They absolutely do, source: warehouse job where you occasionally just opened boxes of unsold merchandise and smashed them. Something something tax write off. I never understood it. US based personal experience from almost two decades ago so take it was a grain of salt.
Sounds like you cannot control which MQTT endpoint it is headed to? It just goes to the server of the device. Assuming you could modify the firmware, you could program it to send to a local MQTT.
I’ve been meaning to start decompiling one of my favorite games of the era (Hulk Ultimate Destruction) after watching the decomp of other games. Perhaps this is a sign to start?
I would like some real world comparisons. How much power does the laptop or desktop consume during these (likely multi hour) sessions? Assuming you’re using a large HDR monitor 50-100W isn’t unreasonable and at 8 hours a day you’re talking about at least 2 days before you crack 1000kwh like his sessions do. But then a personal desktop on a gaming session can easily pull 1000w (cpu + gpu + peripherals). So comparing it to a gaming session seems fair.
I know this is my late 1900s American background speaking, but it is insane to me to have a legally binding donation to a religious authority. I would argue a significant portion of the New Testament talks about how much more important it is to do things for the right reason than just doing the thing. Donating to the church because you are forced to seems like it defeating the point of what tithes are about.
In 18th century England, priests played a semi-political role, perhaps equivalent to a contemporary head of a local council. In addition to religious duties, they effectively administered their parish.
The monarch was (and titularly remains) the Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and senior church positions were appointed by parliament.
The tithe was more a local tax rather than a religious offering.
Agreed. I'm reminded of "debt the first 5000 years" where the author talks about the tricky business of giving gifts to kings and how it usually ends up being a tax later on. Given sufficient power, I wouldn't expect a church to be any different.
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