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Post by LegitShady »

quenix wrote: post #123
fortran77 wrote: post #119

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Hey @dang -- why are people allowed to mock other people's religion here?

Ah, so virtually every idea known to humankind is able to be critiqued, yet religion—a fundamentally unproven, dogmatic discipline that sows conflict into the world by its very nature—is immune from such criticism. I don’t think so. There is nothing wrong with criticizing a belief system—it is distinct from more innate characteristics such as race or sexual orientation.

It doesn't bother me as long as its applied equally, but I doubt it will be applied equally, so I'm leery of it.

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

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Post by Animats »

There are some "kosher search engines", to go with "kosher phones" in Israel. This is an ultra-Orthodox thing. Basic kosher phones are "no Internet, no text", but that's so restrictive that there are now kosher smartphones. These often have a very short list of allowed sites. Stack Exchange explains: [1]

[1] https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/108332/what-make...

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Post by sulam »

kevinschumacher wrote: post #153
sulam wrote: post #151

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I'm confused, is there a usage of the word 'kosher' that isn't safe at work? Are you worried that they may think you're Jewish and discriminate against you? p.s. You may know this, but from the religious POV, you are either Jewish or not, there's no 1/8th Jewish. If your mother was Jewish, you are too, all the way up your family tree. Either that or if you converted. :)

probably referring to the domain name...

Ha, I didn't even notice the domain, thanks!

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Post by cbm-vic-20 »

cameron_b wrote: post #112
ggop wrote: post #38

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…

I did my degree in Photography and spent money I don't care to sum up at that store both online and in person the few times I was in the City. I always found their stance to be one of integrity instead of self-righteousness. They are situated in a little enclave - see HN articles about the Eruv, etc. - and are quite genuine and not exclusive to their Jewishness, but simply have a community and a point of view. The no…

"Look, you can shop online, but we're not gonna load it and ship it until we get back from our families."

Many (most?) of their warehouse workers are not Jews- B&H has been sued in the past for discrimination: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170814

Which is too bad- their showroom in the city is like tech Disney. I definitely have mixed feelings about buying from them now.

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Post by MrBoogyTron »

Jekyll-Jacobson wrote: post #142

It is also not clear cut that other than the incandescent bulb use of electricity is actually prohibited. The Hazon Ish ruled that the completion of a circuit is considered ‘makke bapatish’ or ‘boneh’. But one can argue reasonably that it is not so.

It's been assur for long enough that everyone just holds `lo plugh' when it comes to electricity. Yes an incandescent is prohibited, a hotplate is prohibited. An eInk display is technically alright, as is an LCD watch. But there's way to many gray areas between those. What about LED bulbs? Some get hot enough to be a problem, some do not.

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Post by asdfman123 »

sulam wrote: post #151
asdfman123 wrote: post #110

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As a guy who's 1/8th Jewish, I still don't feel comfortable clicking on that URL at work for fear someone might get the wrong idea on what it's about.

I'm confused, is there a usage of the word 'kosher' that isn't safe at work? Are you worried that they may think you're Jewish and discriminate against you? p.s. You may know this, but from the religious POV, you are either Jewish or not, there's no 1/8th Jewish. If your mother was Jewish, you are too, all the way up your family tree. Either that or if you converted. :)

Just to get pedantic, aren't we all relatives if you go back 1000+ years?

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Post by reallydontask »

LegitShady wrote: post #152
reallydontask wrote: post #105

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that's fair enough but say that we accept that the rules do come from god and he is all knowing, etc ..., the second question still stands and is the gist of the comedian's jibe How do we know that to the letter vs to the spirit following is the right course of action for the follower of the religion?

>letter vs to the spirit What is the inherent spirit of the law in only eating animals that chew their cud and have split hoofs? Or fish that only have scales and fins? The inherent spirit of not wearing linen and wool together? There are plenty of places where religious jews go beyond what the law says because rabbis have deemed it important. The prohibition of not eating meat and milk together come from "not eating…

> I'm not sure how legitimate it is to think you know or can determine the spirit of religious laws you don't know the details of.

That is precisely my point. Rabbis might say X or Y, that doesn't mean that it pleases God one way or another.

You can take the view that the loopholes are there to be found and thus prove your commitment, the opposite view or just the view that some are ok and some are not, this is all very theoretical given the impossibility of knowing what the relevant God thinks, as arguments could be made for both situations.

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