Evan Lenz

Christian mystic, evolutionary, philosopher, pianist, XML geek, dad to three

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The more you drink from the source, the less concerned you are about which cup you drink it from.

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Digging into the draft specification for MNX, possible successor to MusicXML. The more I read, the more I love it! Strikes a great balance between notational concerns and essential musical semantics. https://t.co/LlpOyUlMMg @MichaelDGood @adrianholovaty

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PSA for disgruntled Windows 10 users on a laptop without a numpad. You can insert an em dash in any program using the emoji keyboard.

WinKey + . or WinKey + ;
Click Ω (Symbols icon)
Click —
Hit Esc

If you know a better way, tell me; this is the least horrible I've found so far.

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@ndw @saxonica Wow, that’s huge! Congratulations!

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@DGPurser @realDonaldTrump I took me a second to realize it, but the sound on this video is totally fake.

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@michaelhkay Amazing! Well done. Maybe I can be a full-stack developer after all...

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@timbray Now I'm listening to a story about you on NPR...

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@eedeebee How can it possibly force you to do it from memory? :-) But, yes, I find those annoying too.

I've also taken to storing security questions and answers in a password manager. Maybe this defeats the purpose, but I hate security questions.

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@timbray Ouch and good on ya and thank you.

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Things are always more than they appear, not always other than they appear.

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End times are threshold times.

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If I am to be an extremist, let me be a devotee of extreme inclusion, which leaves very little room for conventional ideologies. There is always more to the story.

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I love this articulation of paradox: “A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject to all.“—Martin Luther

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@timbray @jtauber I took a music criticism class in grad school, and my professor claimed to have researched this thoroughly. For whatever reason (I think the main appeal was to longstanding uniform convention), Jesus’ name was the one exception. *shrug*

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@RandySVoges Honestly, I’m still getting to know him. I gave my life to Christ at an early age. I want to submit to his gentle and humble heart. For me right now that means taking a break from social media. Blessings to you, Randy. I honor your faith and your love.

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@RandySVoges @klhull143 @CarolHoward @Oikoumene And maybe we should leave these poor people alone if we change the subject. I’m not too knowledgeable of Twitter conversation etiquette...

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@RandySVoges @klhull143 @CarolHoward @Oikoumene Thank you for raising the question. I find that I get sucked into exchanges like this. Maybe more interesting if we tried to find common ground? I’m guessing you love Jesus? I’d like to hear about that (if you want).

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@RandySVoges @klhull143 @CarolHoward @Oikoumene Yes, it’s a feature for credal Christians. ;-) I suppose the answer to your question for non-credal groups would be “various.”

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@RandySVoges @klhull143 @CarolHoward @Oikoumene Saying who Jesus was (in one accord) sounds like the makings of a creed...

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@RandySVoges @CarolHoward @Oikoumene Yes, unfortunately not all Christians are Christ-like.