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  • CuriousRefugee@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlWhat's a weird saying?
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    3 months ago

    No, no, it was originally “Taking God’s name in vein,” as saying the name of God out loud would allow Him into your blood. If you say the name of God, you allow him to inhabit your blood, gain your power, and become even more mighty. The ancient Hebrews feared God gaining too much power, as He would be able to destroy the world. Then Christians figured out that if they took Communion and instead drank the blood of Christ, they could reverse the Hebrew God’s power and slowly increase their own until they could ascend to the heavens and do battle with the Almighty, empowered by His blood in their veins, rather than weakened by taking His name in vein. In this seventeen-part essay, I will describe how we can defeat God by


  • Handmade puzzles, i.e., puzzles crafted intentionally by a real person almost never require guessing. However, a lot of “extreme” difficulty puzzles (or similar difficulty terms) in apps, newspapers, puzzle books, etc. are not handmade by a real person, but computer generated. There’s probably a logic chain that’s like 15 steps long that humans couldn’t reasonably follow, but a guess is likely faster and more enjoyable.

    Someone else recommended Cracking the Cryptic on YouTube, which is a great source - the daily puzzles are nice because you can follow along in the video if you’re stuck, but they also have lots of apps with Sudokus that never require guessing. Another good source is Logic Masters Germany, which has lots of handmade Sudoku and other puzzles: https://logic-masters.de/


  • I do want to highlight the dangers of just using translation, because I read this recipe and thought: Aligot doesn’t have cheese?!? That’s like half the dish! How do they get that cheese stretch with just cream?

    To be fair to you, the site you linked does have a link on the words “fresh volume” in the recipe, which goes into more detail about the cheese. So with that info as well, I could probably work it out.

    But just in text format, one of the most critical ingredients is missing. So I understand OP’s need for French recipes written in English, as sometimes translations just don’t work. I don’t have a good recipe site, so I’d love the same thing.

    Side note: Aligot is delicious, although I’ve only ever had it with hot spiced wine at a Christmas market, so not sure about other applications.