each week. Nothing new is created during Shabbat. You are served static cached data. I've been interested in the idea of having a user-facing website that generates static copies of its dynamic content on a set schedule. Do any of you have more examples of this? About this particular search engine, though, the search results I received from it either were not very rel…

I've been interested in the idea of having a user-facing website that generates static copies of its dynamic content on a set schedule. Do any of you have more examples of this?

You can do this relatively easily using Github actions. For example, https://oliverjam.es/blog/schedule-netlify-github-actions/

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by emosenkis »

heisbsissi wrote: post #27
emosenkis wrote: post #25

As on Orthodox Jew, while I don't have anything against this and it sounds like a fun hobby project, I don't like that it misleads regarding what Jewish law actually requires. As several others have mentioned, there is absolutely no problem with keeping a server running on the sabbath - computers aren't Jews (Jewish law only expects Jews to keep the sabbath). If it's Jews working to generate the electricity (most "mo…

As a gentile, it seems pretty obvious to me that this is borderline satire. You sound like Devin Nunes apoplectic about how it is not actually one of his farm animals criticizing him on twitter.

Sorry if I came across as apopleptic - I'm mostly not at all confident that most gentiles or secular Jews would readily identify it as satire - when I clicked on the link, I expected to see something real.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by nanna »

quenix wrote: post #26
nanna wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Some people live their lives for the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Some live their lives for the gods capitalism. I'd say the former is a lot less pernicious.

At least capitalism actually exists.

And Judaism, Islam and Christianity don't?

Edit: If you believe in a religion, then religion exists in the most real sense possible, as that which guides your relation to the beginning and end of reality itself, God.

If you don't believe, then religion exists in no more and no less of a sense as capitalism: it is a fiction which vast amounts of people believe in and live their lives by, and so it is real. Not in the sense of the computer in front of you, but in the sense of a real social relationship. From a secular standpoint religion and capitalism have no more and no less reality than other fictions like gender and race.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by projektfu »

throwaway744678 wrote: post #14

I don't get it: the potential user has to use some kind of computer/smartphone/non-kosher device to make use of this server. Not to mention all the network infrastructure in-between! Is there a rabbi here to enlighten us?

I see it as an inside joke or maybe an art project.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by sukilot »

emosenkis wrote: post #25

As on Orthodox Jew, while I don't have anything against this and it sounds like a fun hobby project, I don't like that it misleads regarding what Jewish law actually requires. As several others have mentioned, there is absolutely no problem with keeping a server running on the sabbath - computers aren't Jews (Jewish law only expects Jews to keep the sabbath). If it's Jews working to generate the electricity (most "mo…

Jews exist outside of Israel. Saying that an organization with majority non Jews probably has no Jews working on it is bizarrely innumerate.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by masklinn »

bthallplz wrote: post #3

> New search results are calculated on Tuesday of each week. Nothing new is created during Shabbat. You are served static cached data. I've been interested in the idea of having a user-facing website that generates static copies of its dynamic content on a set schedule. Do any of you have more examples of this? About this particular search engine, though, the search results I received from it either were not very rel…

It's rather common for blogs to be rebuilt on updates and served as static files.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by helge9210 »

emosenkis wrote: post #25

As on Orthodox Jew, while I don't have anything against this and it sounds like a fun hobby project, I don't like that it misleads regarding what Jewish law actually requires. As several others have mentioned, there is absolutely no problem with keeping a server running on the sabbath - computers aren't Jews (Jewish law only expects Jews to keep the sabbath). If it's Jews working to generate the electricity (most "mo…

>people or Jews

I like the distinction you make here.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by ggop »

B&H Video is shut for a day every week but also disallows online checkout. I've always found that interesting, like the website is an extension of their beliefs.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/StoreInfo.jsp

> Online Checkout Hours

> Open 24/6

> Online checkout will be closed while we observe Shabbat from 8:15pm ET Fri until 9:45pm ET Sat. Although online ordering is unavailable, you may still add items to your cart or wish list.

Re: Kosher search engine powered by 4 car batteries on a passively cooled server

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Post by the_mitsuhiko »

Unless a shabbat goy is employed (who would have to be human) I don’t think you can have a compliant search engine.

The machine can work at any point of the week but a jew cannot operate it on shabbat. A non jew could, but not acting on a direct command.

The rules are quite watertight. Siri and co. are a no-go and there are no obvious ways to adapt smart assistants that would restore functionality. Anything that’s not preprogrammed is not possible.

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