Books on early christianity (first two-hundred years) have been super engaging for the past 20 months. I’m an atheist, so this was a surprising topic to be of such interest.

For mainstream opinions, Bart Ehrman has a bunch of books. “How Jesus Became God,” was especially good, as Jesus only preached that he was the Mesiah.

For stuff that’s a bit edgier, there’s the theory that Jesus was an ahistorical figure (three books into that topic and I believe this to be true), you could try Robert M. Price or Earl Doherty.

You could also check out random wikipedia articles. Plus podcasts:

Noble Blood focuses on historical events through the lenses of nobility (I’m a history nerd).

Stuff the British Stole is a seasonal show that deep-dives stolen museum items and their legacy.

(Are you detecting a trend?)

The Fall of Civilizations podcast deep-dives ancient civilizations. Phenomenal.

(Spoiler: I’m a history nerd.)

History of Rome is a long series of short episodes from a historian. It’s very amateur at the beginning.

(There it is again!)

Might be worth seeing a medical professional. My lifelong insomnia turned out to be bi-polar disorder. Getting properly medicated resolved that issue. But also a really rigid sleep schedule was necessary.

And then there was that guy who ingested radium like a supplement and his jaw decayed. He was bulletproof, however. And he had laser beam eyes. It’s sort of a mixed bag.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eben_Byers

Ok, first laugh of the day, but I’m also a computer nerd. Well done.

This is the book that got me on the train. I have so many tech books but they all started with this. I’m a terminal afficianado now; this got me started. Anyway, good luck and I hope you have a good time.

https://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Unix-Paul-Love/dp/0764579940

Drive Savers has a cleanroom. They got my data back in 2001 or 2002. It costs a lot.

I agree that you should grow it out a bit. How far is debatable.

Disclosure: I am a white guy currently growing my beard out trying to find what length I can get away with while keeping it trimmed.

On MacOS, to open the current directory in Finder: alias f='open -a Finder .'

Jamie Lofus did a podcast: (My Year In Mensa)[https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-my-year-in-mensa-55379945/]

I’d buy you a beer for this one.

No, because it would lead to civil war. Do I wish it could happen? Yes. But is it realistic? No.

We sure do.

We have angered The Aten.

Edit: added The

This makes sense. I hadn’t considered it. I lived in a place where the position of the sun caused it to be super hot indoors late in the day. Cheers.

It took me a few moments to put that one together. Holy crap, you’re right.

Pro tip: if you own your mistakes and never try to hide or diminish your responsibility, it’s like a secret weapon to diffuse blame. People will accept that you made a mistake and just move on.

Sounds like you got a solid upgrade. I’m happy for you.

Coolest cable company.

That’s probably my favorite typo that I’ve ever done. Fantastic. I’m not gonna correct it. It’s too good.

I’ve been stealing your wifi this hole time.